by Laura Otto | Nov 7, 2018 | CAI, Community Associations, Education
People choose to live in community associations for numerous reasons. Many owners value the inherent benefits of community associations, which are designed to manage common areas of the property, manage the property interests of owners, provide services for owners,...
by Laura Otto | Oct 23, 2018 | CAI, Community Associations, Education
Today, 70 million Americans live in 344,500 common-interest communities. Even if you haven’t lived in a condo, co-op, or HOA, chances are you’ve at least heard of these communities. Admittedly, those who live in, volunteer in, and work for common-interest...
by Laura Otto | Oct 9, 2018 | CAI, Community Associations, Education
Lake Michigan from the North Shore, Chicago In a deal worth $27 million, Edgewater Beach condominium owners in Chicago plan to sell their lakefront building to Greenstone Property Group, a New York- based real estate investor that will convert its 188 units to...
by Laura Otto | Aug 24, 2018 | CAI, Community Associations
One year ago today, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm in Texas, dumping as much as 51 inches of rain in some parts of the state—a U.S. record for rainfall from a single storm. Harvey caused an estimated $125 billion in damage and at least 68 deaths...
by Laura Otto | Aug 22, 2018 | CAI, Community Associations, Events
Every year, the CAI Southeast Florida Chapter hosts a golf event and donates a portion of the proceeds to a local charity. But this year was different. When the lives of 17 students and faculty members were lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...