by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Dec 12, 2023 | Advocacy, Community Associations
Freddie Mac took a giant step toward transparency last week when it announced sweeping changes to its condominium and housing cooperative financing system. The government-sponsored enterprise that underwrites mortgages is introducing a tool that indicates whether a community is “certified” for financing or “not eligible”—and providing guidance that explains why a community may not be eligible.
by Guest Author | Dec 7, 2023 | Community Associations
It’s natural for community association board members and managers to be concerned for older residents who start displaying signs of failing health, confusion, hoarding, and other erratic behaviors. Balancing the well-being of the community and that of an individual resident can be very challenging. Here’s how to develop policies that protect your residents and community.
by Guest Author | Nov 30, 2023 | Community Associations
The baby boomer generation comprises an estimated 74.1 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964. Learn how a little compassion, ingenuity, and knowledge, can help older adults in your community age in place—comfortably and securely for as long as possible.
by Guest Author | Nov 13, 2023 | CAI, Community Associations
Building community principles are integral to how community associations are governed, operated, and managed. The new book offers a collection of essays from more than a dozen leaders to introduce and further the concept of “building community” for the next generation of managers, board members, and business partners.
by Hazel Siff | Oct 12, 2023 | Advocacy, Community Associations
California’s “balcony bill,” SB 721, requires balcony inspections within all multifamily residential buildings containing three or more dwelling units no later than Jan. 1, 2025. David Swedelson, founding senior partner at Swedelson Gottlieb firm, provides details to help communities prepare for and transition to these new requirements.