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Homeowners Challenge Hefty Assessment For $80 Million HOA Renovation
One condo association in Panama City Beach is charging a hefty sum for an HOA renovation. But, unit owners are pushing back. Now, a...
Condo Deconversions: Struggling Associations Look to Multifamily Investors
Investors who specialize in “deconverting” condo properties back into rentals are finding opportunity in places like Chicago and Arizona. But the deals take patience...
This Residential Sector Is Poised To Be Rid Of An Ugly...
Written by Greg McLaughlin | Bisnow
After a decades-long slump in demand, and even longer as an unloved segment of the residential industry, manufactured housing is...
Arizona HOA Faces Bankruptcy Over Man-Made Lake
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While a man-made lake may sound like a good idea from a theoretical standpoint, one homeowners association in Arizona quickly learned the...
HOA Homefront: Establish meeting standards with new rules
Written by Kelly G. Richardson
Along with the property’s overall condition, another positive initial impression on new members can be board meetings that are effective,...
California wants to use seed money to help first-time homebuyers
CALmatters
Fiona Ma is the California treasurer, elected in 2018. Micah Weinberg is the CEO of California Forward, a nonprofit organization that leads a statewide...
Lumpkin County Family Connection Among 13 Georgia Nonprofits Receiving Food Lion...
Written by AllOnGeorgia
Lumpkin County Family Connection is one of 13 nonprofit organizations in Georgia to receive Food Lion Feeds Grants to support hunger relief....
Nearly a third of Gen Z is living at home, where...
This year’s rapid inflation rates have meant higher prices for virtually everything, including rent, food and even partying. So what comes next may not...
Should you join an HOA?
Written by bkabritsor
As someone considering buying a new property, perhaps for the first time, you will likely run into Homeowners Associations. These...
Housing Cost Crisis? On-site U.S. workers struggle to find a way...
It’s safe to say, considering one-in-three “cost-burdened” households spent above the recommended 30% of gross household income on housing costs in 2019, according to...
Housing affordability set to drop to 2007 levels this year
Housing affordability is set to worsen to levels last seen early in the financial crisis as rising mortgage rates compound high prices, according to...
Bubble watch: Did Fed issue warning for Western housing?
Buzz: Federal Reserve researchers, in their latest summary of residential real estate activity in Western states, seemed to offer a vague warning when they...
Garage Sales and Your HOA Community
Written by Spectrum AM
For many people, one of the best ways to feel like they’re getting a fresh start is to purge their home...
Here are answers to 8 common questions about recycling food scraps...
Written by Brooke Staggs
It’s been six months since key parts of a new California law kicked in that requires all residents to...
HOA Homefront: Reasonable community rules aren’t automatic
Written by Kelly G. Richardson
One important board responsibility is to adopt and enforce community rules.
Developers provide CC&Rs and bylaws (usually fairly boilerplate) when creating...
Look inside L.A.’s new steel container apartments for the homeless
Written by Sienna Beckner
From the outside, the Hope on Alvarado apartments look pretty much like any new development. The building northwest of downtown is...