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Can An HOA Profit From Foreclosures And Fines?
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**HOAs are generally regarded as nonprofit corporations, but can an HOA profit from foreclosures and fines? What are the legal implications of...
Home Financing Trend: Are ARMs In or Out This Year?
Written by Carol Morgan
In today’s rising rate environment, adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) are coming back. But these aren’t the ARMs your parents used...
The Most Common Expenses That Landlords Underestimate
Written by Green
Successful management of an investment property centers on balancing expenses and revenue. If you can consistently generate more revenue than you pay...
Housing Crunch Turns Employers Into Landlords
It’s a new twist on the old concept of company towns. “If you call anybody, they’re all buying houses for their staff,” says Kim...
3 Common Plumbing Emergencies And What To Do
Written by Sienna Beckner
Plumbing issues can range from a rapidly flooding basement to a small leak. All of these issues should be addressed as...
‘Housing Hunger Games’ leave thousands priced out of homeownership
After looking at more than 30 homes and getting outbid on at least a dozen, Aliso Viejo renters Beth and David Von Sands gave...
Top 6 Mortgage Mistakes – And how to avoid them
Written by Greg McLaughlin
During the Great Recession, the U.S. economy took a major hit because of mortgage foreclosures. Borrowers all over the nation...
Can Assistance Animals In HOA Communities Be Restricted?
Written by Denise
Homeowners associations often have rules restricting pets. But, do these rules apply to assistance animals in HOA communities? What counts...
What is a HOA management certificate?
Written by katelyn.silver@thomsonreuters.com
A Homeowners Association or HOA does not exist outside the law. While some people may think the HOA has unlimited...
Should Fireworks In An HOA Be Allowed or Banned?
Written by Denise
Fireworks are a Fourth of July staple. But, should the board allow fireworks in an HOA? Learn the ins and...
Building A Preventive Maintenance System
Written by Al Williamson
Preventive Maintenance is one of the most underappreciated systems in property management. Often overlooked, and pushed aside as too busy, preventive maintenance...
Are there limits to how much your HOA can increase fees?
Written by bkabritsor
Living in a community that has a homeowner’s association in place offers benefits and drawbacks. On one hand, you have...
HOA Homefront: Can a board deny solar because of common area...
Written by Kelly G. Richardson
Q: I live in a planned development, and was told we could not install solar because it would...
UC Berkeley housing shortage leaves students scrambling
Tara Nguyen
Editor’s note: This story was produced for Mosaic Vision, a pilot project of the Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students....
People Want to Live in Big Cities, Not Just Work in...
People are flocking back to the urban core, even if their job allows them to work remotely. In the early days of the pandemic,...
$354M in Mortgage Relief Available to Georgia Homeowners
In early 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. This law created a Homeowner Assistance Fund, a federal program,...