On Thursday, October 11th, thousands of board members, managers, building owners and co-op, condo, and HOA residents will gather at the Jacob K. Javits Center at 655 West 34th Street in Manhattan, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the second…
While a productive building or association manager who ably navigates the day-to-day operations of one or more client communities may not have millions in the bank, it’s hard to argue that he or she is not ‘successful’ in practical terms. B…
Online services have revolutionized everything – but especially shopping. Virtually anything you want is now at your fingertips, and virtually everything can be delivered. Online versions of every service, from food delivery to furniture to…
Every board member or property manager wants to keep their neighbors and client community members safe - that's a given. But with all the options and technologies available on the market today, it can be tempting to spend a lot of money on …
Among the many responsibilities of condo, co-op, and HOA board members is the safety and security of their communities. Here, some security professionals outline some of the more common security-related mistakes or oversights they see in th…
While most of us make do with just the one home, some are lucky enough to be able to escape less-than-favorable weather for second (or even third) homes in greener pastures. But while these fortunate folks winter in, say, the Florida Keys, …
Property management, whether it's for a co-op, condo, or rental community, is a complex, multi-layered job; those who do it for a living must not only be pros at all the different aspects of running a stable, solvent multifamily community, …
Changing management companies can be a very good thing - but it can be needlessly complicated if the incoming firm doesn't have all the information, documents, and records it needs in order to hit the ground running. Making sure the outgoin…
The trend today is toward a paperless world. Electronic record keeping can reduce costs overall by eliminating the need for physical paper, while also helping to improve our environment and save space. But are electronic records the right …
Overall crime in the 30 largest cities of the U.S. was estimated to be down nearly 3 percent in 2017, according to a recent study by New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice. For New York in particular, the crime rate…