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Management

Environmental Irritants

Managing Allergens & Indoor Air Quality

For nearly two years now, the pandemic has dominated just about every corner of multifamily community management—particu…

Management

2021 Winter/Expo

40-Year Building Inspections

Is Your Condo Ready?

2021 October

Keeping an Often Digital Paper Trail

Best Practices for Maintaining Community Association Records

2020 October

Supporting Essential Building Workers

How to Show Your Staff You Care

Reopening Your Community

IREM Offers a Roadmap

Finance

As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.

The Community Associations Institute (CAI) estimates that 74 million Americans live in communities managed by homeowners…

Finance

Co-op & Condo Financing

Looking for Loans

As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.

2020 October

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

On The Board

Airbnb vs. COVID-19

Governors, Boards & Residents Support Short-Term Rental Ban

Editor’s Note: During this crisis, The Cooperator family of publications will be passing along information, tips, and FA…

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

Calls for 'Flexibility, Understanding, and Business Continuity'

Florida HOA Boards Cleared to Use Emergency Powers Statutes

DBPR Issues Emergency Order

March 26, 2020

Dealing With Coronavirus Exposure

Board Powers & Limitations

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

Pet Peeves

Making & Enforcing Fair Pet Rules

Time was, if you said that a co-op or condo building was ‘going to the dogs,’ it was a bad thing. These days, however, t…

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos and HOAs Do?

2014 January

Knowing When to Call Your Manager

Managing Day-to-Day Priorities

Communicate...and Then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

A few years ago, I was on the phone with a homeowner. He was irate with how his community’s money was being spent. He wa…

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos and HOAs Do?

2014 February

Keeping Track of Paperwork

Properly Managing Association Records

Maintenance

Supporting Essential Building Workers

Showing Your Staff You Care

Over the last year and a half, the boards, managers, and residents of condos, HOAs, and other multifamily communities ha…

2021 Winter/Expo

Trends in Multifamily Building Technology

Building Systems Better

2021 October

40-Year Building Inspections

Is Your Condo Ready?

2021 October

Elevator Refurbishment

Managing a Major Service Disruption

Building Better in Surfside’s Wake

Out of Tragedy Comes Reform

Supporting Essential Building Workers

Showing Your Staff You Care

Over the last year and a half, the boards, managers, and residents of condos, HOAs, and other multifamily communities ha…

2021 Winter/Expo

Trends in Multifamily Building Technology

Building Systems Better

2014 November

Plumbing the Depths

Pipes, Drains and Your HOA's Water Supply

2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Building Functioning

2013 November

Do It Yourself…Or Not?

When To Call a Pro!

Care and Maintenance of Skylights

Keeping a Value-Adding Amenity From Being a Liability

No matter what time of year, the addition of natural light into a living space can do more to boost the spirits of its o…

2017 April

Identifying Leaks

Stopping Water Damage in Its Tracks

2017 April

Sinkholes!

When the Ground Gives Way

2017 April

Exterior Inspections

How’s Your Facade?

2016 March

Managing Owners' Renovations

Tear Down This Wall

Insurance

Cooperator Expo South Florida Returns to Ft. Lauderdale

South Florida's Biggest & Best Condo, HOA & Apartment Expo

Property Insurance Basics

What Boards Need to Know

Understanding Your Coverage

Common Terms and Options for Insurance

Homesharing and Insurance

What Your Board Should Know

Identifying Insurance Options

One Size Does Not Fit All!

Design

Design for All

The Functionality of Universal Design

Splish-Splash

Enhancing Your Community with Water Features

New Life for Unused Rooms

Re-Tooling Common Areas

Uncommon Areas

Sprucing Up Shared Spaces

Organizations

The Insurance Information Institute

A One-Stop Resource for Florida Homeowners

The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association

Leading Florida's Green Industry

The National Fire Protection Association

Working to Stop Fires Before They Start

The Florida Swimming Pool Association

Training, Education and Professionalism for Pool Administrators

Aiming for Green

A Look at the US Green Buildings Council

News

6/24/2022 The Dawn of a New Reality in Condo and Co-op Lending—The MReport

In January of 2022, new Fannie Mae condo and co-op lending guidelines created broad changes in how condo and co-op loans must be underwritten.
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6/24/2022 Fast Rising Mortgage Rates Now Impacting Miami Home, Condo Sales—World Property Journal

The Miami Association of Realtors is reporting this week that Miami-Dade County real estate posted its 10th-highest total existing home sales month in history and its second-best May sales month ever.
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6/24/2022 Miami Condo Residents Protest Association Over Buildings' ‘Alarming' Issues—NBC 6 Miami

Owners of a condominium near Miami International Airport aired their grievances in a protest Thursday over worries about the condition of their buildings, saying there's cracking, roof leaks and other "alarming" issues.
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6/21/2022 Residents told to evacuate for 3 days after fire in mechanical room of Hallandale Beach condo—WSVN7 News

The Hemispheres Condominium has ordered their residents to evacuate the buildings for the next three days.
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6/21/2022 Another Miami Beach building deemed unsafe as one-year mark of condo collapse nears—CBS News

Next Friday marks the one-year mark of the Surfside building collapse.
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6/21/2022 4, including child, found shot dead in Central Florida—CBS News

Four people including a minor were found Tuesday with a gunshot wounds in a condo in Central Florida and eventually died from their injuries in what appears to be a murder-suicide, authorities said.
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6/21/2022 Officers detain gunman at condo’s balcony in Fort Lauderdale—Local 10 News

A police military-like unit responded to the threat of a gunman who was standing on a balcony at the Drake Tower condominium on Tuesday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale.
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6/21/2022 Bank OZK Lends $65M to Finish Boutique Condo in Bay Harbor Islands—Commercial Observer

CMC Group and Morabito Properties nabbed $64.5 million from Bank OZK to complete a residential development in Bay Harbor Islands, north of Miami Beach, property records show.
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6/21/2022 OSHA Investigates Lady’s Demise At West Palm Seashore High-Rise—West Palm Beach News

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into any potential hazards that may have caused a young mother to fall to her death from a luxury high-rise building in downtown West Palm Beach.
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6/10/2022 NIST walks through $22-million investigation into Surfside condo collapse during virtual meeting—CBS News

Nearly one year after Champlain Towers South condo collapse in Surfside, the federal agency investigating the cause updated the public.
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6/9/2022 Mangonia Park condo community fearing they’ll lose their homes—WFLX News

Some homeowners in a condo community are fearing they could lose their homes due to a special assessment that will cost each homeowner $10,000.
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6/9/2022 Pair of lawsuits challenge new insurance crises and condo safety regulations—Business Observer

Two contractors and an industry group are suing Florida officials to stop new regulations approved during May’s special session to address the state’s property insurance market and condominium safety.
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6/9/2022 Here are the residential projects planned for Miami’s Wynwood—The Real Deal South Florida

Developers seem to agree: Wynwood is a winning bet.
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5/31/2022 Florida Legislature takes up bill on condo reforms for inspections, reserves—Tampa Bay Times

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday reached a deal on the most significant overhaul of Florida’s condominium laws in two decades, seeking to prevent a repeat of last year’s catastrophic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside that left 98 dead.
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5/26/2022 Chetrit scores $94M construction loan for oceanfront condo project in Pompano—The Real Deal

New York-based Madison Realty Capital provided the financing for Chetrit’s site at 2629 North Riverside Drive, said Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital, who arranged the loan.
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5/26/2022 As cost of condo insurance soars, legislators remain silent—Miami Herald

As Florida legislators convene for a special session next week aimed at tackling Florida’s soaring property insurance crisis, one area that is getting little attention is the shrinking availability of condominium insurance.
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5/26/2022 Boca Raton takes action to reinspect older condos—WPTV West Palm Beach

After the Champlain Towers South collapse nearly a year ago in Surfside, one Palm Beach County city is acting on its own, crafting an ordinance to create a reinspection program for condos.
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5/24/2022 A Luxury Development Boom Is Reshaping Miami’s Edgewater—Commercial Observer

Along Biscayne Bay just north of downtown Miami, the Edgewater area has emerged as a sweet spot for real estate investment amid South Florida’s wider migration-driven boom.
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5/12/2022 Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse—The Washington Post

A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June’s condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, an attorney said Wednesday.
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5/12/2022 Townhouse-Like Condo in Palm Beach, Florida, Sells for Record $18.6 Million—Mansion Global

A townhouse-like condominium in Palm Beach, Florida, sold for $18.6 million this week, making it the most expensive condo unit in the town, according to the multiple listing service.
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