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Management

Supporting Essential Building Workers

How to Show Your Staff You Care

While residents of condos, co-ops, and HOAs do their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by staying in their homes as…

Management

Reopening Your Community

IREM Offers a Roadmap

May 7, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Plateauing in Some Areas

Not the Time to Relax, Say Experts

March 20, 2020

COVID-19 Q&A for Condos, HOAs, & Co-ops

Keeping Pace With the Crisis

March 20, 2020

Coronavirus & COVID-19

Practical Considerations for Boards & Management

Finance

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

It’s a question we’re asked all the time: “Can we use reserves to cover an operating fund shortfall?” Under normal circu…

Finance

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

What to Do About HOA Finances & Arrears During Coronavirus

How Associations Should Respond

2018 December

The Appraisal Process

Knowing Your Worth

2016 December

Reversing the Trend

Reverse Mortgages for Co-ops?

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

Emergency Management

Readiness is Everything

Planning for a rainy day is pretty easy. Have an extra umbrella handy or a waterproof coat, and you’re probably fine. Pl…

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

2014 January

Secrets of Successful Managers

Don’t Overlook the Details!

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

Securing Air Quality in the COVID-19 Era

HVAC, HEPA Filters, and UV Disinfection

COVID-19 has caused more far-ranging, persistent anxiety than any other event in recent history. It has affected our job…

March 20, 2020

Multifamily Cleaning Tips

Keeping Your Community Safe

Maintaining Air Quality

Managing the Indoor Environment

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos and HOAs Do?

2020 October

Elevator Refurbishment

Managing a Major Service Disruption

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

Plumbing the Depths

Pipes, Drains and Your HOA's Water Supply

Of all the modern conveniences we take for granted, perhaps none is as profoundly basic —and indispensable—as indoor pl…

2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Building Functioning

2013 November

Do It Yourself…Or Not?

When To Call a Pro!

2013 November

Where's the Money?

Alternative Funding for Capital Improvements

2013 November

Live Long and Prosper

Life Spans of Building Systems

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

5/7/2021 Woman Killed in Shooting Inside Miami Condo Building—NBC Miami News

Police are investigating an early morning shooting inside of a Miami condo building that left one woman dead and a person detained.
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5/7/2021 Form Association Or Face Fines?—WSVN 7 News

For 29 years, it was a quiet neighborhood. Now residents are in turmoil because the city told residents they have to form an association to maintain roads.
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5/7/2021 The Children Have Their Own Aerie in This Florida Penthouse—Mansion Global

This decked out penthouse, with a little ’60s modern flair, features its own plunge pool, a pair of offices and a two-story children’s playroom—and it comes with a private temperature-controlled four-car garage.
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5/7/2021 Neology Life Development Group Opens The First Lifestyle Driven Residential Tower in Miami's Allapattah Neighborhood—Multifamily Biz

Neology Life Development Group announces the opening of No.17 Residences Allapattah. With 50% of the units preleased, residents are starting to move in this month.
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5/3/2021 Florida woman awarded $48M after becoming ill from mold in her condo—Boston25 News

A South Florida woman was awarded $48 million after a leaky roof led to mold contamination in her apartment, leaving her with a permanent, debilitating illness, according to court records.
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5/3/2021 Security Cameras Gotta Go?—WSVN News

You put a doorbell camera in front and small security cameras in back to see what’s going on. Not a big deal unless you live in a South Florida condo association, and when one condo owner was told to take his down, he turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser to find a way to keep them.
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4/26/2021 Soccer Legend Lionel Messi Scores A $7.3 Million Full-Floor Condo In South Florida—Forbes

Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has reportedly continued his goal of snapping up property in the Miami area by paying $7.3 million for the entire ninth floor at Regalia, an ultra-luxury condominium development in the city of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, according to The Real Deal.
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4/22/2021 Billionaire Vlad Doronin, partner score $128M construction loan for Brickell condo tower—The Real Deal South Florida

OKO Group, the real estate development firm led by billionaire Vlad Doronin, and Jonathan Goldstein’s Cain International secured a $128.3 million construction loan for a waterfront Brickell condo project.
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4/20/2021 Police: Aspiring model drugged man at Brickell condo, stole $100K in cash, valuables—WSVN News

An aspiring model is accused of a high-priced heist after, police said, she drugged a man and took off with tens of thousands of dollars in cash and valuables after he brought her to his Brickell condo.
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4/20/2021 Sapir Organization's Alex Sapir On Miami's Condo Market—Bisnow

Early last year, Alex Sapir, president and CEO of The Sapir Organization, had received a certificate of occupancy for Arte, the 16-unit luxury condo his team developed in Surfside, just north of Miami Beach.
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4/20/2021 Ten30 South Beach Boutique Condominium Development Creates Larger Units to Meet Wave of Recent Buyer Demand—Multifamily Biz

Ten30 South Beach, an enclave of moderately priced, Mid-Century Modern design-inspired Miami Beach condominiums by development firm Shoma Group, is doubling down as a wave of recent buyer demand for larger units has created a series of new bespoke floorplans throughout the boutique project.
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4/20/2021 Kolter Urban launches sales of Fort Lauderdale Beach condo towers—The Real Deal South Florida

Kolter Urban launched sales of a two-tower luxury condo project on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
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4/20/2021 Guggenheim CIO Pays $12.5 Million For Two Miami Penthouses, Forming City’s Largest Condo—Forbes

In yet another sign of the white-hot residential market in Florida, Guggenheim Partners chief investment officer Scott Minerd bought a pair of penthouses in Miami for $12.5 million, sources familiar with the transaction tell Forbes.
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4/20/2021 Miami’s Condo Market Notches Another Big Deal With $35 Million Penthouse Sale—The Wall Street Journal

A Miami Beach penthouse once listed for $50 million has sold for $35 million.
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4/12/2021 Michael Stern’s tower site deemed brownfield, paving way for tax breaks—The Real Deal South Florida

The site of Michael Stern’s planned 62-story One Southside project in Brickell is officially a brownfield.
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4/8/2021 Mortgage pro sees homeownership dreams vanishing for key Florida demographics—Mortgage Professional America

Mike Lewis is starting to worry about the Florida housing market.
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4/8/2021 Exclusive: Valerio Morabito On New Bay Harbor Islands Development Onda—Haute Residence

The 41-unit development will have waterfront Biscayne Bay views and access to the ocean as a "boater's dream" thanks to its private marina.
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4/8/2021 Messy building site at MacArthur entrance to Miami Beach is finally getting a facelift—Miami Herald

The long-defunct building site at the MacArthur Causeway entrance to Miami Beach is finally being transformed.
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4/7/2021 Electrical fire short-circuits condo rentals at the Setai Miami Beach, 14 floors still without power—The Real Deal South Florida

For more than a week, 14 floors of The Setai Miami Beach’s 385-foot-tall luxury tower have been without power, cramping the lifestyle of residents and guests at one of the city’s swankiest condo-hotel properties.
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4/7/2021 Fontainebleau Development scores loan for boutique Jupiter Island condo project—The Real Deal South Florida

Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Development secured a $50 million loan for a planned oceanfront condo development in Jupiter Island.
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