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Get helpful tips that your HOA or condo association can do to reduce energy consumption and lower your community’s electric bills. Learn more!

Find out what covenant restrictions mean for your association and get tips on how to communicate their importance to homeowners.

Ready for a change? Bringing on new management should be a seamless switch. Start by asking the right questions.

Property insurance is among the greatest rising costs for New York City condo and co-op boards, especially general liability and umbrella policies. FirstService Residential can help.

Enforcing community rules can be challenging. But ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies can actually improve the resident experience. Get 6 top tips now!

Ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies or the community's rules can improve the resident experience. Check out our tips!

Ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies or the community's rules can improve the resident experience. Check out our tips!

Owning a home in a community association carries both advantages and obligations. Many individuals find a reassuring sense of structure and harmony in residing within a neighborhood overseen by a Homeowners Association (HOA). However, this structured way of life typically entails a collection of guidelines and regulations known as the HOA bylaws.

When hiring contractors for services within your community, a solid understanding of the vendor contracts is crucial for the success of a project. Depending on the type of project or service you are hiring for, your association may or may not require a bidding process. Soliciting bids is done in an effort to identify the provider that can best complete the work according to the association’s needs and within the given budget.

While there is no one perfect process, since every community is different, we do have 8 universal secrets to help streamline your community’s budget process.

Association board meetings are the foundation for effective governance of the community. These gatherings serve as the platform where board members, homeowners, and the management team come together to address a range of critical issues, foster community engagement, and ensure the smooth operation of the association.

Drafting a budget can seem like a daunting task. This guide will share tips to help you understand and manage your condo or HOA budget process.

Drafting a budget can seem like a daunting task. This guide will share tips to help you understand and manage your condo or HOA budget process.

Dive into our comprehensive guide on how to create a strong property management agreement. Discover essential clauses and tips. Get started today!

Our experts answered the most frequently asked questions to help owners and shareholders navigate requirements for the 2024-2025 tax abatement cycle.

We asked our CEO David Diestel about the distinct needs of condominium and cooperative boards and industry trends that impact building operations.

FirstService Residential is expected to deliver up to $10K in monthly electricity cost savings to buildings subscribed to a local Community Distributed Generation Program.

Multifamily building owners are now considering how to cater to legacy short-term renters, as well as forever tenants. This includes the provision of relevant and enticing amenities, expanded services, and rethinking concessions to maximize their revenue potential.

Although there are mixed opinions about whether the CTA applies to condo and HOAs, FirstService Residential is proactively assisting board members serving condo and HOAs in understanding and navigating this act.