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What is the role of a property manager?
When you think of a residential community, your mind may often turn to association fees, rules, and groundskeeping. Very rarely do you realize that a professional property management company usually manages these communities, with a property manager or community association manager (CAM) overseeing the day-to-day management of the community. -
Protect Your Investment: 8 Steps for Hiring a Contractor
Often, expectations are not met when hiring a contractor. These tips will help you get the most from your vendor. -
Protect Your Investment: 8 Steps for Hiring a Contractor
Often, expectations are not met when hiring a contractor. These tips will help you get the most from your vendor. -
Protect Your Investment: Tips for Hiring a Contractor
Often, expectations are not met when dealing with vendors. These tips will help you get the most from your contractor. -
Resident Conflict: How to Handle Difficult Situations Like a Pro
HOA and condo board members should handle resident conflicts as soon as they arise. Learn ways to manage and reduce tension in your community. -
Resident Conflict: How to Handle Difficult Situations Like a Pro
HOA and condo board members should handle resident conflicts as soon as they arise. Learn ways to manage and reduce tension in your community. -
Resident Conflict: How to Handle Difficult Situations Like a Pro
HOA and condo board members should handle resident conflicts as soon as they arise. Learn ways to manage and reduce tension in your community. -
Resident Conflict: How to Handle Difficult Situations Like a Pro
HOA and condo board members should handle resident conflicts as soon as they arise. Learn ways to manage and reduce tension in your community. -
Tips for Reducing Energy Consumption and Costs in Your Community
Get helpful tips that your HOA or condo association can do to reduce energy consumption and lower your community’s electric bills. Learn more! -
Reduce Your Community’s Energy Consumption and Costs with These 3 Tips
Get helpful tips that your HOA or condo association can do to reduce energy consumption and lower your community’s electric bills. Learn more! -
Reduce Your Community’s Energy Consumption and Costs with These 3 Tips
Get helpful tips that your HOA or condo association can do to reduce energy consumption and lower your community’s electric bills. Learn more! -
2023 Insurance Market Trends: General Liability and Umbrella Policy Limits
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. -
Water Conservation 101: What HOA Board Members Need to Know
In Arizona, water conservation has become essential for individuals, communities, and HOA board members. Read on and discover the solution to water preservation in Arizona. -
Requirements for HOA board members: Becoming a board member
Homeowners' associations (HOAs) play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life within a community. One of the pivotal positions within an HOA is that of a board member. Serving on an HOA board comes with responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities to make a positive impact in the community. -
Local Law 97: 2023 Updates from the New York City Department of Buildings
The DOB has updated LL97 carbon emissions requirements for boards and building owners, including fines and violations for non-compliance, filing deadlines, and Good Faith Effort. -
5 ways board members can manage association meeting challenges
Resolving association meeting challenges is a crucial responsibility of your board. Learn how to handle 5 association meeting challenges as they arise. -
5 ways board members can manage association meeting challenges
Resolving association meeting challenges is a crucial responsibility of your board. Learn how to handle 5 association meeting challenges as they arise. -
Association meetings: 5 challenges and how to overcome them
Association meetings can present challenges. Learn how to handle 5 association meeting challenges as they arise. -
Association meetings: 5 challenges and how to overcome them
Association meetings can present challenges that can hinder the association's effectiveness. Learn how to handle 5 challenges as they arise. -
HOA vs POA: What is a property owners association?
When living in a community, whether a suburban neighborhood, a vacation destination, or a retirement haven, you'll likely encounter terms like HOA and POA. These acronyms, standing for Homeowners Association (HOA) and Property Owners Association (POA), play vital roles in shaping the quality of life and property values in residential areas. -
Are You Eligible for New York City’s 2024-2025 Cooperative and Condominium Tax Abatement Program?
Our experts answered the most frequently asked questions to help owners and shareholders navigate requirements for the 2024-2025 tax abatement cycle. -
Cultivating Success: Embracing our culture and values
Within community association management, our goal is to establish industry standards by promoting a culture of service, dedication, and integrity within our organization. At FirstService Residential, our associates embrace our company's values and standards, contributing to our continuous success. -
Six steps to implement EV charging in high-rise condos
No longer the products of science fiction fantasy, electric cars are now a reality of everyday life. While the reduced emissions of personal electric vehicles, or PEVs, are good news for the environment, their charging requirements may create challenges for condo associations trying to navigate their infrastructure requirements, legal implications, management concerns and even aesthetic considerations.