Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling Attention board members, homeowners and vendors serving the IL community association industry! Come join me at the ACTHA North Expo on October 12, 2013. Here is the link to register online now: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=rmhmmecab&oeidk=a07e7tlfprle2f3dee8 General conference information: Expo Trade Show if FREE! Exhibitor Showcase Presentations are FREE! Parking […]
Attention board members, homeowners and vendors serving the IL community association industry! Come join me at the ACTHA South Expo on September 28, 2013. Here is the link to register now: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=rmhmmecab&oeidk=a07e7eermto07264079 There is no charge to attend the Expo Trade Show or the Exhibitor Showcase Presentations. The price to attend the educational programs is: $25 […]
CAI is the largest national organization dedicated to improving community association living. If you are a community association board member or homeowner or a vendor serving community associations, you should check out this organization. https://www.caionline.org/
Contributed and written by: Anthony W. Dister, Vice PresidentCOMMUNITY ADVANTAGE of Barrington Bank and Trust, a Wintrust Company I am sure you have all heard that Banks are not lending money and that financing is very difficultto obtain these days; however, this is not the case for well run community associations. Rather theseloans, if underwritten […]
Overspending Example #2: A 15 unit condo association is proactively advised by the management company to take on a $5,000 tuckpointing project in order to address some tuckpointing areas that have deteriorated. The suggestion is made by management to proactively maintain the building and minimize the possibility of water intrusion. The board ignores the recommendation […]
Do you live in a community association? If so, you probably bought into a community association with the notion that it would be worry free and stress free to some extent. Isn’t the idea supposed to be that all you have to do is pay the monthly assessment fee and everything is taken care of? […]
Chicagoland Cooperator Fall 2013 Condo/Townhome/HOA Tradeshow Attention homeowners, board members and vendors of Chicago area community associations, you won’t want to miss the upcoming Cooperator trade show. Here is the link to the online registration: https://chicagocondoexpo.com/Register.aspx
So what do you do when you have some unruly people at a board meeting or at a community block party? 1. Kill them with kindness 2. Make the person feel seen and heard. Listen intently to what the other person is saying rather that thinking of what your response will be. You don’t have […]
Ever wonder which community associations have the most beautiful landscaping? I just happened to stumble upon one of those exact places while I was going to see the Chicago Air and Water show recently. It turns out that the brother of a friend of mine lives at 600 N. LSD and I was asked to […]
Compliments of CAI The Illinois Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act was amended this legislative session to provide for the additional licensing of community association management firms and supervising community association managers. Governor Pat Quinn signed HB 595 into law August 16, 2013; the provisions will become effective January 1, 2014. Below is a […]