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2025 December Rental Tenants in HOAs Balancing Rules With Rights
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2026 January Negotiating Management Contracts A Key Piece of Your Community’s Administrative Support
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2026 January Changing Management Tips for Navigating the Transition
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2026 January Snow & Ice Management Reducing Risk While Watching the Bottom Line
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Snow & Ice Management

Reducing Risk While Watching the Bottom Line

While climate change may have reduced the frequency of multi-foot snowfalls in the New York metro, when we do get dumped…
Management
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2026 January

Negotiating Management Contracts

A Key Piece of Your Community’s Administrative Support

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2026 January

Changing Management

Tips for Navigating the Transition

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2025 December

Rental Tenants in HOAs

Balancing Rules With Rights

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2025 December

Mental Health in Your Building or HOA

How to Help When a Neighbor is Struggling

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Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

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Financial Literacy for Board Members

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The New England Condo Expo is Back - October 30 at the Hynes Center

The New England Condo Expo is Back - October 30 at the Hynes Center

Why You Should Be There

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Effective Committees

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Handling Harassment in Multifamily Housing

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Whether you live in a super-luxe Park Avenue co-op in New York City, a beach-front condo in Florida, a sprawling HOA in …
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Coronavirus & COVID-19

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Who You Gonna Call?
2014 January

Who You Gonna Call?

Response to Calls is an Essential Part of the Manager’s Job

Managing Amenities
2014 January

Managing Amenities

Coping With Changing Trends

Changing Managers or Firms?
2014 January

Changing Managers or Firms?

Don’t Overlook the Details!

Communicate...and Then OVERcommunicate

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…
Coronavirus & COVID-19

Coronavirus & COVID-19

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Condominium Owner Evictions

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2014 February

Keeping Track of Paperwork

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Board Owner Do’s and Don’ts

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Inspect & Protect

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2025 November

Your Building Systems

The Components That Keep Your HOA Running

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2025 November

Water Infiltration & Leak Management

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Maintaining Your Elevators

Regular Care Can Help Avoid Huge Replacement Costs

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Is Your Heating System Ready for Winter?

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Exterior Repair & Maintenance in Historic Buildings

Good Old Things

The unique charm of historic properties—both inside and out—is a key draw for many condo and co-op buyers. Exterior orna…
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Façade Cleaning

Getting the Grime Gone

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2024 November

Exterior Safety Inspections

Why They Matter for Your Building

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2024 April

Roof Replacement 101

A Project Too Vital to Put Off

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2024 March

Façade Maintenance Laws

Repair Requirements Vary Across Markets

Plumbing the Depths

Plumbing the Depths

Pipes, Drains, and Your Building’s Water Supply

Though mostly unseen, a building’s plumbing and piping network is one of its most important systems—as anyone who has e…
The Heat is On
2014 November

The Heat is On

Taking the Steam out of Boiler Problems

Your Building’s Anatomy
2014 November

Your Building’s Anatomy

Systems that Keep Your Condo Building Running

Do It Yourself
2013 November

Do It Yourself

Can You Save Money with In-House Labor – And Is It Worth It?

Now is The Time
2013 November

Now is The Time

Check Today’s Financing Options for Projects



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Adequate Community Insurance Coverage

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Assessing Your Community Insurance Policies

How Much Coverage is Enough?

Don’t Lose Your Insurance Coverage

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The Insurance Landscape

Navigating a Historically Hard Market

Rising Insurance Premiums

High Costs Force Tough Decisions for Boards

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Common Area Design

Balancing Form & Function

Color Commentary

Choosing a Palette for Your Common Areas

Functional Design for Common Spaces

Every Building is Different

Functional Design for Common Spaces

Every Building is Different

Capital Design Projects

There’s Always Room for Improvement

Organizations
32BJ SEIU President Issues Statement on Pandemic & Police Brutality

32BJ SEIU President Issues Statement on Pandemic & Police Brutality

"Our Members Find Themselves in Double Jeopardy"

Group Financing

Smart Planning, Smart Spending

The New England Nursery Association

Leading the Northeast's Growing Industry

Keeping it Cool

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Concentrating on Community Association Law

A Look at the College of Community Association Lawyers

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1/29/2026  $1.49M condo, with a view, in Cambridge - Boston Herald
1/29/2026  $1.49M condo, with a view, in Cambridge - Boston Herald
For a true bird’s eye view of the city, you can’t beat the penthouse at Regatta Riverview. From high atop 8-12 Museum Way in Cambridge, unit 2304 feels less like a condo and more like a front-row seat to Boston itself. Set on a corner with a rare, expansive layout, the home offers nearly 1,300 square feet of light-filled living space and a perspective that’s hard to replicate anywhere else in the region.
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1/26/2026  An Oil Heiress’s Connecticut Mansion, a Treehouse-Like Industrial Boston Condo and More - Mansion Global
1/26/2026  An Oil Heiress’s Connecticut Mansion, a Treehouse-Like Industrial Boston Condo and More - Mansion Global
Take a video tour of homes from our Listing of the Day series in Turks and Caicos; Somerville, Massachusetts; Westport, Connecticut; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Miami Beach, Florida.
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1/22/2026  Peabody Companies’ Jessenia Castro Awarded IREM Scholarship - Yield Pro
1/22/2026  Peabody Companies’ Jessenia Castro Awarded IREM Scholarship - Yield Pro
The Peabody Companies, a group of award-winning property management and real estate firms, is pleased to announce that Jessenia Castro of Randolph, Massachusetts, has been awarded a New England Past President’s Scholarship by the Boston Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) to pursue a Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation.
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1/20/2026  South Boston condo association wants to replace its parking lot with more condos - Universal Hub
1/20/2026  South Boston condo association wants to replace its parking lot with more condos - Universal Hub
Residents of the former Bigelow School on West 4th Street at E Street in South Boston have filed plans to replace their current parking lot with a five-story building with 45 more condos - atop a garage with 75 spaces, with most of those replacing the spaces lost when the lot is built on.
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1/14/2026  Andover, Mass., condo residents abruptly told to evacuate homes amid heat, hot water loss - WCVB
1/14/2026  Andover, Mass., condo residents abruptly told to evacuate homes amid heat, hot water loss - WCVB
Residents at a condominium complex in Andover, Massachusetts, were suddenly told to evacuate their homes on Tuesday after a power outage left many without heat in the middle of January.
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1/12/2026  Condo nightmare, Brown police chief, Louis closes. Top stories this week - Providence Journal
1/12/2026  Condo nightmare, Brown police chief, Louis closes. Top stories this week - Providence Journal
They moved here three years ago to what prospective owners thought would be their dream retirement condos: single-floor units surrounded by woods and quiet, a mile from the Scituate Reservoir.
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1/7/2026  Boston luxury developers grapple with languishing trophy condos - Real Deal
1/7/2026  Boston luxury developers grapple with languishing trophy condos - Real Deal
Developers sought to boost Boston’s luxury market with glass towers, five-star brands and resort-style amenities in recent years, but sales have fallen far short of their lofty expectations.
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1/5/2026  Why weren't there smoke alarms in Middleboro condo with fatal fire? - Enterprise
1/5/2026  Why weren't there smoke alarms in Middleboro condo with fatal fire? - Enterprise
On the morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, a two-story condominium unit that sits at the end of a normally quiet, residential cul-de-sac on Ashley Lane in Middleboro erupted in flames, killing one resident and injuring two other residents, as well as Lakeville Deputy Chief Pamala Garant.
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12/24/2025  Chinese Buyers Are Snapping Up Luxury Condos in Boston - Mansion Global
12/24/2025  Chinese Buyers Are Snapping Up Luxury Condos in Boston - Mansion Global
Thanks to its famed higher education institutions, Boston attracts thousands of international college students—and a fair number of luxury buyers—each year. And, increasingly, students from China are parking their cash in Boston.
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12/18/2025  Home of the Week: A schoolhouse from 1780 is now a $700K condo in Beverly - Boston.com
12/18/2025  Home of the Week: A schoolhouse from 1780 is now a $700K condo in Beverly - Boston.com
This Beverly home is now located just steps from the North Shore city’s harbor. But it was first built during the American Revolution at a spot 3.5 miles away. And in the 246 years since, it has served as an elementary school and the city’s first high school. It was nearly demolished, but instead was rescued and moved to Front Street, where it is now known as The Schoolhouse.
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12/10/2025  November a dud, but Connecticut on track for 2025 increase in home sales - CT Insider
12/10/2025  November a dud, but Connecticut on track for 2025 increase in home sales - CT Insider
The holiday real estate market arrived with a thud in Connecticut, with November sales well off last year's numbers but the state still on pace to clear 2025 with an overall gain in transactions thanks to a hot market for townhouses and condos.
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12/5/2025  In today’s market, Greater Boston buyers may have luck with condos - Boston.com
12/5/2025  In today’s market, Greater Boston buyers may have luck with condos - Boston.com
Alexandra DeMilia and her husband spent five years searching for a single-family home. As renters in East Somerville, the advice of their parents echoed in their heads: Find a house with a yard and significantly more square footage than their apartment. After submitting offers on houses in places like Dedham and West Roxbury, they were at a loss.
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12/1/2025  Boston Condo Where Tom Brady Lived While Dating Gisele Bündchen Sells for $8.4 Million - Mansion Global
12/1/2025  Boston Condo Where Tom Brady Lived While Dating Gisele Bündchen Sells for $8.4 Million - Mansion Global
Tom Brady’s former Boston digs are in new hands now—the Back Bay condo sold last week for $8.4 million. The apartment, located within the historic Burrage Mansion on Commonwealth Avenue, had been on and off the market for about a year and a half, but when it was relisted earlier in October for $8.495 million, it found a buyer within two days, listing records show.
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11/26/2025  Bill Belichick Sells $3.9 Million Nantucket Cottage for Hefty Discount—as Girlfriend Jordon Hudson Threatens To Sue Former ESPN Reporter - Realtor.com
11/26/2025  Bill Belichick Sells $3.9 Million Nantucket Cottage for Hefty Discount—as Girlfriend Jordon Hudson Threatens To Sue Former ESPN Reporter - Realtor.com
Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has officially sold his charming Nantucket cottage, just three months after putting the beachfront property on the market for $3.9 million. Property records show that the 73-year-old football legend—who has been the subject of many recent headlines about his age-gap relationship with former cheerleader Jordon Hudson, 24—closed on the sale of his home on Nov. 20, having agreed to an offer of $100,000 less than his asking price.
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11/24/2025  'Teacher, carpenter, nurse' housing: Workforce condo project breaks ground in Westbrook - Mainebiz
11/24/2025  'Teacher, carpenter, nurse' housing: Workforce condo project breaks ground in Westbrook - Mainebiz
A 45-unit condominium complex targeting middle-income, first-time homebuyers broke ground this week in Westbrook — adding to a growing neighborhood of new housing projects off Seavey Street.
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11/11/2025  $8 million Back Bay condo leads last week's luxury home sales - NBC
11/11/2025  $8 million Back Bay condo leads last week's luxury home sales - NBC
A 2,500-square-foot condominium in the Mandarin Oriental building in Back Bay has sold for $8 million, which along with units in Boston high-rises led the top luxury home sales in Massachusetts for the week.
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11/5/2025  Newport waterfront condo sells for $3.4 million, second-highest in Rhode Island this year - What's Up NewP
11/5/2025  Newport waterfront condo sells for $3.4 million, second-highest in Rhode Island this year - What's Up NewP
A waterfront condominium on Goat Island has sold for $3.42 million, marking the second-highest condo sale in Rhode Island so far this year. The three-bedroom residence at 5 Defenders Row, known as “Reliance,” sold Sunday, according to Lila Delman Compass. Alyce Wright, a sales associate in the company’s Newport office, represented the seller.
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11/3/2025  A Four Seasons Condo Perched High Above Boston - Mansion Global
11/3/2025  A Four Seasons Condo Perched High Above Boston - Mansion Global
This sprawling unit at the Boston Four Seasons Residences lies right in the center of the city, which happens to be one of only 10 in the world that can support two Four Seasons locations. Its owner, Jim Richardson, is a world-renowned sailor and a three-time Rolex Farr 40 Yachting Champion. The second bedroom in the unit, which also functions as a living space/study, currently houses Jim's impressive array of awards and trophies.
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10/27/2025  Condo on Goat Island in Newport sells for $7M - Providence Business News
10/27/2025  Condo on Goat Island in Newport sells for $7M - Providence Business News
A 3,000-square-foot condo overlooking the water on Goat Island recently sold for $7.03 million, making this the highest-ever condo sale recorded in the city, according to Hogan Associates Christie’s International Real Estate, which represented the seller.
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10/24/2025  Evacuated Cambridge Riverview Condominium building will finally be demolished starting in December - WCVB
10/24/2025  Evacuated Cambridge Riverview Condominium building will finally be demolished starting in December - WCVB
Nearly a year after residents of a Cambridge condominium overlooking the Charles River were evacuated from their homes, work to demolish the unsafe structure is nearly ready to begin. Plans presented this week show that pre-demolition surveys will begin next week, followed by contractor preparations starting during the week of Nov. 3. Equipment is expected to arrive starting in mid-November, with the actual demolition scheduled to begin on Dec. 1.
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