The Art of Negotiation! Is it an art or a science? What good are theory and technique if you don’t have a good understanding of fundamentals? This class will teach simple fundamentals of the negotiation process to increase the probability o…
During the heady days of rock-bottom interest rates, it became increasingly common for condo owners to purchase units purely as investment properties—renting them out to long-term tenants, or listing them on short-stay platforms like Airbnb…
Maintaining a stable, successful residential community depends on how well the various stakeholders involved in that common goal come together to achieve it. In professionally managed buildings and HOAs, a huge part of this equation is esta…
Among the keys to successful governance of residential communities is continuity. The most basic of democratically elected units, co-op, condo, and HOA boards are the custodians of their community’s welfare, success, and continued operatio…
Preventing any and all interpersonal conflict is impossible. But in the context of a condo or HOA board, minimizing and mitigating the problem is essential in order for that board to do its job. Those who volunteer to serve on their board a…
On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, board members, community managers, and building owners, from around the Silver State will gather at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the return of the in-person CooperatorEven…
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 was unhappy with the budget increase. It was a call I took regularly from any one of my homeowners (and more often than no…
Last week, Thomas M. Skiba, CAE, CAI’s chief executive officer, and Ursula K. Burgess, Esq., president of CAI’s Board of Trustees, released a statement calling for equality and justice . As communities continue to navigate the current cr…
The global pandemic has raised serious questions about how boards can conduct business and residents can participate in the governance of their communities while social distancing. This webinar will offer professional advice and clarity on …
On April 9, Community Associations Institute (CAI) Senior VP of Government & Public Affairs Dawn Bauman sent an email to CAI members nationwide, calling for a concerted effort to get community associations included in the Paycheck Protectio…