Jordan Shifrin
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Reforms will have significant impact on association membersJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In 2008, I had the honor of serving as the chairman of the Illinois Condominium Advisory Board, which was created by the legislature in 2007 to make recommendations on n...
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Associations need to save money in a bad economyMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Saving money should always be the policy for most condo associations, but now it is on people's minds more than ever. The board of directors of a condominium homeowners ...
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Changing management companies requires specific stepsMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Inevitably in the life of a condominium or townhouse association, the board of directors will vote to fire the current management company and hire a new one. Generally,...
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Crime-free community programs make complexes more safe, secureMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Some condominium properties have a tendency to attract a criminal element, like tartar sauce to a fish fry. Whether it is due to condition, cheap rents, proximity to dru...
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Survey: Most are happy with condo livingFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Zogby International conducted research from August 2005 to November 2007, interviewing condominium owners nationwide about their thoughts on association living. In effe...
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Changes are needed to keep condo associations afloatJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - The multifamily housing boom of the 1970s and '80s was born in the 1960s with the advent of the condominium form of ownership. The post-World War II generation purchase...
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Condo boards can have trouble policing a 'no renter' ruleDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Everyone knows that mortgage money is hard to come by, there is a dearth of buyers these days and everyone who is stuck with a piece or property who is not in default wo...
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Condominium market expected to rebound early next yearDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - You would have to be living in a '50s-style atomic bomb shelter not to be inundated with the fallout from the latest bombshell about plummeting financial markets, stagna...
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Management contracts too often ignore realistic scenariosNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - As controversies in associations go, none are more emotional than when there is a perception by board members and/or owners that the property manager is the source of so...
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Associations: Weathering a financial crisisNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - You cannot turn on a television or radio, open a newspaper or magazine without being told bad news about your 401(k) or IRA. Associations have a complex relationship wit...