Op/Ed

Condominium Housing Leaders Urge Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Modify New Lending Requirements

Updated lending questionnaires introduced last year by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have resulted in restricted access to mortgages and…

12 months ago

Is The Deck Stacked Against Hawaii Condo Owners?

The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs billed its “Condorama,” held in late April, as an educational program for…

12 months ago

The New Laws: Developers Are Protected Yet Again (FL)

When a community gets turned over from developer control to unit owner control, the unit owners typically hire experts to…

1 year ago

Condominium blacklists: Secretive lending questionnaires impacting affordable housing

Updated lending questionnaires introduced last year by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have restricted access to mortgages and created condominium…

1 year ago

Your Voice: HOA home closing reform without legislation (CO)

Those who follow HOA issues and horror stories and mostly failed efforts to reform HOA governance are stuck in a…

1 year ago

Proposed NC Law Changing Declaration Amendments Would Harm Associations and Owners

As described in my recent NC Community Association Legislative Update, an HOA/condo bill moving through the NC General Assembly is…

1 year ago

Bill to Restrict HOA/Condo Collections Would Harm Associations & Homeowners (NC)

As described in my recent NC Community Association Legislative Update, one bill moving through the NC General Assembly is HB…

1 year ago

Were Condos a Bad Idea?

Condominiums are a nice idea, but their execution has been less than perfect. Long before the fatal Berkeley, California balcony…

1 year ago

Guest column: Safe buildings start with developers, contractors. Gov. DeSantis must veto SB 360 (FL)

How did the Florida Legislature this session pass SB 360, a bill which extinguishes homeowner rights and destroys developer/contractor accountability…

1 year ago

Florida condo owners get more clarity on safety inspections | Editorial

How can Florida make condominiums safer without pricing these residents out of their homes? That’s at the heart of legislation…

1 year ago