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GTA condo rents climb 12 per cent year-over-year
Urbanation has released its year-end 2016 rental results which find that condo rent in the former City of Toronto has increased an average of 12 per cent year-over-year.
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ACMO issues service alert about fob duplication
ACMO recently reported that it had become aware of third-party contractors in the GTA copying fobs for condominium owners without management authorization.
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Sensors poised to transform property management
Companies are developing the next generation of tools for residential property management. Sensor technologies in particular are bound to make huge waves.
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Condo manager licensing reg released for comment
The Ontario government’s plans to license condominium managers moved forward with the release last week of a general regulation for public review.
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Improving condo management with analytics
What is the average response time of managers in getting back to residents’ requests? For condo directors or managers that don’t know the answer, this
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Five things new condo directors need to know now
What do new condo directors need to know right away? Congratulations on getting elected to the condo board! Now the fun begins. For first-time directors,
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RCMs may have head start in move to licensing
Registered Condominium Managers (RCMs) may be on the fast track to obtaining the license that will soon be required to manage condominiums in Ontario.
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Probe underscores need for good record-keeping
A Competition Bureau investigation recently required some condo corporations to retrieve meeting minutes dating back a decade.
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Condo law reforms to roll out as early as summer
Ontario’s condo law reforms, passed late last year, are expected to start to roll out as early as next summer. Updates at the ACMO/CCI-T Condo
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Regs likely to have minor impact on purchases
The province of Ontario is planning to regulate home inspections. But what, if anything, would this mean for condominium purchases?
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Personality type-based property management
Ever wonder why a member of the condo corporation prefers to communicate in a certain way? Why a fellow member of the property management team
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New research investigates condo governance
New research into condominium governance found that board members, property managers and unit owners have a number of familiar topics on their minds: lack of community, lack of director education and poor communication.
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GTA condo rents increase as supply falls to five-year low
During Q3-2016, the number of condo apartments rented through the MLS system fell by nine per cent from a record high last year to 7,651 units.
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Five top talking points for condo communities
Generate the biggest bang for the corporation’s communication buck by focusing on five important talking points.
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Coming back from reserve fund shortfalls
In an ideal world, condominium owners are satisfied with the way their corporation is run, fees are comparable to the condominium down the street, major
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Keeping condominium owners in the loop
With the right people, tools and strategy, it’s possible for communication committees to keep condominium owners in the loop.
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Interim report released in Tarion review
An interim report in Tarion review flags calls for a dedicated section for and further rules unique to condominiums in the new home warranties legislation.