More Intro Courses Scheduled
May 31, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We have had high demand for our Introduction to HOAs for New Board Leaders Seminar, which we piloted in January, February and March in New Brighton. We filled nearly every class to capacity, and now we're taking it on the road. We have [...]
Webinar on SF1750
May 29, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster It's been an active month of chapter meetings and discussions around SF 1750, the so-called HOA "bill of rights" that was passed into law on May 12. The countdown clock to compliance is ticking, with the law becoming effective on January 1, 2027. [...]
HOA Insurance Presentation
May 28, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster We've been focusing on HOA insurance trends in our chapters the past two years or so, as many of our members have reported rising premiums and increased deductibles. In the HOA where I'm a board member, we converted from "all in" insurance (where [...]
Pop Up Survey: Property Management
May 27, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Each month this year, we've been doing a Pop Up Survey of our members to determine trends and other issues that are going on in HOA land. In May we had a presentation from our sponsor, Shaun Zavadsky of FirstService Residential, and we [...]
How Deep is Your Fraud
May 25, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster It's Memorial Day 2026 and I hope you had a chance to remember loved ones or friends or others who fought and died for freedom in the armed forces. I spent the morning volunteering at my local boxing gym in which I'm a [...]
Memorial Day Weekend
May 22, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster It was a long, chilly and miserable winter (if you ask me) so I'm always relieved when the Memorial Day weekend comes. This "unofficial" start to summer is a waypoint to better weather, long bike rides and plenty of outdoor time. I make [...]
