HOA In-Home Business Fail
January 3, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster No doubt that as HOA leaders, we all have HOA properties in which small businesses operate within the walls of our townhomes and condos and co-ops, possibly even if the rules and regs limit or prohibit such operation. If the board rules unevenly [...]
Florida Bill Hits HOA Property Values
January 1, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster Another lap around the sun and here we are the beginning of a new year. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season (so far!). We continue to track HOA issues across the land, and Florida remains in the crosshairs with a new [...]
HOA Trees: Take Pop Up Survey #2
December 30, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster We're headed into the new year with a whole range of new Pop-Up Surveys, our way of getting good data from our fellow HOA leaders across the state. While the first one revolved around HOA fees (average monthly fee among respondents: $511), our [...]
The Garage Expansion
December 28, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster As more and more people are faced with aging in place, while often times adding more members under the roof of the household to care for elders, deal with kids moving back, etc., there is a growing dilemma: How do you make room [...]
HOAs Saving Cable
December 27, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster HOAs have great negotiating power that often goes unnoticed. A mini community like an HOA typically gets cheaper "per driveway" services for mowing, snow clearing, garbage, and even insurance (by a smaller margin) on a per-household price than compared to a similar home [...]
HOA Fees: Pop Up Survey Results #1
December 26, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Given the growth in the network this year, we've decided to start surveying members more often to get a handle on trends in HOA land. In early December we launched our Pop-Up Surveys series, which will occur roughly every month through the new [...]
