Property Management and Technology
October 28, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Like many industries in this country, HOA property management is quickly evolving and changing due to the accelerated pace of technology, specifically artificial intelligence. A quick scan of the news shows how AI is affecting many aspects of American life, and it can [...]
Fifty Years of Home Valuation
October 25, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster If you took a map of the United States and wondered to yourself, a' la Jeopardy style, where the highest increases in property values over the past half century in America occurred, you likely would answer, "What are the east and west coastal [...]
A Grave Decision
October 24, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Just in time for Halloween comes the story of an HOA that butts up against a civil war cemetery, and the now under-fire Atlanta-area HOA is required to take care of the grounds, which are deemed historic. From Atlanta First News: Piney Grove [...]
What the Cluck?
October 23, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Who knew, but apparently if you live in an HOA in Missouri, you could keep up to six chickens in your backyard. But that has come to a (ahem) screeching halt. Some legal action now allows associations in the Show Me State to [...]
New Board Leader? Or Need a Refresher?
October 22, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster If you're new to your board (welcome!) or if you've been on a board but have had little training (you're not alone!), the HOA Leadership Network is offering a free 90-minute live course at the New Brighton Community Center on January 6. It's [...]
Housing Market Blues
October 20, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster If you're like me and monitor the sale of homes in your neighborhood or surrounding area, you may be noticing that some homes have been for sale for quite some time. I've noticed many homes sitting. And sitting. And sitting. In fact in [...]
