Understanding Authority is Key to HOA Communication

To achieve effective communications between homeowners and their community association, it is important to understand the authority that belongs to the community management company, the board members individually, and the board as a whole. Depending on the nature of the issue, the management company may be able to solve

Talking to The Press

St. George Housing Market Showing Signs of Recovery

New statewide figures from the Utah Association of Realtors show the St. George real estate market, hardest hit by the housing recession in Utah, may be starting to recover.The numbers show an uptick in home sales and signed contracts in September, the most recent figures available. Housing inventory in the area also fell, another indication that homes are selling.

The Las Vegas City Council approved an ordinance that will require owners of vacant properties in foreclosure to register with the city or face fines and potential jail time.The bill has been in the works for over a month and is an attempt by the city to fight blight in its neighborhoods by holding property owners accountable for upkeep and maintenance on 

An inch is an inch is an inch. Or, so you'd think. But when it comes to measuring the square footage of a property, it's not quite that simple. I doubt there exists a buyer in the entire world of real estate who hasn't asked, at one time or another, what is the square footage of a particular property. The fact is, however, measuring the size of a home isn't an exact science.

Bank of America is looking at a new program to rent a home back to the borrower after foreclosure. "There are programs that we are quite interested in," said Ron Sturzenegger, who leads the bank's legacy asset servicing division, in an interview with HousingWire. "We are talking with investors that would come in and buy these houses and would lease them back to who would now be the now tenant."

Anyone who has ever wanted to remodel a kitchen or a bathroom knows how such projects tend to linger. When times are tight, homeowners often put off renovations as they cut back on everything but necessities. All told, spending on remodeling and repairs fell to an estimated $280 billion last year. That was down from $326 billion at the 2007 peak, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard.