Federal Policy on Corporate Institutional Homebuyers Could Reshape Community Associations
“Expanding homeownership and supporting healthy rental housing are not competing goals. Federal policy should give families a fair opportunity to buy a home while respecting the rights of homeowners to shape the places they call home.” - Dawn M. Bauman, CAE, CAI’s...
Plan Ahead, Vote Early, Build Stronger Communities
CAI is committed to helping those living and working in community associations across the United States confidently cast their ballots in the upcoming election. The results of the 2026 election will impact you, your community, and other homeowners associations and...
2027 Legislative & Public Policy Trends: What Community Associations Need to Know
Community Associations Institute is dedicated to advocating for legislation and public policy that improves the governance and sustainability of community associations. As 2027 approaches, CAI’s local, state, and federal, government affairs and advocacy efforts remain...
Hurricane Isaias Government Responses and Resources for Homeowners
CAI’s community of homeowner leaders, community association managers, and business partners are devastated by Hurricane Isaias’s continuing impact on the Gulf. Our hearts break for the families impacted by this destructive storm. The destruction stemming from this...
Signs of the Times: Political Signs, Flags, and Community Associations
The Foundation for Community Association Research’s 2026 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey reports that 88% of residents vote in national elections, 83% participate in state and local elections, and nearly seven in 10 (69%) votes in their community association board...
National Voter Education Week 2026: Building Community Through Civic Participation
Civic Engagement and Community Associations According to The Foundation for Community Association Research, 84% of eligible community association homeowners plan to vote in all national elections. This makes CAI members the most effective voting block in the United...
2026 California End of Legislative Session Report
Community Associations Institute (CAI) California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) spent the 2026 legislative session advocating on behalf of the approximately 14,500,000 Californians living in 5,065.000 homes in more than 51,250 community associations across the...
Civility Before Conflict: Resolving Community Association Disputes to Prevent Legislative Overreach
In today’s high-tension environment in the United States, even the most minor disputes threaten to morph into something bigger. Community association professionals and volunteers have a responsibility to make sure that disputes are resolved amicably and internally....
123 Advocates. 28 States. One Powerful Voice: CAI Takes Advocacy to Capitol Hill
Advocacy is essential to ensure the voices of the community association industry are heard where federal policies are shaped. From disaster recovery and condominium financing to insurance affordability and housing policy, decisions made in Washington, D.C., can have a...
Make Your Voice Heard for Community Associations
On Sept. 24, community association advocates from across the country will gather in Washington, D.C., for CAI’s 2026 Congressional Advocacy Summit. CAI members will meet with members of Congress and their staff to share how federal policy decisions affect the more...
