by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 25, 2018 | Court Cases
New ruling states that condominium developers cannot restrict owners from filing construction defect lawsuits. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled in favor of Cambridge Point Condominium homeowners in the case of Trustees of the Cambridge Point...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Nov 22, 2017 | Federal Advocacy
Statement of Tax Reform—November 2017 Homeownership is critical to the economy, representing an estimated 15 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Homeownership is also critical to household financial stability. According to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Nov 16, 2017 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy
The news continues to keep us up-to-date on what’s happening here in Washington, D.C.; including scandals, Tweets, and the latest contention between the Democrats and Republicans. The one popular issue making headlines that directly impacts the community association...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 16, 2017 | Federal Advocacy, HAM Radio
Last week, The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee was scheduled to mark-up S 1534 The Amateur Radio Parity Act (a.k.a. HAM radio legislation) when it was withdrawn from the docket. Florida Senator Bill Nelson and Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz cosponsored and filed an...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 3, 2017 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy, Housing Finance
There is nothing quite like walking the Halls of Congress on a sunny fall day in Washington, D.C. This week, there were hundreds of people visiting their Members of Congress talking about issues ranging from The Jones Act, Health Care to Disaster Recovery and beyond....