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Median Home Prices Dip in 3 Out of 4 Markets

Filed under: News Median home prices fell in nearly three out of four metro areas, according to a housing report released Wednesday. The National Association of Realtors found in a quarterly report that the median home price for existing, single-family homes fell in 109 out of 151 markets, compared to the same period last year. [...]

Ultimate Vacation Home Aboard World’s Largest Private Yacht

Filed under: News, Lifestyle Call it creative housing: It’s a condominium at sea for the uber-wealthy. The World, which is a 644-foot ship with 165 apartment units, roams the seas visiting exotic ports 365 days a year. It has restaurants, nightclubs, shops and theaters on board — even a putting green. For most of its [...]

HO6 home insurance coverage now required by most lenders for condos

Lenders are becoming stricter on individual unit condo policies because all conforming loans require a policy equal to 20% of the appraised value of the unit. Originally from Community Associations Network National

FL: Residents Upset By Bats In Home

A Deland family is frustrated because of the bats which have taken up residence in their home for the past week and a half. The problem started after crews did work on the roof of Tina Perron’s condo. When her house was exposed to the elements, bats got inside. Originally from Community Associations Network National

MD: Feb. blizzards drained home associations’ budgets

The Dorsey Hall Condominium Association in Ellicott City overran its snow-removal budget by about $30,000 in back-to-back blizzards last month – the equivalent of $200 extra for each of the 132 households in the neighborhood. Originally from Community Associations Network National

New Home Builds Fall 5% Due to Severe Drop in Condo Market

The drop was a result of a 20 percent plunge in the condominium and apartment market. Originally from Community Associations Network National

TX: Property owners claim home association used their TWIA funds

Joseph and Jamie Schwartzott have filed suit against Maravilla Homeowners Association Inc. and Hudak & Dawson Construction Co. Inc. over repairs to their condominium, recent court documents say. Originally from Community Associations Network National

WI: No working alarms were in home of Madison woman who died in fire

There were no working smoke alarms in the home of a 46-year-old Madison woman who died Monday morning in a condo fire on Madison’s North Side, authorities said. Originally from Community Associations Network National

CA: Electric Vehicles: What You Need to Know About Home Charging

“If you live in an apartment or condo, you need to start having the discussion about EV charging with your landlord or homeowners’ association,” said Chelsea Sexton, an electric vehicle marketing expert. “Or have the conversation with your workplace. You need a reliable place for day-to-day charging, and if it’s not at home it ought [...]

IL: For condo associations, smoking ban hits home

As smoking restrictions become increasingly widespread, smokers find the last place they can indulge freely is at home. Perhaps not for long if that home is a condominium. Associations are passing their own bans, and some include living units as well as common areas. Originally from Community Associations Network National

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