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The Continental Group made its name managing condominium and homeowners associations -- it now manages 1,300 across Florida. Now the Hollywood-based company is expanding into the trickier business of managing condo units for rent.

Trickier, because there are thousands of condos for rent competing for tenants. Continental's clients, often strapped for cash, have small marketing budgets. And Continental must try to persuade associations looking to pare expenses to invest dollars into sprucing up the building and grounds to lure renters.

So the company must get creative, using back-to-basics techniques such as posting flyers at retail strip centers and paying people to stand on street corners with big signs advertising free rent. Such techniques have helped bring them to 1,120 units in South Florida alone.

STAYING ON

When Continental, a subsidiary of publicly-traded FirstService, got into the business in 2004, they figured developers needed someone to manage rental units for a short while -- while they converted rental buildings to condominiums or to rent out units awaiting a new buyer.

But as the real estate market faltered, the conversions and sell-outs failed and Continental stayed to manage the units. Lenders who took over units through foreclosures also began to approach the company to manage for-rental condos, and Continental started marketing its services to banks, receivers and institutional owners.

Last year, this division brought in 4.4 percent of Continental's $281.5 million in revenue. While small, the business is an opportunity for Continental to branch out as many of its association clients cut back. Foreclosures have left associations unable to collect the dues they need. Some 20 associations have dropped Continental's services in the last six months, said Stephan R. Titleman, president of property management for Continental.

CUTTING LOSSES

In managing for-rent condos, Continental's primary responsibility is to help unit owners minimize their loss.

Those owners need income from the units -- fast. And they don't have much money to spend on marketing, said Danielle Cooney, vice president for the commercial property management division.

''We're going back to the old way that we used to market,'' Cooney said. That includes posting flyers and brochures and marketing to employers.

Cooney and her team are forgoing print advertising for free Internet listings, most successfully on Craigslist.

Continental even tries to get the attention of potential renters through ''human directionals'' -- people on street corners with big signs that offer free rent or simply announce the rentals.

Until about a year ago, rentals ran mostly on their own, Cooney said.

But it's become much more competitive to put renters into units, despite relatively low apartment vacancy rates of 4.6 percent in Miami-Dade and 5.5 percent in Broward, reported real estate services firm Marcus & Millichap.

`SHADOW MARKET'

That's because those rates don't reflect the for-rent condos on the market, which form a ''shadow market'' that drives down rents and pressures owners to give concessions, said Evan Kristol, a vice president in Marcus & Millichap's Fort Lauderdale office.

At the same time, many of the units' owners need the condo rented and generating income so they can quickly sell to an investor. ''We have to ramp up the rental'' rapidly, Cooney explains.

The units can be in a constant state of flux, with potential buyers coming in and out, unknown durations of rental availability and new owners suddenly taking over.

''We go through a lot of cases where there is actually a sale pending that never goes through,'' Cooney said.

To manage the potential chaos and get units rented quickly, the firm has a roving team of staffers who specialize in putting new tenants into rentals. To save money and work more efficiently, Continental also often does work in-house which it used to contract out, including completely remodeling units.

Getting the units in rent-worthy shape can be a challenge. When Continental does not manage the association, it can be much tougher to get the community to spend money on things like lawn maintenance and landscaping. Yet keeping the community attractive is key to luring potential renters.

In addition, the association or its management company may be trying to rent the units itself.

''It's a niche of the marketplace that is highly competitive,'' said real estate advisor Michael Y. Cannon, executive director of Integra Realty Resources-Miami. Besides other association management companies, Cannon said real estate agents, rental management firms such as Greystar and J&G Property Management and even lenders' in-house rental management divisions will be vying for the rental management contract.

And, ''We're competing with a lot of actual individual owners who are dropping their rents extremely low because they're facing foreclosures,'' Cooney added.

The company hopes to pick up business from individual owners. In Central Florida it manages 1,100 such units and has begun offering that service in South Florida. But it's tough to make profitable, Titleman said, and will require economies of scale similar to what the company has in Central Florida

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DALLAS, Sept 30, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Legum & Norman, Inc. (L&N), has joined Associa, the nationally recognized leader in community association management. L&N currently represents more than 50,000 units of all real estate types, including condominiums, single family homes, active adult communities, multi-family rental communities, hotels and more.
L&N was founded in Washington, DC and is now headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. In addition to the Alexandria office, L&N has three office locations: Chicago, Illinois (Legum & Norman Mid-West), Ocean City, Maryland (Legum & Norman, MD / DE Resorts Division), and Lanham, Maryland (Amtek Engineering Group).
L&N has a reputation as an industry leader, having managed community associations since 1969. In this time, L&N has earned many accreditations to its name. Not only do company personnel hold the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM(R)), Certified Property Manager (CPM(R)), Association Management Specialist (AMS(R)), Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA), Real Property Administrator (RPA), and Certified Public Accountant (CPA(R)) designations, but the company itself is recognized as an Accredited Management Organization (AMO(R)), as well as an Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC(R)).
Of the transition, Michael Shehadi, L&N's President and CEO, said, "I am excited about the advantages the Associa affiliation will afford our clients as well as our employees. The available resources will be greatly expanded, enabling us to better serve, retain and attract clients. Being an Associa company allows L&N to provide that kind of personal attention and homeowner based service, in conjunction with national benefits and group discounts."
Founded in 1979, Associa is America's leading community association management and developer services company. With more than 90 offices across the nation and growing, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations, representing thousands of communities from coast to coast. Associa has established a variety of national purchasing programs which afford clients the highest quality of products and services they need, at the most competitive prices. Associa also provides many community support services such as association websites, newsletters, and other neighborhood communication channels. For more information, please visit http://www.associaonline.com and http://www.legumnorman.com

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ROCKVILLE, Md., August 27, 2008—Jenark Business Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FADV) and a leading provider of fully integrated property management and financial accounting software and services to the real estate industry, today announced its selection by Associated Professional Services (APS) to help streamline operations and increase efficiencies for their 550 communities.

APS spent the last few years researching leading software solutions. “We choose Jenark to help automate the more tedious day-to-day processes that are a result of our current system that uses older technology with a separate directory data structure,” said Stephen Jones, manager of APS. “By automating the accounting processes with a centralized database, we are able to save our staff time, automate the bill approval process and accounts receivables as well as export documents faster. What set Jenark apart is their dedication to providing the most advanced property management technology and their partnerships with other leading technology providers. This was key to our decision because we are looking to integrate with some of Jenark’s current partners and form new partnerships,” explained Jones. Another important factor in the decision was the responsive customer service from Jenark’s management, project managers and customer service specialists.

Founded in 1982, APS specializes in serving self-managed communities and provides accounting services to property management companies. “After implementing Jenark, we expect to grow our portfolio more quickly due to the ease of use of the software, the automated processes and the strong accounting solutions that will help facilitate this growth,” said APS owner Neal Chazin.

APS will utilize Jenark’s accounting modules and community association property management database. They will also implement automated lockbox and ACH debit with their present bank, energy management, utility sub metering, Jenark database report and letter writer, the management report job stream for automated board reporting and EZ Image for scanning and document retrieval. “The addition of Jenark’s solutions will greatly enhance operations and help APS achieve their desired business goals,” said Jenark Business Systems Vice President Mark Jennings.

About Jenark Business Systems, Inc. and First Advantage
Jenark Business Systems is part of First Advantage Corporation’s Multifamily Services segment, which assists property owners and managers with resident screening, property performance analytics, property management software and renters insurance services. It was founded in 1987 with the sole mission of providing the most advanced property management technology to the real estate industry. Technological superiority, combined with the most responsive customer service in the industry, has made Jenark the solution of choice for over 250 management companies and self-managed communities nationwide, encompassing over one million units. More than any competitive system, Jenark’s software solutions deliver the performance and functionality that enables communities to maximize customer service, efficiency, productivity and revenue. Additional information is available at www.Jenark.com.

First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FADV) provides innovative products and services that mitigate risk by helping businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies make more informed decisions. Headquartered in Poway, Calif., the company has more than 4,700 employees in 12 countries that support over 90,000 clients globally. More information about First Advantage is available at www.FADV.com.

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Scott Devereaux is the new general manager for SaddleBrooke Homeowners Association #1, one of the two HOAs in the SaddleBrooke community.

Devereaux, who has been general manager of Oro Valley’s Sun City Vistoso Community Association for seven years, has more than 20 years of HOA management experience. He started in SaddleBrooke on Monday, Aug. 25, and a reception for him was held Tuesday evening.

“We are certain he will be a great asset to our association,” HOA 1 board president Jack Jeffery said in a letter to residents. “Scott will bring a new wave of enthusiasm to our management organization and community at SaddleBrooke.”

“As we look to the future, we must remember the past and those qualities that made this community successful,” Devereaux said. “Moving forward will take a coordinated effort by community members and staff to identify services important to the community as a whole.”

Devereaux’s HOA experience has been in New Hampshire, Virginia and Michigan. Earlier in his career, Devereaux was in financial and business management positions in Connecticut and Texas.

The general manager’s search committee received 42 applications from 14 states, Jeffery said in a release. “After many hours of careful screening, checking resumes, and interviews conducted by the committee and the board of directors, the final choice was made and a contract has been signed.”

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Jupiter, FL (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Desired Results Consulting, the Florida-based community association consulting firm, has announced the launch of My Condo Coach, a social network specifically for Licensed Community Association Managers (LCAMs) and the boards of directors of community associations. This forum will be the first of its kind, entering the Community Association Management industry into the dynamic world of social networking.

"The most exciting aspect about the web for businesses is the emergence of social networking," explained Lauren Davis, LCAM, CMCA, AMS and President of Desired Results Consulting. "Social networking services - like Facebook or MySpace - have created powerful new ways to communicate and share information, but no one has yet applied this powerful application to community management. This is groundbreaking and instrumental towards guiding the industry in a positive direction."

My Condo Coach is a network which provides non-legal management support and information to members, including discussion forums, blogs, email and phone support, networking brunches and discounts on workshops conducted by Desired Results Consulting. Interested members also receive a special offer on an eBook - Tricks of the Trade: How to be a Successful LCAM the First Time Around - also written by Lauren Davis.

Davis attributes her desire to create this network as a direct result of her 18 years experience as a Community Association Manager. Said Davis: "In my personal experience, the most difficult challenge starting out in the industry was the lack of guidance, mentorship, and training for dealing with day-to-day assignments. That's what we want to provide through My Condo Coach - support, consulting, collaboration, training, and mentoring for newly licensed and established managers, or for board members simply grasping to figure out how to oversee the management of their association."

Davis continued: "It's a great thing to be able to act as a team and join forces with colleagues to discuss the real day-to-day problems and solutions we encounter. There really is no comparable resource in the industry, and LCAMs with such a resource are going to be at a real competitive advantage."

To become a My Condo Coach Member or for more information go to www.mycondocoach.com or www.desiredrc.com.

Posted by Joe at 11:12 AM | Permalink

Jupiter, FL (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Desired Results Consulting, the Florida-based community association consultation firm, has announced the release of an eBook for Licensed Community Association Managers (LCAMs), Tricks of the Trade - a guide of essential tips and practices for recently certified LCAMs and other Community Association Managers looking to enhance overall performance and longevity with their communities. Tricks of the Trade offers everything from checklists to agenda templates, how to establish boundaries with the Board of Directors and communicate with residents and vendors.

The eBook is the brainchild of Lauren Davis, LCAM, CMCA, AMS and President of Desired Results Consulting. "I wanted managers to feel supported and not intimidated by the field. Many become overwhelmed and stressed because they did not have an opportunity to properly prepare -- I have consistently witnessed those who obtain their LCAM license go right to work with no training, no support, no mentor to guide them along the way, and I see this book as a relief and reliable source for those people," Davis said.

Davis attributes her desire to write this book as a direct result of her 18 years experience as a Community Association Manager; indeed, it is the corollary and distilment of her current consultation firm, Desired Results Consulting - which, alternately, provides the unique service of offering managers and boards practical solutions, by devising customized plans for maximum productivity and time management.

"We act as a support system, giving them the whole of our experience through consulting, training and hands-on evaluation," explained Davis. "What I've put down in Tricks of the Trade are the fundamental tools that I begin with when dealing with all of my clients."

Tricks of the Trade also provides value for more seasoned LCAMs who consistently must deal with the frustration of loss of productivity or pleasing the Board of Directors. "I want to give them the guidebook I never had but wanted."

As an outgrowth of her interest in assisting fellow LCAMs, Davis developed My Condo Coach, an industry resource which provides consulting, support and open blogs and forums for its members who would typically include association managers and board members. "It's a great thing to be able to have discussions with colleagues on the real day-to-day problems and solutions we encounter. There really is no comparable resource in the industry."

Tricks of the Trade can be purchased from the website at Desired Results Consulting or My Condo Coach.

Posted by Joe at 10:03 PM | Permalink

ALEXANDRIA, VA, JANUARY 14, 2008 – Sixty recipients of the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation are among the more than 300 industry professionals awarded designations by Community Associations Institute (CAI) during the second half of 2007. The following were also awarded:

* 245 Association Management Specialists (AMS)
* 5 Reserve Specialists (RS)
* 2 Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialists (CIRMS)
* 2 Large Scale Managers (LSM)

For the year, CAI awarded more than 500 AMS and PCAM designations, a new annual record.

In addition, four attorneys were admitted during the six-month period to the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL), bringing that group's membership to 104. The new members are Jay Hansen, Esq., of San Diego, CA; John Richards, Esq., of Salt Lake City, UT; Richard Salpietra, Esq., of Rancho Santa Fe, CA; and Charles Williams, Esq., of Columbus, OH.

The AMS is the second tier in the hierarchy of professional certification and designations for community association managers. The first tier is the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) credential, administered by CAI's affiliate organization, the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM). The PCAM is the third and highest credential for professional managers. The LSM designation demonstrates a specialized knowledge in the management and operation of large-scale community associations.

The RS designation recognizes education, expertise and experience in the conduct of reserve studies, an increasingly important component of community association operations.

CAI's designation programs were established in the 1990s and early 2000s to elevate the level of professionalism in the community association marketplace, a dynamic segment of the U.S. housing market that now encompasses more than 60 million Americans in an estimated 300,000 association-governed communities.

More than 3,800 managers have earned the AMS designation since it was established in 1990. More than 1,600 managers have earned the PCAM and 38 have obtained the LSM. Almost 150 professionals have received the RS designation, while 49 have earned the CIRMS designation.

CAI designation programs have elevated the professional stature of those who earn designations, and that has made CAI designations increasingly visible and valuable in the marketplace.

Information on designations and CCAL membership can be accessed at www.caionline.org/about/designations.cfm.

The following professionals earned designations during the second half of 2007:

Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM)

* Robert Baer, Arden, NC
* Bruce Bandler, Coconut Creek, FL
* Christine Carson Greengrass, Las Vegas, NV
* Jeanette Catellier, Schaumburg, IL
* Debra Cipriano, Montgomery, MD
* Joseph Colombo, Middletown, MD
* Larry Daly, Jupiter, FL
* Ryan Dorner, Troy, MI
* Tony Easton, Encinitas, CA
* Gregory Allen Edwards, Arlington, VA
* Bernie Eggener, Indianapolis, IN
* Colletta Ellsworth-Wicker, Newport News, VA
* Jamie Catherine Falconer, Buffalo Grove, IL
* Allison Fetchko, Lockport, IL
* George Gardner, Fairfax, VA
* Bradley Ginn, Huntsville, AL
* Edwin Griffin, Panama City Beach, FL
* LeJean Griffith, Houston, TX
* Tracy Hill, Rolling Meadows, IL
* Debra Hines, Alexandria, VA
* Donald Hucks, Myrtle Beach, SC
* Deborah Ippolito, Staten Island, NY
* Marcy Kravit, Weston, FL
* Laura Lazar, Lawrenceville, GA
* Wendy Linow, Henderson, NV
* Dwight Lyons, Highland Beach, FL
* Stephanie McEntire, Lees Summit, MO
* Andrea Meyer-Smith, Dallas, TX
* Susan Miller, Galena, IL
* Debbie Moore, Boynton Beach, FL
* Donna Newman, Huntington, MD
* William O'Leary, Chicago, IL
* Liisa Pelton, Ewa Beach, HI
* Stephanie Peterson, Houston, TX
* Lance Pyle, Isle of Palms, SC
* Melinda Sue Reeve, Las Vegas, NV
* Gina Rossi, New Lennox, IL
* Robert Scheaffer, Camarillo, CA
* Mary Seego, Plainfield, IL
* Reese Shanks, Lawrenceville, GA
* Robert Sharp, Hilton Head Island, SC
* Kathleen Shebiel, Boca Raton, FL
* John Sheehy, Laurel, MD
* Patricia Simpson, Denver, CO
* Stephanie Smith, Dallas, TX
* Timothy Snowden, Evanston, IL
* Michelle St. Cin, Saint Louis, MO
* Darren Thurmond, Suwanne, GA
* Michelle Underwood, Henderson, NV
* Catherine-Louise Wade, Cary, NC
* Nicole Washington, Chicago, IL
* Honna Weaver, San Jose, CA
* Lourdes Weise, Lees Summit, MO
* Pamela Wiles, Mc Lean, VA
* Crystal Williams, Visalia, CA
* Aimee Winegar, Montgomery Village, MD
* Nancy Winkler, Naples, FL
* Scott Wolf, Boston, MA
* Charles Wood, Newport News, VA
* John Michael Wray, Panama City, FL

Association Management Specialist (AMS)

* Robert Adams, Roseville, CA
* Thomas Adelsberger, Sea Isle City, NJ
* Arianne Ahlvin, Scottsdale, AZ
* Olufemi Aje, Silver Spring, MD
* John Allen, Big Sky, MT
* Judi Allen, Oldsmar, FL
* Cheryl Altemose, Zionsville, IN
* Terry Anderson, Silver Spring, MD
* Amy Ascher, Waukesha, WI
* Richard Balzhiser, Woodbridge, VA
* Coss Banza, Arlington, VA
* Harold Barger, Waldorf, MD
* Barbara Barton, Washington, DC
* Angie Baxter, Charlotte, NC
* Sylvia Bayless, Lewis Center, OH
* Laure Beaver, San Antonio, TX
* Adrienne Beck, Edwards, CO
* Dawn Beeker, Washington, DC
* Diana Behrent, Englewood, CO
* Debra Bell, Bel Air, MD
* Susan Bellani, Helendale, CA
* Cheryl Belle-Deen, Washington, DC
* Brian Belmont, Port Hadlock, WA
* Steven Bennett, Coronado, CA
* Terrie Bergdorf, Mount Pleasant, SC
* Bruce Bergeron, Lebanon, NH
* Jean Berry, Las Vegas, NV
* David Beswick, Oakland Park, FL
* Patricia Bialek, Chicago, IL
* Michele Bilawsky, Delray Beach, FL
* Robert Blakesley, Phoenix, AZ
* Denise Bogucki, Sagamore Hills, OH
* Sharon Bolinger, Las Vegas, NV
* John Bouchie, Honolulu, HI
* Sonya Bradley, Houston, TX
* Janet Bradley, Ann Arbor, MI
* Silvio Brizu, Chicago, IL
* Gary Broderick, Youngstown, OH
* Shantrell Brown, Falls Church, VA
* Melissa Brown, Ann Arbor, MI
* Ellen Brown, Bradenton, FL
* Christopher Buono, Boston, MA
* Connie Burbage, Daniel Island, SC
* James Cain, Lake Lure, NC
* Frederick Calfo, Naples, FL
* John Carona, Dallas, TX
* Vern Carrillo, Phoenix, AZ
* Paul Carroccio, Manchester Center, VT
* Howard Carter, Davie, FL
* Ginger Cauley, Greenwood Village, CO
* Stephen Cellucci, Niceville, FL
* Delilah Chan, Chicago, IL
* James Claggett, Cheverly, MD
* David Clattenburg, Plantation, FL
* Alina Cochran, Raleigh, NC
* Michael Cousineau, Danville, CA
* Lonnie Ed Cox, Miami Beach, FL
* Mindy Dahlberg, Minneapolis, MN
* Richard Desmond, New Winsdor, NY
* James (Jim) Dodson, Long Beach, CA
* Silvia Dominguez, Greenwood Village, CO
* Joann Doty, Bellevue, WA
* Patricia DuBuque, Ocean City, MD
* Michelle Dugan, Cape Canaveral, FL
* Jennifer Dunn, Aurora, CO
* Sharyn Edwards, San Diego, CA
* Jason Eglin, Fairfax, VA
* George Eichinger, Washington, DC
* Jacqueline Fanter, Orland Park, IL
* Paul Feeley, Philadelphia, PA
* Justin Field, Arden, NC
* John Field, Broomfield, CO
* Stephanie Floyd, Mesquite, TX
* Sheila Foote, Fairfax, VA
* James Forsyth, Yuma, AZ
* Keith Fortin, Merrimack, NH
* Sallie Foster, Baltimore, MD
* Betsey French, Des Moines, IA
* Timothy Fulton, Reno, NV
* Margaret Gallegos, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Gregory Gardner, Fairfax, VA
* Richard Garlen, Boynton Beach, FL
* Phillip Gates, Mc Cormick, SC
* Kim George, Stevenson, MD
* Bernedene Geriene, Oak Harbor, WA
* Steve Ginsburg, Missouri City, TX
* Janice Gladney-Avery, Chicago, IL
* Brandi Goble, New Albany, OH
* Daniel Goodrich, Hemet, CA
* Eric Gordon, Tigard, OR
* Jamie Gordon, Dallas, TX
* Kristen Griggs, Carlsbad, CA
* Joanne Haluska, Hudson, OH
* Diane Hampson, Colorado Springs, CO
* Helene Haratsaris, Plymouth, MI
* Alan Hatch, Mesa, AZ
* Mayea Henderson, Arlington, VA
* Keith Heuberger, Libertyville, IL
* David Hill, Atlanta, GA
* Diane Hilliard, Sherman Oaks, CA
* Jada Hilyer, Hoover, AL
* Ray Hinchman, Ewa Beach, HI
* Larry Hirschman, Fairfax, VA
* Jason Hoorn, Henderson, NV
* Carol Hunter, Reno, NV
* Nancy Huntington, Chester, VA
* Neil Hutchinson, Salt Lake City, UT
* Kelly Ichelson, Lake Ozark, MO
* Wayne Ireland, Chandler, AZ
* James Irwin, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Karen Jahn, South Salem, NY
* Renee Jarman, Waldorf, MD
* D. Rick Jordan, Owings Mills, MD
* Doug Jorg, Kahului, HI
* Eileen Kauder, Angola, NY
* Robert Keegan, Kennebunk, ME
* Sharon Keith, Virginia Beach, VA
* Drew Kelly, Seattle, WA
* Roy Kempf, Louisville, KY
* Denise Keser, Las Vegas, NV
* Nadya Klima, San Diego, CA
* Nancy Kontoes, Corona, CA
* Joan Kresefsky, Three Bridges, NJ
* Steve Krevat, Big Sky, MT
* Bryan Kuester, Fort Mill, SC
* Diana Kuzek, Mesa, AZ
* Michael Kwiatek, Hampton, VA
* Kwame Kyere-Yiadom, Rockville, MD
* Tara Laing, Ocean City, MD
* Patricia Lall, Arlington, VA
* Julie Lambert, Encinitas, CA
* Constance Lang, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Gayle Lang, Chicago, IL
* Mary Lockhart, Martinsburg, WV
* Rene Longoria, Helendale, CA
* Crishana Loritsch, Ashburn, VA
* Jene Lyons, Dumfries, VA
* Jennifer Mahoney, Sheldon, SC
* Arian Manalo, Chicago, IL
* Nancy Mandino, Bedford, MA
* Carol Markel, Sarasota, FL
* Dawn Marshall, Las Vegas, NV
* Linda Martin, Farmington Hills, MI
* Peggy Martin, Bluffton, SC
* Olga Matos, San Antonio, TX
* Matt McQuiston, Indianapolis, IN
* Eric Mondrush, Milford, MI
* Amy Murray, Newport News, VA
* Dana Needle, Olney, MD
* Erika North, Seattle, WA
* Alyceanne Nunn, Long Beach, CA
* Ellena Obianyo, Washington, DC
* Michael O'Connor, Rochester, MI
* Theresa Ojinmah, Washington, DC
* Alp Ozsoy, Miami, FL
* Danielle Palm, Naperville, IL
* Toni Partin, Gaithersburg, MD
* Ruth Perry, Glen Allen, VA
* Derek Peterson, Salt Lake City, UT
* Todd Petherbridge, Chapel Hill, NC
* Gloria Petsch, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Pamela Phillips, Arden, NC
* Teresa Phillips, Gainesville, VA
* Richard Pitrowski, Valrico, FL
* Don Plank, Harrisonburg, VA
* Donna Plant, Holiday, FL
* Terry Presmont, Alexandria, VA
* Michael Price, Waikoloa, HI
* Herbert Profitt, Crestview, FL
* Matthew Quinn, Edina, MN
* Betty Raffel, Alexandria, VA
* Ray Ramelow, Broomfield, CO
* Kirstie Ranta, Alexandria, VA
* Kristin Remhoff, Las Vegas, NV
* Cynthia Reuter-Zingraff, Fort Myers, FL
* Jennifer Rewerts, Dallas, TX
* Gary Reznick, Vernon Hills, IL
* Tracey Rhodes, Holliston, MA
* Daniel Riley, Bondville, VT
* James Romine, Georgetown, TX
* Kristie Rose, Murrieta, CA
* Omar Said, Sarasota, FL
* Harriet Schwarzber, North Brunswick, NJ
* Ed Shannon, Red River, NM
* Sheryl Sharp, Oceanside, CA
* Susan Shaw, Sandy Springs, GA
* Brian Sheppelman, Highlands Ranch, CO
* Roy Shimonishi, Honolulu, HI
* Cori Shipp, Encinitas, CA
* Sandra Shock, Detroit, MI
* Brett Shockey, Bellevue, WA
* Gary Simon, Olney, MD
* Rick Smith, Lowell, MA
* Kirk Smith, Ann Arbor, MI
* Annette Smith, Pooler, GA
* Catherine Smith, Sunriver, OR
* Heather Somerville, Edwards, CO
* Sandra Sosnowski, Palm Desert, CA
* Susan South, Las Vegas, NV
* Karl Stephens, Savannah, GA
* Kerri Stimpson, Shark River Hills, NJ
* Mike Stringer, Broomfield, CO
* Brenda Tate, Broomfield, CO
* Susan Teaff, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
* Kane Thomas, Portland, OR
* Daniel Thomas, Carrollton, TX
* Krystal Thomas, Denver, CO
* Samantha Tillinghast, Vernon Hills, IL
* Rich Trisler, Myrtle Beach, SC
* Lori Troyer, Spokane, WA
* Patricia Tschirhart, San Antonio, TX
* Courtney Tungett Knutte, Chicago, IL
* Mark Tyson, Stuart, FL
* John Vickers, Dallas, TX
* Debra Vickrey, Aurora, CO
* Darrin Waldron, Springfield, VA
* Robert Wallace, Mesa, AZ
* Beatrix Wallbrunn, Fairfax, VA
* Barbara Wallner, Wales, WI
* Andrea Walsh, Woodridge, IL
* Honna Weaver, San Jose, CA
* Ron Weinhold, Raleigh, NC
* Barbara Weis, Philadelphia, PA
* Liane Weld, Henderson, NV
* Thomas Wellman, Kennebunk, ME
* Catherine Wells, Boston, MA
* Paula Wesson, Palm Beach, FL
* James Whatton, Broomfield, CO
* Amanda Wheeler, Hastings, MN
* Crystal Whittenton, Raleigh, NC
* Linda Wilkins, Richfield, MN
* Catherine Williams, Fairfax, VA
* Christopher Willis, Edina, MN
* Mathew Wilson, Bradenton, FL
* Beverly Wilson, San Francisco, CA
* Kerrie Wilson, Millersville, MD
* Julie Wilson, Columbia, SC
* John Wirkkala, Broomfield, CO
* Ellen Wolf, Kihei, HI
* Vanessa Wuestewald, Redlands, CA
* Jan Wyninger, Washougal, WA
* JoAnn Wyrick, Austin, TX
* Tamiko Yancey, Alexandria, VA
* Karen Young, Phoenix, AZ
* Robert Zito, Tobyhanna, PA

Large-Scale Manager (LSM)

* John Davey, Vernon, NJ
* Kate Hines, Fripp Island, SC

Reserve Specialist (RS)

* Samuel Buckingham, Redmond, WA
* Andrew Dionne, Hershey, PA
* Lauren Rojo, San Francisco, CA
* Alan Ruth, Las Vegas, NV
* James Stegemerten, Woodstock, MD

Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialist (CIRMS)

* Matthew Lawton, San Juan Capistrano, CA
* Michael Palladino, Bala Cynwyd, PA

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581
Email: CAIdirect@caionline.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Frank Rathbun
Phone: 703-548-8600, ext. 261
Fax: 703-684-1581

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ALEXANDRIA, VA, JANUARY 11, 2008—The National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM) granted credentials to 475 professionals (listed below) who earned their Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) certification during the second half of 2007.

The CMCA signifies that a manager has passed NBC-CAM's national exam and met the requirements for managing condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations. More than 7,650 professionals have earned CMCA certification since the program was developed in 1995.

To search for an active CMCA, go to www.nbccam.org/hiring/search.cfm.

NBC-CAM was founded by Community Associations Institute (CAI) to establish guidelines for acquiring and demonstrating fundamental knowledge of community association management. An affiliate of CAI, NBC-CAM operates as an independent entity.

To obtain CMCA certification, managers must complete a 16-hour classroom course, the Essentials of Community Association Management, and pass the NBC-CAM CMCA Examination. Certified managers must adhere to the CMCA Standards of Professional Conduct and take continuing education courses for recertification. CMCA recipients who don't comply with the Standards of Professional Conduct are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including suspension or revocation of the credential.

NBC-CAM is the first and only national organization created solely to certify community association managers and to help consumers identify managers who have demonstrated fundamental competency and knowledge in this profession.

With the dramatic increase in association-governed housing, there is an expanded need for education in community association management. The number of community associations in the United States has grown from 10,000 in 1970 to almost 300,000 today.

A community association manager's duties include providing administrative, operational and managerial counsel to association boards and residents; developing association budgets and financial reports; enforcing community association covenants and restrictions; overseeing payment for community association services, and managing association personnel.

The following managers received their CMCA during the second half of 2007:

* Elizabeth Acevedo, Washington, DC
* Adesola Adewunmi, Wesley Chapel, FL
* Cherelene Adewunmi, Wesley Chapel, FL
* Monte Akers, Portland, OR
* John Allen, Big Sky, MT
* Michael Anderberg, West Jordan, UT
* Terry Anderson, Silver Spring, MD
* Sarah Anderson, Seattle, WA
* Benjamin Anderson, Tucson, AZ
* Viviana Angel, West Miami, FL
* Amy Ascher, Waukesha, WI
* Anita Askew, Roswell, GA
* Leah Ayers, Pigeon Forge, TN
* Toby Babich, Breckenridge, CO
* Kelli Badary, Virginia Beach, VA
* Terrance Bailey, Fort Washington, MD
* Jeffrey Baker, Canyon Lake, CA
* Julie Balestreri, Portland, OR
* Diane Ball, Highlands Ranch, CO
* Ermir Ballaj, Chicago, IL
* Richard Balzhiser, Woodbridge, VA
* Michael Banyas, Port St Lucie, FL
* Ann Baran, Laguna Niguel, CA
* Robin Baran, Buffalo Grove, IL
* Chris Barber, Vancouver, WA
* Denise Barber, Fort Myers, FL
* Terri Barry, Charleston, SC
* James Baska, Issaquah, WA
* Tonya Bates, Las Vegas, NV
* Barbara Bauer, Anaheim, CA
* Ann Beatty, Fishers, IN
* Barbara Beaudoin, Daytona Beach, FL
* Cheryl Belle-Deen, Washington, DC
* Jeffrey Belluschi, Portland, OR
* Amanda Benavidez, Fort Collins, CO
* Jenesa Bernazzani, Lodi, CA
* Bobbie Berry, Atlanta, GA
* Lawrence Berry, Surfside Beach, SC
* Dianne Bifalco, Kiawah Island, SC
* Kirk Bigelow, Millersville, MD
* Jacqueline Bill, Murrieta, CA
* Robert Billings, Midland, MI
* Beth Black, Saint Charles, IL
* Beth Blatt, Princeton, NJ
* Susan Blevins, Afton, OK
* Denise Bogucki, Sagamore Hills, OH
* Ted Bolstad, Estero, FL
* Ted Bose, Big Bear Lake, CA
* John Bouchie, Honolulu, HI
* Debra Bremer, Edina, MN
* John Brewer, Honolulu, HI
* Bernadette Briones, Honolulu, HI
* Royce Brocato, Dallas, TX
* Gary Broderick, Youngstown, OH
* Carmen Brokaw, Nice, CA
* Karen Brown, Reno, NV
* Ellen Brown, Bradenton, FL
* Harry Bruderly, Pompano Beach, FL
* Sonia Brunk, Irving, TX
* Samuel Buckingham, Redmond, WA
* Wendy Buffington, Charlotte, NC
* Christopher Buono, Boston, MA
* Connie Burbage, Daniel Island, SC
* Greg Burgess, Portland, OR
* Eleanor Burris, Alpharetta, GA
* Monique Bursey, Tempe, AZ
* Kelly Callaway, Broomfield, CO
* Lenora Calloway, Upper Marlboro, MD
* Barrie Cameron, Charlotte, NC
* John Carona, Dallas, TX
* Kimberly Carr, Valencia, CA
* Nancy Carr, Fishers, IN
* Charles (Trey) Carroll, Fort Collins, CO
* Marcus Carter, Atlanta, GA
* Thomas Cartwright, Kamas, UT
* Kerri Cassaro, Broomfield, CO
* Stephen Cellucci, Niceville, FL
* Sharon Chappell, Broomfield, CO
* Yu-Shan Cheng, San Diego, CA
* Joanne Childers, Arlington, TX
* David Chism, Honolulu, HI
* Kathy Christensen, Littleton, CO
* Alexandra Ciancaglini, Granby, CO
* Polly Cisneros, Lafayette, CO
* Kristine Clancy, Mount Laurel, NJ
* Sara Clay, Virginia Beach, VA
* Carl Cleary, Dallas, TX
* Jacqueline Cleveland, Seattle, WA
* John Cligny, Pleasanton, CA
* Utahna Cligny, Pleasanton, CA
* Cindy Coakley, Fort Collins, CO
* Alex Cohen, Philadelphia, PA
* Jennifer Coleman, Palm Harbor, FL
* David Collins, Baltimore, MD
* Glenn Collins, Largo, FL
* Michele Colson, Virginia Beach, VA
* Patricia Colwell, Lake Suzy, FL
* Vanessa Comte, Woodbridge, VA
* Gloria (Nan) Connolly, Las Vegas, NV
* Keith Conrad, Woodridge, IL
* Karen Cook, Woodbridge, VA
* Brandi Cook, Arlington, VA
* Martha Copeland, Anthem, AZ
* Chad Cornelison, Dallas, TX
* Russell Cornwall, Ventura, CA
* Michael Cousineau, Danville, CA
* Sarah Crawford, Prescott, AZ
* Michael Crawford, San Jose, CA
* Nora Creek, Shelby Twp, MI
* John Cremen, Monroe Twp, NJ
* Brian Crow, Dallas, TX
* Nancy Croy-Anyanonu, Farmington Hills, MI
* Brenda Crubaugh, Littleton, CO
* Rebecca Cruse, Fishers, IN
* John Curtis, Hilton Head, SC
* Thomas Daramus, Plant City, FL
* Jeff Davis, Naples, FL
* Dana Davis, Miami, FL
* Virginia Davis, Raleigh, NC
* Betsey Dekker, Captiva, FL
* Robert DeMott, Fairfax, VA
* David DeShaw, Orlando, FL
* Rachael DeTar, Troy, MI
* Teresa DeWitt, Carlsbad, CA
* Tenny DiCarlo, Boston, MA
* Theresa Diekman, Minneapolis, MN
* Patrick Dimarzo, Falls Church, VA
* Nicholas Disparte, Palm Harbor, FL
* James (Jim) Dodson, Long Beach, CA
* Kirk Dondino, San Diego, CA
* Thomas Donnelly, Mary Esther, FL
* Gregory Dove, Arlington, VA
* Michele Drain, McKinney, TX
* Karen Dubose, Las Vegas, NV
* Jamaka Duhon, Dallas, TX
* Randy Dunton, Broomfield, CO
* Gail Dwight, Flower Mound, TX
* Catherine Dziadosz, Tampa, FL
* Sarah Ann Earring, Tracy, CA
* Trisha Elrod, Charleston, SC
* William Emmerich, Fleming Island, FL
* Laura Etchison, Gaithersburg, MD
* Jennifer Everingham, Bradenton, FL
* Charity Eyler, Waldorf, MD
* Mary Fanning, Oak Harbor, WA
* Brenda Farley, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Robert Featherston, Chicago, IL
* Mary Felix, Edina, MN
* Ronald Ficalora, La Mesa, CA
* Allison Field, Providence, RI
* Mary Fields, Saint Simons Island, GA
* Craig Finck, Plainfield, IL
* Scott Fisher, South Pasadena, FL
* John Fitch, Woodbridge, VA
* Jean Flannery, Manassas, VA
* Shandron Forte, Douglasville, GA
* Susan Fortenberry, Falls Church, VA
* Keith Fortin, Merrimack, NH
* Joe Fortunato, Gouldsboro, PA
* Jeff Foster, Lewis Center, OH
* Jennifer Foster, Charlotte, NC
* Stephanie Freeman, Woodland Hills, CA
* Daniel Fulton, Seminole, FL
* Julia Galpin, Clearwater, FL
* Greg Gardner, West Jordan, UT
* Rachel Garrett, Issaquah, WA
* David Garrett, Dallas, TX
* Roe Gawlik, Mission, TX
* Laura Gervasi, Allentown, PA
* Pamela Gilbert, Bellevue, WA
* Michael Gill, Honolulu, HI
* Rosalyn Gilpin, Charlotte, NC
* Daniel Gordon, Chantilly, VA
* Bruce Gosizk, Mount Laurel, NJ
* Alicia Graham, Seattle, WA
* Angela Griffith, Marietta, GA
* Daniel Griffiths, Hamden, CT
* Diane Grogan, Kula, HI
* Ian Guertin, Baltimore, MD
* Suzanne Guyton, Biloxi, MS
* Lesley Hale, Chicago, IL
* Edie Hale, Portland, ME
* Diane Hall, Allentown, PA
* Joe Hanneken, Point Venture, TX
* Sigrid Hardin, Lakewood, WA
* Jeff Harman, Denham Springs, LA
* Robert Harrell, Bellevue, WA
* Amy Harris, Williamsburg, VA
* David Hayden, Kirkland, WA
* Melissa Haynes, Newport News, VA
* Summer Healey, Big Sky, MT
* Julie Hebdon, Fairfax, VA
* Dawn Hekking, Yarmouth Port, MA
* Vanda Hembree, Santa Monica, CA
* Karen Henderson, Las Vegas, NV
* Barbara Hensley, La Mesa, CA
* Elizabeth Hensley, La Mesa, CA
* Steven Herron, Bozeman, MT
* Elvin Hidalgo, Los Angeles, CA
* Tammy Hill, Minneapolis, MN
* David Hill, Atlanta, GA
* Diane Hilliard, Sherman Oaks, CA
* Diane Hilt, Orlando, FL
* Elizabeth Hinkle, San Diego, CA
* Sheila Hitt, Dallas, TX
* Cortney Hjorten, Virginia Beach, VA
* Sarah Hoey, Albuquerque, NM
* Anne Hoffman, Chiacgo, IL
* Lisa Hoffman, Ashburn, VA
* Denise Holley, Orangeburg, SC
* Janet Hollingshead, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Marcia Holly, Broomfield, CO
* James Hoppensteadt, Naples, FL
* Lori Huffman, Broomfield, CO
* Cory Humble, Seaside, OR
* Marcie Hummer, Williamstown, NJ
* Stuart Humphreys, San Jose, CA
* Carol Hunter, Reno, NV
* Kelly Ichelson, Lake Ozark, MO
* Kristin Ingram, Davenport, FL
* James Irwin, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
* Pam Isham, Saint George, UT
* Anita Jeter, Glen Allen, VA
* Elijah Jones, Florence, SC
* LaVon Jones, Fernley, NV
* Doris Jones, Las Vegas, NV
* Aaron Jones, Ocean Park, WA
* Thomas Jonez, Gig Harbor, WA
* Sean Jordan, Newton, MA
* Ruth Kamenski, New Port Richey, FL
* Fran Katz, Morganville, NJ
* Robert Keegan, Kennebunk, ME
* Kay Keller, Bel Air, MD
* Liz Kemme, Temecula, CA
* Alicia Kerns, Columbus, OH
* Adam Kimball, Killington, VT
* Jenny Kinchen, Albuquerque, NM
* Morgan King, Hoover, AL
* Lisa Klein, Falls Church, VA
* Shirley Klocek, Woodbridge, VA
* Andrea Klopfenstein, Portland, OR
* Bradley Koehn, Troy, MI
* Fionnuala Kofoed, Saratoga Springs, UT
* Jean Kong, Boston, MA
* Mark Krotz, Naples, FL
* Danielle Kutay, Charlotte, NC
* Kwame Kyere-Yiadom, Rockville, MD
* Larisa Laguardia, Miami Shores, FL
* Teresa Lamb, Dallas, TX
* Richard Larsen, Foster City, CA
* Liz Lawrence, Laurel, MD
* Carson Lawrence, Southport, NC
* Kimberly Lax, Tucson, AZ
* Joshua Learner, Dover, NH
* Lisa Lemmond, Dallas, TX
* Stephen Lewis, Melrose, MA
* Rosemarie Linder, Fairfax, VA
* Jessica Lindzy, Lakewood, CO
* Lisa Locke, Temecula, CA
* Rod Louderback, Fort Collins, CO
* Sandi MacCalla, Kirkland, WA
* Sydney Majchen, Fresno, CA
* M. Saleem Malik, McLean, VA
* Jenny Mann, Fort Collins, CO
* Mary Jo Marcus, Vernon Hills, IL
* Thomas Markell, Woodbridge, VA
* Michael Mauldin, Marietta, GA
* Matthew Mayes, Dallas, TX
* Patrick Mazzei, Woodbridge, VA
* Tonya McCabe, Havertown, PA
* Adam McCallum, Princeton, NJ
* Timm McCarty, Washington, DC
* Steve McCloskey, Miramar Beach, FL
* Carrie McCommons, Irving, TX
* Sara McConkie, Puyallup, WA
* Cynthia McEwan, Jacksonville, FL
* Carolyn McFerrin, Dallas, TX
* Joshua McGee, Sugar Land, TX
* Amanda McGinley, Laguna Hills, CA
* Teri McGuinness, Tucson, AZ
* Terrence McGuire, Woodbridge, VA
* Lisa McKenzie, Henderson, NV
* Barbara McLaughlin, Daniel Island, SC
* Geralyn McMartin, Oakton, VA
* Bonnie McNelly, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Matt McQuiston, Indianapolis, IN
* Clifford Meehan, Naples, FL
* Chelsea Mehaffie, Bellevue, WA
* Alice Jo Meulman, Dallas, TX
* Diane Meyer, Las Vegas, NV
* Larry Michaels, Bedford, MA
* Meghan Michals, Lockport, IL
* Tiffany Mills, Jacksonville, FL
* Rob Milne, Buffalo Grove, IL
* Wes Mims, Panama City Beach, FL
* Michael Monahan, Bedford, MA
* Paul Moore, Youngstown, OH
* Amber Moore, Glen Allen, VA
* Vikki Morley, Tempe, AZ
* Neda Moyer, Ashburn, VA
* Patrick Moyna, Stratton Mtn, VT
* Stella Munro, Shrewsbury, MA
* Courtney Murphy, Las Vegas, NV
* Amy Murray, Newport News, VA
* Patrick Murray, Bellmaun, NJ
* James Murray, Charleston, SC
* BJ Myers, Lewis Center, OH
* Joan Myles, Las Vegas, NV
* Lisa Neff, Kennesaw, GA
* Don Neidhart, Palm Springs, CA
* Syril Newman, Lakewood, CO
* Angela Nielsen, Haymarket, VA
* Jeremy Novak, Port Saint Joe, FL
* Felicia Nunley, Nashville, TN
* Donald O'Brien, Eagan, MN
* Lilah Odam, Albuquerque, NM
* Robert Oliveira, Naples, FL
* Julie Orrender, Saint Augustine, FL
* Ryan Osburn, Largo, FL
* Charlotte Paden, Wailuku, HI
* Howard Pancirer, Woodland Hills, CA
* Timothy Paoli, Boston, MA
* Danielle Paradise, Saint Paul, MN
* John Parten, Ketchum, ID
* Toni Partin, Gaithersburg, MD
* Jennifer Pederson, Minneapolis, MN
* Wilfredo Perez, Riverview, FL
* Sarah Perry, Waldorf, MD
* Diane Petersen, Saint Paul, MN
* Chris Petz, Broomfield, CO
* Joanna Phalen, Redmond, OR
* Steven Philbin, Fairfax, VA
* Crystal Pingel, Minneapolis, MN
* Richard Pitrowski, Valrico, FL
* Donna Plant, Holiday, FL
* Karen Posada, Fillmore, CA
* Phyllis Powell, Alexandria, VA
* Bridget Pozzi, Broomfield, CO
* Lauri Pszeracki, Anaheim, CA
* Igusti Ayu Dyah Purwati, Washington, DC
* Dan Quartermane, Apex, NC
* Tania Quinones, Orlando, FL
* Cindy Rademacher, Flower Mound, TX
* Margaret Rankin, Houston, TX
* Brian Rayborn, Santa Clara, CA
* Sy Raza, Newark, NJ
* Cara Reardon, Lakewood, CO
* Kristin Remhoff, Las Vegas, NV
* Valerie Reynolds, Dumfries, VA
* Susan Rhyne, Chicago, IL
* Katha Rich, Palm Harbor, FL
* Michelle Richardson, Mansfield, WA
* Mark Risner, Denver, CO
* Constance Roberts, Merrimack, NH
* Jeffrey Roberts, Naples, FL
* Jack Roche, Joliet, IL
* Nicole Rodin, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Sean Rogers, Portland, OR
* Janet Rogers, Williamsburg, IN
* James Romine, Georgetown, TX
* Jennifer Rosa, Leesburg, VA
* Dawn Roscoe, Chantilly, VA
* Renee Roth, Glen Allen, VA
* Daniel Rottman, Greenwood Village, CO
* Jennifer Rovi, Dallas, TX
* Kim Rubly, Tucson, AZ
* Peggy Runyon, Edina, MN
* Karen Savereux, Puyallup, WA
* Robert Scheaffer, Camarillo, CA
* Rita Scheirer, Allentown, PA
* Rebecca Schirm, Centerville, VA
* Paula Schroeck, Gouldsboro, PA
* Thomas Scoville, Eden, UT
* Juanita Seekins, San Antonio, TX
* Gordana Sekulic, Raleigh, NC
* Scott Selman, Mammoth Lakes, CA
* Kimberly Sequist, Albuquerque, NM
* Kay Serventi, Tomball, TX
* Pam Sexton, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Karen Sfara, Orlando, FL
* Bruce Shanley, Palm Harbor, FL
* Neal Shaughnessy, Chicago, IL
* Asa Sherwood, Chicago, IL
* Brett Shockey, Bellevue, WA
* Mary Beth Shoemaker, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Ginger Sickels, Broomfield, CO
* Pamela Silvey, Fishers, IN
* Wanda Simeona, Tempe, AZ
* Deborah Simonetti, Temecula, CA
* Christine Simpson, Manassas, VA
* Leah Singleton, Mount Holly, NC
* Gary Singleton, Smithtown, NY
* Jill Sirota, Skokie, IL
* Karen Smith, San Diego, CA
* Robert Smith, Norfolk, VA
* Vicki Smith, Lewis Center, OH
* Ryan Smith, Austin, TX
* Alison Snyder, Baltimore, MD
* Amy Snyder, Cape Coral, FL
* Zachary Sobel, Jupiter, FL
* Donald Soepboer, Victoria, BC
* Laura Solis, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Maria Solis, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Bud Spadafore, San Jose, CA
* John Speckman, Palm Harbor, FL
* Misty Speer, San Antonio, TX
* Tracy Spooner, Raleigh, NC
* Jason St. Clair, Virginia Bch, VA
* Susan Stanley, Sherman Oaks, CA
* Terry Steele, Annapolis, MD
* Stephanie Stewart, Plymouth Meeting, PA
* Joe Stewart, Raleigh, NC
* Kerri Stimpson, Shark River Hills, NJ
* Nicole Stone, Rehoboth, MA
* Jonathon Stout, La Mesa, CA
* John Strauss, Bel Air, MD
* Tara Strickwerda, Kailua Kona, HI
* Michelle Sullivan, Dallas, TX
* Michael Sullivan, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Katherine Susmilch, Oak Park, IL
* Deanna Symington, Edina, MN
* Marina Talavera, Silver Spring, MD
* Deana Tames, Pinetop, AZ
* Susan Teaff, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
* Kim Teepe, Reno, NV
* Scott Thibodeau, Las Vegas, NV
* Kane Thomas, Portland, OR
* Nicole Tonelli, Charlotte, NC
* Howard Torjusen, Orlando, FL
* Frederick Traut, Abingdon, MD
* Thomas Trittipo, Naples, FL
* Marisa Trujillo, Albuquerque, NM
* Justin Tull, West Jordan, UT
* Ilene Uydess, Monroe Township, NJ
* Andrew Vacek, Sugar Land, TX
* Janice Van Hook, Kirkland, WA
* Richard Van Slyke, Tempe, AZ
* Jill Van Slyke, Avon, CO
* Carol Vasquez, Dallas, TX
* Cindy Vasquez, Naples, FL
* Tiffany Victorio, San Diego, CA
* Cherie Von Haack, Bel Air, MD
* Mark Wade, Ivins, UT
* Keith Walker, Chicago, IL
* Anthony Ward, Atlanta, GA
* Jennifer Warren, Sarasota, FL
* Nancy Weiner, Henderson, NV
* Barbara Weis, Philadelphia, PA
* Thomas Wellman, Kennebunk, ME
* John West, Las Vegas, NV
* Thomas Westing, Littleton, CO
* Bekke White, Atlanta, GA
* Kelly White, North Myrtle Beach, SC
* Robert White, Naples, FL
* Emily Whitley, Charlotte, NC
* Joe Whitney, Woodbridge, VA
* Aleisha Wiest, Depoe Bay, OR
* Linda Wilkins, Richfield, MN
* Carrie Wilson, Las Vegas, NV
* Cynthia Wilson, Washington, DC
* Jeannie Winslow, Burke, VA
* Shanna Wolk, Port Saint Lucie, FL
* Dale Woods, Surprise, AZ
* Kristine Woosley, Gulf Shores, AL
* Lora Wright, Northville, MI
* William Wyszczelski, Las Vegas, NV
* Tabetha Yarbrough, Saint Petersburg, FL
* Leilani York, Issaquah, WA
* Alva Youngner, Saint Simons Island, GA
* Beth Yousey, Kissimmee, FL
* Denna Yu, Sugar Land, TX
* Kunzang Yuthok, Kailua Kona, HI
* Elayne Zahn, Bel Air, MD
* Roseanne Zemming, Riverside, CA
* Roland Zion, Englewood, FL

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581

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Markham, ON (PRWEB) November 9, 2007 -- NORTHWIND-Maestro PMS, provider of Maestro Enterprise Property Management hotel software and reservation software solutions for hospitality, announced that it successfully implemented the industry's first online Condo and Timeshare Owner Management system as part of its Web Connection package of online modules to drive greater revenue & productivity for users. The new online Condo and Timeshare Owner Management + Web module is fully operational at the 257-unit Prince Resort at Cherry Grove Pier in North Myrtle Beach, North Carolina and at the 360-unit Jay Peak resort in North Troy, Vermont.

"Our resort installed Maestro's Online Condo and Timeshare Ownership + Web system because it provides owners with the convenience of remote Web access that has never been possible before from any vendor," said Ed Prince, owner of Prince Resort at Cherry Grove Pier. "Today's condo and timeshare owners want to monitor and manage their units online, and Maestro delivered what our owners are requesting." Prince noted that his clients want to track their unit's activity via the Internet to check availability to plan vacations when their unit is free so they are not losing revenue by occupying it in a high demand period. "With full online access to their unit's availability, owners do not have to wait to call our offices to get unit information. It is solid technology that improves service."

Maestro is only vendor with online condo-timeshare ownership management
The 360-unit Jay Peak Resort also recently installed Maestro's Online Condo and Timeshare Management + Web system. "We installed Maestro's Web-enabled Condo and Timeshare system because our owners have requested online access to their unit's availability for a long time, and only NORTHWIND provides it," said Buffy Ardine, reservation manager for Jay Peak Resort. "Our owners value the ability to check their current and historical unit information online. The system is exactly what Jay Peak Resort wanted."

Online owner management - essential for business
"The condo - timeshare ownership trend is growing in many markets," said Warren Dehan, NORTHWIND-Maestro PMS' president of North American Operations. "Providing owners with Internet access to their units is essential for operators who want to attract more business. NORTHWIND is leading the industry with its 'Web Connection' technology and we are delighted with the two newest installations of Condo and Timeshare Owner Management + Web." NORTHWIND developed the industry's first comprehensive online Condo Owner Management system by teaming with large ownership property operators and delivering the revenue enhancing functionality they asked for.

The new Maestro Condo and Timeshare Owner Management + Web solution enables owners to use the Internet any time to

Easily view their unit information and performance online;
Check their unit's availability any time;
Reserve their unit for their own use;
View their owner statements online.

To see this and other Property Management System solution technologies offered by NORTHWIND, please visit booth #3038 at the IH/M&RS November 11-13, 2007, Jacob Javitz Center in New York, NY. NORTHWIND-Maestro will also be at the Historic Hotels of America 18th Annual Meeting November 27-29, 2007 in St. Petersburg Beach, FL. Please contact or visit us to request a demo and find out what our service can do for yours!

About NORTHWIND - Maestro PMS
We know how important it is that you provide your guests a consistent level of service and repeat recognition, while maintaining a 360 degree guest view at every point of contact. NORTHWIND is empowering over 6500 users worldwide by delivering the industry's most complete property management solution suite with over 20 robust Maestro applications sharing one single-image database. The Maestro Property Management Suite may be deployed via Windows, UNIX, Linux, Terminal Services, ASP and Web platforms.

NORTHWIND, is recognized in the hospitality industry for its "standard setting" Support & Services and state-of-the-art Maestro technology. The company is respected for being a partner that understands how to help you boost productivity and strengthen management control for your hotel, resort, conference center or multi-property group by providing flexible solutions that increase productivity and maximize ROI. With a network of dealers and offices worldwide, NORTHWIND is a leading supplier of software for all types of hospitality operations including hotels, resorts, timeshares, condominiums, retreats, state parks and clubs. Maestro applications are engineered for operators who need to manage their enterprise in a real time environment for the utmost operational control and profitability.

Maestro Property Management Suite
The Maestro Suite is comprised of over 20 integrated modules including Front Office (PMS), Accounts Receivable, Analytics and Business Intelligence Tools, Sales and Catering, Multi-Property Management, Condo Owner Management with Owner Web Functionality, Timeshare Owner Management with Owner Web Functionality, Spa and Activities Management, Club Membership Management, Yield Management, Golf Course Management, CRM, Central Reservation Office, Corporate Enterprise Management, GDS Two-Way Integration, ResEze Web Booking Engine, Work Order Maintenance, Fine Dining and Retail POS, Table Reservations with Web Booking, Concierge and Guest Experience Management.

Contact:
NORTHWIND - Maestro PMS, North America
Audrey MacRae - Director, Sales & Marketing
P: 905.940.1923
1-888-667-8488
http://www.maestropms.com/HOL?campaign=PRWebCondoOnlineNov92007

Maestro PMS Ltd., United Kingdom & Ireland
David Warren - Director of Services and Sales
P: +44 (0) 1293 883918
http://www.maestropms.co.uk?campaign=PRWebCondoOnlineNov92007

Posted by Joe at 3:44 PM | Permalink

Parker Finch Management, a Phoenix-based community management firm with franchises in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and northern Florida will hold an information session for those interested in franchising HOA management services in the Houston area.

James Small, Chief Executive Officer of Parker Finch, will speak about the business development opportunity in the marketplace and answer any questions from potential franchise candidates.

Who: The event is open to the general public, but is especially geared those looking to work for themselves

When/WHere: Marriott Houston Airport
18700 John F Kennedy Blvd.
Houston, TX 77032
Tuesday, November 6th at 6:00pm

Why: Community Associations Institute (CAI), the national organization for homeowner associations, estimates that there are as many as 100 new homeowner associations coming online in the United States every day. With the industry growing at a record pace, Parker Finch has uncovered a fantastic opportunity to marry its successful business model with local expertise in communities across the Southwest.

Additional Information:
Parker Finch Management provides a comprehensive suite of services to homeowners associations and developers including clients such as Premier Properties, Equity Residential, Elliott Homes, Stratland Homes, Richmond American Homes and several other homebuilders. The firm's expertise, professionalism, and commitment to quality service are second to none. Associations that partner with Parker Finch Management have found a way to experience a better community. For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Dave Shaw at Parker Finch Management, (602) 889-8999 x105.

Posted by Joe at 3:32 PM | Permalink

ALEXANDRIA, VA, OCT. 16 2007—Community Associations Institute (CAI) has launched a new state-of-art, online resource for employers and job seekers in the community association industry. The comprehensive, user-friendly service is powered by one of the leading providers of career website technology.

Accessed through CAI's online Career Center, Job Market is dedicated exclusively to the community association marketplace. It replaces CAI's Job Bank, a job site with job listings and resumes, but with far less functionality.

For individuals, Job Market is a free, secure and convenient way to market themselves to management companies, associations, law and accounting firms and other professional service providers. Job seekers can post their profiles anonymously and apply for jobs for free. The profiles can remain posted indefinitely, and employers can access all profiles for free. If a recruiter or employer is interested in a particular profile, the candidate's resume is provided to the employer—but only if the job seeker grants permission. The fee ($35 for members, $60 for non-members) for each resume is paid by the employer. There is no cost to the job seeker.

The site also provides an advanced job-alert system that notifies candidates of new opportunities matching their specific criteria.

For recruiters and employers, Job Market is an easy, effective and low-cost way to find experienced community managers, attorneys, accountants and other professionals. The member cost to post job openings is $195—$100 off the non-member rate.

"Compare the $195 member price to the cost of generic job-search websites, newspaper helped-wanted listings or the fees charged by some professional search consultants," says CAI Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba, CAE. "Employers can pay four or five hundred dollars to list jobs on more generic websites—and even thousands in fees to find the right employee."

As part of a special introductory offer for employers, positions posted by March 1, 2008, will remain active for 60 days, instead of the standard 30.

"This enhanced member benefit is designed to connect employers and job seekers, and that's especially important in a growing and dynamic industry," Skiba says. "There is an acute shortage of experienced community managers in many areas of the country, and we know that other service providers also can struggle to find good talent. We're confident this new resource will help employers find the professionals they need, and we think the dynamic functionality of the site will attract even more people from other professions who want to explore career opportunities in the community association business."

More than 250 resumes were posted on Job Bank during the previous six months. Employers posted more than 650 jobs during the same period. CAI expects Job Market to generate even more traffic, especially since job-seeker profiles can be anonymous.

Visit www.caionline.org/jobmarket to learn more or post a job description or profile.

For members and general inquiries, contact the CAI Direct customer service team:
Community Associations Institute
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-8600
Fax: 703-684-1581
Email: CAIdirect@caionline.org

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Four Points Property Management, Inc is very pleased to be one of this year’s sponsors for the Susan G. Komen “Race For The Cure”. The mission of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment.

The event will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park beginning at 7:30 AM.

Four Points Property Management has pledged over $2,000 in contributions and plans on raising over $1,500 in donations to help support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for the fight against breast cancer.

Join us in our efforts to help support this great organization and those who have been devastated by this terrible disease. We invite you all to join our corporate team! For more information please call Jessi Pou at 305-403-0575 or jpou@fourpointsproperty.com Our company's commitment to fighting cancer and the pain that often accompanies it involves not only a financial donation but the active participation of all our colleagues.

Let’s walk together in search for a cure! Thank you for your support.

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CLEVELAND, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Property Management, a leading provider of community management services in Central Ohio, has opened a new office to better service its growing market. The new office is located at Park One Center, 6100 Oaktree Blvd, Suite 200 Independence, Ohio 44131.

Founded in 1979 and currently one of the largest professional community association management companies in Ohio, Real Property Management is known for its quality management services in the Central Ohio region and have their sites on achieving the same goals in the Cleveland metropolitan area.

Real Property Management also has an office located in Lewis Center, which is a suburb of Columbus. Of the new office, Matt Steele, President of Real Property Management, said, "We are proud to now serve the greater Cleveland metropolitan area with community management services. Opening our second office means we'll be able to join the strengths of two offices and have double the resources to offer our clients and serve our communities throughout two major metropolitan areas."

In 2006, Real Property Management became a member of Associa. In conjunction with the 70 other company offices located throughout the United States, Associa provides a diverse and professional pool of experience and talent to assist in the day-to-day management and operations of community associations.

Founded in 1979, Associa is America's leading community association management and developer services company. With more than 70 offices across the nation and growing, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations, representing thousands of communities from coast to coast. Associa has established a variety of national purchasing programs which afford clients products and services of the highest quality at the most competitive prices for their needs, as well as community support services such as association websites, newsletters, and other neighborhood communication channels. For more information, please visit http://www.associaonline.com/ and http://www.rpmanagement.com/.

Contact: Brandy Madigan Marketing Manager Associa(R) Corporate HQ P - (214) 953-3009 ext. 5568 F - (214) 522-3266 bmadigan@associaonline.com http://www.associaonline.com/Associa

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Plano, TX, May 17, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Judi M. Phares, president and CEO of CMA (RTI/Community Management Associates), was awarded the Barbara Byrd Keenan Award by the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM). Phares was honored at the Community Association Institute’s recent national conference in Las Vegas. Current NBC-CAM Chair Pat Wasson presented the award for her "exceptionally valuable contribution to community association management certification."

Phares is a past chair of NBC-CAM, which administers the only national certification program for community association managers. She holds credentials as both a Certified Manager of Community Associations®, CMCA®, and a Professional Community Association Manager®, PCAM®, and has been a leader in establishing professional standards for the community association management industry.

“In the past 20 years, our industry has made great progress in setting professional standards and certifying credentials,” said Phares. “I’m deeply honored to receive this recognition for what has been my long-standing passion, to continually raise the bar toward professional excellence.”

NBC-CAM grants the CMCA® credential to individuals who demonstrate fundamental knowledge and expertise in managing homeowner and condominium associations and cooperatives. The non-profit credentialing agency is affiliated with Community Associations Institute (CAI), which provides education and resources to community association homeowners, managers, and other industry professionals.

The estimated 57 million Americans who live in more than 286,000 community associations need accurate and professional guidance on issues such as reserves, maintenance, insurance, budgets, governance, contracts, the law, and rules enforcement. Through its education and examination requirements, NBC-CAM provides association residents with a level of confidence in the qualifications of the CMCA credentialed manager.

CMA (www.cmamanagement.com) employs a staff of more than 100 at its corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas. They have regional and on site offices throughout the Metroplex and in South Texas. In addition to its leadership in establishing professional credential standards, CMA has been instrumental in developing the ethics standards for its industry and in advocating for continual ethics awareness. The company is the recipient of the 2006 Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award and the 2006 American Business Ethics Award.

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INDIANAPOLIS, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Indiana-based companies, R&G Management Company, Inc., located in Zionsville, and Revel and Underwood Association Services, Inc., located in Fishers, are joining together to form Community Association Services of Indiana.

Both companies are members of Associa. Associa is the nation's undisputed leader in community association management, which serves over 2.7 million members in associations across the United States. Matt Englert, President and CEO of Community Association Services of Indiana, said, "We are extremely excited to be joining the strengths of the two offices and to be able to work alongside each other to better serve our communities."

Joining the two together as a singularly focused company will provide stronger services and better value to each individual homeowner, as well as entire communities. Not only will the two office locations provide more widespread coverage throughout the suburbs of Indianapolis -- but more importantly, the pooling of talent and knowledge from the two offices will also benefit the homeowner.

With more than 70 offices across the nation and growing, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations. Associa has established a variety of national purchasing programs which afford clients products and services of the highest quality at the most competitive prices for their needs, as well as community support services such as association websites, newsletters, and other neighborhood communication channels.

Along with a new name, the company will have a new website (http://www.cas-indiana.com ). The previous websites (http://www.revelu.com and http://www.randgmanagment.com ) will redirect visitors to the new site.

Founded in 1979, Associa is the nation's leading community association management and developer services company. With offices all across North America, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations, representing thousands of communities from coast to coast. For more information, please visit http://www.associaonline.com .

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Acquisition of California's Largest Residential Property Management and
Consulting Organization

TORONTO, April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - FirstService Corporation
(NASDAQ: FSRV; TSX: FSV) has significantly increased the size and breadth
of its residential property management business through the acquisition of
an 80% interest in The MERIT Companies, California's largest provider of
residential property management and consulting services. Melinda Masson,
Founder and CEO, will retain the balance of the equity and will continue to
manage day-to-day operations and join the FirstService leadership team to
contribute to the strategic direction of America's leading residential
property management business. During the last 12 months, The MERIT
Companies generated more than $35 million in revenues. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed. Additional information on The MERIT
Companies can be found on their website at http://www.meritpm.com.
"The MERIT Companies acquisition is a key strategic move to provide us
with an excellent platform for growth in California and throughout the
western US region," said Gene Gomberg, CEO of FirstService Residential
Property Management. "In addition to being one of America's most admired
residential property management companies, MERIT has always distinguished
itself by offering an integrated suite of services - everything from
front-end consulting to builders and developers of large master-planned
communities to providing management services to homeowner associations once
the communities are operational. Melinda and her management team are a
great fit with our strategic direction and we look forward to working with
them."
Founded in 1980 and based in Orange County, California, The MERIT
Companies currently contracts with more than 240 community associations
representing over 130,000 homes through a network of nine offices and more
than 400 employees located throughout California. The MERIT Companies
customer base will join FirstService's industry leading platform which
manages more than 3,500 community associations and more than 750,000 homes
throughout the US, including some of the finest and highest profile
properties in the nation. FirstService Residential Property Management is
the leader in luxury hi-rise management, active adult communities and
large-scale homeowner associations.
"I am very excited to be joining FirstService and its highly successful
residential property management group. We were attracted by their proven
track record and a unique model of partnering with strong management teams
that want to accelerate the growth of their businesses," said Melinda
Masson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The MERIT Companies.
"FirstService has a strong and committed team of operating partners who own
equity in their businesses providing them the incentive they need to
provide the highest level of service available. It also has a strong
performance driven culture focused on differentiating their services from
those of its competitors - all important elements of an exceptional
business model."
"Consistent with our disciplined approach to acquisitions, we did not
enter the strategically important California market until we were able to
partner with the market leader", said Jay Hennick, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of FirstService. "Melinda Masson is an icon in the
industry. She has been a prominent influence in defining legislation in
California and has been the recipient of numerous personal and corporate
awards for her many accomplishments. We are extremely proud to have Melinda
join our team and we look forward to sharing our combined best practices
and working with her and Merit's talented management team going forward."
About FirstService Corporation
------------------------------
FirstService is a leader in the rapidly growing property services
sector, providing services in the following areas: commercial real estate;
residential property management; property improvement; and integrated
security services. Market-leading brands include Colliers International in
commercial real estate; The Continental Group, The Wentworth Group and The
MERIT Companies in residential property management; Consumer brands
California Closets, Paul Davis Restoration, Pillar to Post Home
Inspections, Certa Pro Painters and Handyman Connection, in property
improvement; and Intercon Security and Security Services & Technologies in
integrated security.
FirstService is a diversified property services company with more than
US $1.4 billion in annualized revenues and more than 13,000 employees
worldwide. More information about FirstService is available at
http://www.firstservice.com.

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DALLAS, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Associa, the nation's leader in community association management, recently established a new subsidiary, Urban Association Services, Inc., to meet the growing demands of downtown development and management needs across primary, secondary, and tertiary markets.

Associa's Urban Association Services will specialize in the development of new communities with a focus in project and budget consulting, developer relationships, and community management.

Urban Association Services was created to help developers realize their vision and ensure a smooth transition to homeowners with complete and highly professional association management services from the nation's leader. The company's leadership represents some of Associa's -- and the nation's -- most experienced developer and community management knowledge.

Bernard Meyer, Senior Vice-President, Business Development, said, "Our job is to help interpret and execute the developer's vision with an unparalleled level of experience nationwide. Working hand-in-hand with developers and their partners, we deliver complete and specialized turnkey support, including project planning, innovative programs, and association management for all types of properties."

"Urban Association Services capitalizes upon decades of experience in this industry, and focuses on the specialized knowledge needed to help ensure project success, such as multi-faceted budget analysis and the fine details of residential planning, and community development and management."

Founded in 1979, Associa is America's leading community association management and developer services company. For over two decades, Associa has provided management and consulting services for newly conceived condominiums and lofts, condo hotels, master planned communities, mixed use and other projects.

The nation's leader in community association management and developer services, Associa is committed to providing the best service to community associations, real estate professionals, developers and builders.

With more than 70 offices across the nation and growing, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations. Associa has established a variety of national purchasing programs which afford clients products and services of the highest quality at the most competitive prices for their needs, as well as community support services such as association websites, newsletters, and other neighborhood communication channels.

For more information, please visit http://www.associaonline.com

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Parker Finch Management has awarded a second franchise in Denver and one in Tucson.

The community association management firm, based in Phoenix and headed by Chief Executive Jim Small, has developed a $1 million business model that franchisees can get for about $100,000.

Since announcing his plans to expand through franchising last summer, Small's company has granted franchises in Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, Las Vegas, Denver and Tucson, with plans to expand its service across the United States this year.

With Tucson "we surpassed the new franchise median of four in the first year of offering franchises -- and we did it in only eight months," Small said. "We only accept the cream of the crop to become franchisees in our system so we are confident that people in Florida and North Carolina will receive the same high-quality service that our clients in Arizona have come to expect."

Brenton Crozier of Tucson and Ernie Marcus of Denver are the latest people on board.

"Tucson is a great area with great people," Crozier said. "We are determined to deliver a service that homeowners and communities will find greatly beneficial."

Director of franchise development at Parker Finch, Matt Wolach, said the company's mission is to increase property values and a sense of community in neighborhoods it manages. "Our philosophy has benefited many people in the Phoenix area for some time and we are now very excited to bring that type of commitment to people in other locales across the country."

Crozier, who attended the University of Arizona and studied business information systems, has been working at Raytheon as a senior administrator for the past six years.

"With my history and knowledge of systems and procedures, it was obvious to me that Parker Finch had tremendous systems and procedures and the focus to ensure that they were followed," Crozier said.

Parker Finch Management serves homeowners associations and developers, including Equity Residential, Elliott Homes, Stratland Homes, Richmond American Homes, and others.

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Parker Finch Management, a leading community association management firm based in Phoenix with franchises in Arizona, Colorado and Nevada, has announced its partnership with VetFran and Minority Fran. The goals of VetFran and Minority Fran are to expand franchising opportunities for Veterans and Minorities. Parker Finch Management is extending support to these organizations by offering members a 10 percent discount off their initial franchise fee.

“With new home sales nationwide climbing more than 40 percent in the past five years, coupled with more than 300,000 current HOAs in the nation, the opportunity to franchise a successful community management model is certainly there,” said Matt Wolach, director of franchise development at Parker Finch.

Since announcing its plans earlier this year to become the first community management firm in the country to franchise, Parker Finch has been named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Young Guns.” This esteemed listing named 99 new franchises across the country. Parker Finch was one of only two firms in Arizona to be recognized.

“We are glad to offer support to organizations like VetFran and Minority Fran,” said Jim Small, chief executive officer of Parker Finch, “By offering this kind of opportunity, Parker Finch is able to create a career for someone and in turn build stronger, more profitable communities. Everybody wins.”

Parker Finch Management provides a comprehensive suite of services to community associations including Equity Residential, 20/20 Properties, Elliott Homes, Stratland Homes, Richmond American Homes and several other home builders. The firm’s expertise, professionalism, and commitment to quality service are second to none. Associations that partner with Parker Finch Management have found a way to experience a better community. Looking forward, Parker Finch plans to not only expand its capabilities and superior customer service in Arizona, but also to expand its services to clients across the southwestern United States. For more information about Parker Finch, franchising with Parker Finch, or to inquire about HOA services for your community, please visit www.parkerfinch.com.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Property Management, Inc., a leading provider of homeowner and condominium management services in central Ohio, joined with Associa®, the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations.

Real Property Management, Inc. was founded in 1979 by Dwight Penn, who remains president of the company. Of the announcement, Mr. Penn said, "Real Property Management, Inc. is about real people continually working to enhance the value of our clients' communities. Teaming with Associa will allow us to continue providing outstanding local service, but with added national benefits and resources." Real Property Management, Inc. and its employees are proud members of IREM®, Institute of Real Estate Management and CAI®, Community Associations Institute. These organizations ensure the highest quality management and training from each of its members.

With more than 70 offices across the nation and growing, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations. By joining Associa, Real Property Management's communities can now participate in many of the benefits and features from Associa's national relationships. Associa has established a variety of national discount purchasing programs in insurance, refuse removal, utilities and telecommunications, which afford clients products and services of the highest quality at the most competitive prices for their needs. Associa companies also make available to each of their associations personalized web sites that allow residents access to a wealth of online services including interactive community calendars, Board and committee discussion groups, access to association documents, and much more.

Founded in 1979, Associa is America's leading community association management and developer services company. With offices all across North America, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations, representing thousands of communities from coast to coast. For more information, please visit www.associaonline.com or www.rpmanagement.com

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Merit Property Management, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, has opened its eighth office location at 39-249 Leopard Street, Suite A, in Palm Desert. Owned by Melinda Masson, the 25-year-old firm manages large gate-guarded residential communities. Information: 834-2482

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Irvine, Calif. -- Keystone Pacific Property Management Inc., based locally, has been awarded the property management contract for Portola Springs, a 2,600-acre community being developed here by the Irvine Development Co. for an undisclosed price.

Andy Larkin, senior community association manager with Keystone Pacific, will oversee the Portola Springs’ property management. Keystone Pacific will provide day-to-day management, including property supervision, administrative services and financial services, as well as the construction and maintenance services for the development’s Web site.

“Portola Springs is going to be a charming village located in one of Orange County’s most idyllic locations,” said Cary Treff, president of Keystone Pacific. “This is a significant account for our firm, and we are excited to provide our new development management expertise and hands-on service to the future residents of this distinctive community.”

Portola Springs will be comprised of more than 4,000 condominiums, townhouses and single-family homes, John Christensen, senior director of media relations for the Irvine Development Co., told MHN. Portola Springs’ units will be priced in the mid $400,000s. They will feature Monterey, Spanish Colonial, Santa Barbara, Tuscan, Northern Italian and Provencal architectural designs.

The community is located on The Irvine Ranch, which consists of 50,000 acres of land owned by the Irvine Development Co. and where four other villages are being built. The master-planned project is slated for completion in 2012.

The Irvine Ranch is being developed near Lomas Ridge, a scenic trail that provides hikers with panoramic views of Orange County. More than 50 percent of The Irvine Ranch is permanently preserved as parks and open space on the well-known Irvine Ranch Land Reserve. Each enclave will surround 100 acres of open land and will be situated adjacent to a 25-acre community park. The park features an 18,000-sq.-ft. multi-purpose building, lighted soccer and baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts and picnic areas.

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WASHINGTON - Michael Shehadi, President & Chief Executive Officer of Legum & Norman announces William Reynolds promoted to Senior Vice President of Legum & Norman, Inc. effective August 28, 2006. In this role he will oversee all Community Association Management activities in the Washington Metropolitan area.
Mr. Reynolds has been actively involved in residential management since 1972. Previous to assuming the role of Senior Vice President he was a Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Fairlington Villages, a 1703 unit townhouse/garden condominium in Arlington, VA managed by Legum & Norman.

During his career Mr. Reynolds has directed operations of the firm’s Resort Division office in Bethany, DE, and has personally managed a variety of garden, hi-rise and townhouse communities. He is a dedicated, results oriented Community Association professional providing leadership in the management of large, complex and diverse communities.

Legum & Norman Inc., founded in 1945, is a full service real estate company providing property management, maintenance, engineering, consulting, brokerage, and financial management services. The firm's clients consist of a variety of communities totaling more than 80,000 residential units, including condominiums, cooperatives, homeowner associations, mixed-use developments, conventional and subsidized rental communities, and planned unit developments.
www.legumnorman.com

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Plano, TX, September 26, 2006 — In an American business culture plagued by recent well-publicized scandals, a Plano, Texas, community management firm has earned national recognition for its exemplary business ethics.

RTI/Community Management Associates, Inc., (dba CMA) announced today that it has been selected as a 2006 recipient of the prestigious American Business Ethics Award. Earlier this year CMA was honored as a winner of the Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award.

Established in 1994, the American Business Ethics Award recognizes companies that exemplify high standards of ethical behavior in their everyday business conduct and in response to specific crises or challenges. Through the awards, the Society of Financial Service Professionals (www.financialpro.org.) honors and showcases businesses whose ethical corporate conduct can serve as role models of business integrity.

In accepting the award, CMA President and CEO Judi Phares, said, “It’s gratifying to be recognized as notable by an organization that has set a high benchmark for business ethics. CMA’s core values and the character of our people enable our company to ‘do the right thing’ as our simple formula for serving clients and earning their trust.”

CMA (www.cmamanagement.com) employs a staff of more than 100 at its corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas. They have regional and on site offices throughout the Metroplex and in South Texas. The company serves residential and commercial owners’ associations by managing the administrative and financial affairs of these non-profit entities.

The 23-year old company has a vision to set the bar for the fast-growing association management industry to which it belongs. Through its involvement in local and national industry professional organizations, CMA has been instrumental in developing the ethics standards for its industry and in advocating for continual ethics awareness.

ABEA judging guidelines are stringent and carefully applied by an expert panel drawn from the business, academic, public service, media, consulting and ethics communities. Nominees are rated in four broad areas: executive commitment to ethics, ongoing ethics programming, demonstrated ethical business practices, and commitment to stakeholders, including employees, customers, and the community. Past recipients include large corporations such as Trammell Crow, EDS and Whirlpool, as well as outstanding small and mid-size companies in a variety of industries across the U.S.

News article in the Dallas Morning News

For additional information about this award, visit the website of the Society of Financial Service Professionals

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Jim Small just signed a lease on his company’s third office in three years, and said he’s already running out of space. The president and chief executive officer of Parker Finch, a community management firm, said the company has grown dramatically since he started it out of the spare bedroom of his house three years ago.

“If we deliver on what we’re supposed to do every day, growing is easy,” Small said.

Parker Finch provides services to homeowner associations and developers, to make sure the community looks its best and to “increase curb appeal.” The company makes weekly or bi-weekly inspections in its clients’ neighborhoods, checking for proper upkeep and yard care.

If, for example, a yard has weeds growing as tall as the house, Parker Finch will make arrangements with the homeowner to have a landscaper take care of it.

“If we do our job, everyone’s home values go up.” Small said, “You really get to impact people’s lives in this industry.”

Parker Finch is the first company in its field to offer franchising opportunities, which Small said really marked a turning point for the business.

“It changed the whole ball game for us,” Small said.

Small said he liked the idea of branching out to other markets, but the Arizona native said he has little knowledge on things like snow removal or hurricane shutters. He decided the business would benefit more from people who are familiar with the regions and how to deal with conditions specific to those places.

“Franchising the business allows us to have local knowledge where local knowledge is needed,” Small said.

Parker Finch became a franchising company in the first few months of 2006, and has since opened operations in Colorado and Nevada. Small expects to open more franchises throughout the Southwest in the coming months as well.

Because homeowner associations are mandated by the government for new master-planned developments, Small said the industry is practically recession-proof. According to the Community Associations Institute, about 286,000 association-governed communities exist in the United States in 2006, with an estimated 100 homeowner associations coming online every day.

To better educate the association leaders in each community, Parker Finch offers training sessions to all of its new clients on the rules and procedures involved in running a homeowner association. The firm also offers sessions in the winter, when new members are typically elected.

“Professional management is indispensable,” said Frank Rathburn, vice president of communications for the Community Associations Institute. “They provide the professionalism, knowledge and experience that few self-managed associations can provide for themselves.”

Parker Finch also offers online services where homeowners can submit requests, pay dues, check their account balance, download association documents, and even share recipes and plan block parties.

Small said his goal for Parker Finch is to become the most sophisticated and recognized leader in community management, or in other words the Nordstrom’s of its industry.

Jim Small
FAMILY: Wife, Audra, and children Sophia, 2, and Isabella, 4 months
RESIDES IN: Chandler
KEY ACHIEVEMENT: Both improving the lives of homeowners and providing jobs for his 30 employees
SUCCESS PHILOSOPHY: If you do what’s right and you know the purpose for doing it, success will follow
INFORMATION: (602) 508-1974 or
www.parkerfinch.com

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Parker Finch Management, a leading Arizona community association management firm, has awarded its latest franchise to real estate veteran Lori Warring of Kingman, who will open offices in Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City.

"Lori has shown in the past that she knows how to operate and grow a very successful business," said Matthew Wolach, Director of Franchise Development at Parker Finch. "She is an asset to the Parker Finch system as she and her team bring a great deal of professionalism to the table."

Warring, who has been a franchisee and broker with West USA Realty, sees the opportunity in community management and recognizes the need for a professional company across these growing areas of Arizona.

"The market in this area of the state is very young but there is tremendous growth," said Warring. "We believe that we are just at the beginning stages of that huge growth period."

Since announcing its plans to become the first community management firm to franchise its services, Parker Finch has already expanded its capabilities across Arizona and into Denver, with plans to expand its service across the southwestern United States in coming months.

"We’ve uncovered a fantastic opportunity to marry our successful business model with local expertise in communities across the southwest," said Jim Small, Chief Executive Officer of Parker Finch. "As we continue to rapidly expand our system, we intend for each of our franchises to become national models of superior customer service and overall industry excellence."

Parker Finch Management provides a comprehensive suite of services to homeowners associations and developers including clients such as Equity Residential, 20/20 Properties, Elliott Homes, Stratland Homes, Richmond American Homes and several other homebuilders. The firm’s expertise, professionalism, and commitment to quality service are second to none. Associations that partner with Parker Finch Management have found a way to experience a better community. For more information about Parker Finch, or to inquire about franchise opportunities or HOA services for a community, please visit www.parkerfinch.com

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Parker Finch Management, a leading Arizona community association management firm, has awarded its first franchise, located in Denver, to real estate veteran Frank Madrid. With the award, Parker Finch has become the first community association management firm in the nation to franchise its operations.

“Parker Finch is lucky to have found a franchisee who is so driven and motivated,” said Matthew Wolach, Director of Franchise Development at Parker Finch. “I think Frank will be very successful in the Denver market.”

Madrid, who previously worked in real estate sales with Keller Williams, sees the opportunity in community management and recognizes the need for a professional company in the Denver area.

“With at least 300,000 home owners associations in the country, and thousands in the Denver area, the market for these service offerings, including professional management, accurate accounting, assessment collection, property supervision, vendor management, board member training, consulting and budgeting has never been stronger,” said Madrid.

This year, Parker Finch plans to expand its capabilities and superior customer service across the southwestern United States, including Tucson, Kingman and Casa Grande in Arizona, along with Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.

“It makes sense to expand our capabilities through franchising. It will give each market Parker Finch Management’s experience, technology and highly successful business model coupled with local expertise and understanding,” said Jim Small, Chief Executive Officer of Parker Finch.

Parker Finch Management provides a comprehensive suite of services to homeowners associations and developers including clients such as Equity Residential, 20/20 Properties, Elliott Homes, Stratland Homes, Richmond American Homes and several other homebuilders. The firm’s expertise, professionalism, and commitm