Personal Finance: Out-of-control Assessments – Independent American Communities

Here’s why HOAs won’t reduce fees, even if amenities remain closed for months

May 25, 2020 deborahgoonan

By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities For more than 4 decades, the HOA-industry has been selling a lifestyle that includes so-called “private” recreational amenities

Does your HOA fall short of being a “true” community?

April 12, 2020 deborahgoonan

By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities Due to the coronavirus pandemic crisis, millions of Americans are celebrating Easter Sunday or Passover this year quarantined

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HOA, condo & coop news brief — the high cost of deferred maintenance (March 2020)

March 12, 2020 deborahgoonan

By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities This month: Several examples of two growing problems in HOAville USA: deferred maintenance and poor management. Homeowners and

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Money Troubles: HOA, condo & co-op news (Feb. 2020)

February 25, 2020 deborahgoonan

By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities A variety of common interest communities, governed by special districts and HOAs, face rapidly rising costs, despite a decline