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					  <title><![CDATA[Guidelines for Contacting Your Manager]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/345/1/Guidelines-for-Contacting-Your-Manager/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[It's not always easy for an HOA resident to know if a troubling situation calls for contacting the association's management company, especially during non-business hours. But you'd think it would be pretty clear that a Christmas Day call over tennis court access crosses the line. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Anthony Stoeckert)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:20:34 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Ins and Outs of Regulating an Industry]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/349/1/The-Ins-and-Outs-of-Regulating-an-Industry/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[In Florida and the District of Columbia, among other states, property managers are required to be licensed in order to do business. As of now, managers in New Jersey have no such requirement; however, the topic does generate great debate. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Domini Hedderman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:08:59 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How are New Jersey HOAs Affected?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/348/1/How-are-New-Jersey-HOAs-Affected/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[After almost a decade of explosive housing activity thanks to home loans requiring only ten, five or zero percent down, just about the entire country was faced with financial setbacks in the housing market. Subprime mortgage loans shot up almost five to ten percent in interest or lost the backers behind them. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:05:19 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Manager&#039;s Role]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/347/1/The-Manager039s-Role/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[In today's litigious society, it seems like almost anybody can be sued for almost anything. Co-ops and condos are no different. And no matter what side of the legal battle you're on, knowing the role of your community's manager is vital to ensuring that things run smoothly before, during and after a lawsuit. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:03:27 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Making a List, Checking it Twice]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/346/1/Making-a-List-Checking-it-Twice/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Like concierges or travel agents, professional residential managers provide a service to their customers&#8212;building managers operate in the service industry, after all. And as in all quadrants of the service industry, some companies perform better than others. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Mary K. Fons)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:02:02 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How Property Managers Juggle Multiple Clients]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/344/1/How-Property-Managers-Juggle-Multiple-Clients/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Remember those old TV variety shows from the 1950s where someone spins a dozen plates while juggling and riding a unicycle? Sometimes being a property manager can be a bit like that, especially when handling multiple clients and dealing with the myriad tasks that come with handling those multiple clients. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:56:46 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Skills for Effective Property Management]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/58/1/Skills-for-Effective-Property-Management/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ The term "multi-tasking" may have been 
 coined to describe property managers: their line of work requires its 
 practitioners to know a little something about nearly everything, to have 
 an impeccable demeanor, lightning-quick problem solving skills, and of 
 course the patience of a saint. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (David Garry)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:40:30 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Gaining Access to Important Documents]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/57/1/Gaining-Access-to-Important-Documents/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Of the many responsibilities a managing agent has to 
 fulfill for a homeowners association, one of their most vital is 
 coordinating the flow of information between the board and the association 
 members, and keeping that information secure. That adds up&#8212;even in a 
 small association, there's a lot of paperwork to handle, including 
 financial records, legal documents, homeowner correspondence and management 
 statements from board meetings&#8212;and it's important that the 
 documents be available to board members when needed. The flow of 
 information between the managing agent and board is a vital part of their 
 relationship. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:35:10 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Considering a New Management Company]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/56/1/Considering-a-New-Management-Company/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Any number of things can happen to make an association question its choice of management company. The company the board originally hired might be making mistakes, or there might be personality conflicts that threaten the all-important management/board relationship. Or the reason to change management could be something as simple as a disconnect between the manager and the board members, who don't feel as though they are getting the service they signed up for. Even when the reasons are simple, however, changing management companies is not a transition to be undertaken lightly. It's a big decision, and a difficult process to navigate for even the most well organized, professional boards and agencies. It's important to make the decision with full knowledge of what's involved and a commitment to minimize disruption of a community's daily business. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Domini Hedderman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:28:36 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Accrediting Property Managers in New Jersey]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/54/1/Accrediting-Property-Managers-in-New-Jersey/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Property managers in New Jersey are not specifically required to be licensed&#8212;although many of them do get accredited through organizations like the Institute of Real Estate Management, or IREM, and the New Jersey chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI-NJ). Numerous programs already exist to license and train property managers, which helps promote ethics and standards in the industry in addition to ensuring that community associations employ the best possible management staff. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Michael McDonough)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:23:53 EDT</pubDate>
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