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					  <title><![CDATA[&quot;Other-miniums&quot;]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/311/1/quotOther-miniumsquot/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not your Daddy&rsquo;s condominium any more. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Susan Philips Plese)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:09:56 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Rash of Thefts]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/310/1/A-Rash-of-Thefts/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Given recent headlines, condo associations could be forgiven for thinking they
&nbsp;need to put an armed guard and razor wire around the petty cash box. A wave of
&nbsp;fraud appears to be hitting condominiums from New England to Florida and
&nbsp;beyond. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Yvonnne Zipp)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:09:14 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Understanding Your Condo&#039;s Finances]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/309/1/Understanding-Your-Condo039s-Finances/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Management of a condominium community is much like democratic government in a
&nbsp;small town or village. The budget process is remarkably similar, whether it&#8217;s fees or taxes being collected, and, as in local government, financial
&nbsp;management is a transparent system based on &#8220;GAAP&#8221; (generally accepted accounting principles). 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Marie N. Auger)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:08:46 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Squeeze Play]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/308/1/Squeeze-Play/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Tighter lending requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed
&nbsp;mortgages for condos have put financial and administrative pressure on condos
&nbsp;around New England at a time when many are ill prepared for any new challenges.
&nbsp;The most onerous of the new requirements are mandated reserve fund
&nbsp;contributions, a 15 percent limit on condo fees delinquencies, and the
&nbsp;specification that the condominium itself obtain FHA approval &ndash; this resulting in reams of additional paperwork for community associations. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Jim Douglass)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:07:21 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Overlooked Savings]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/307/1/Overlooked-Savings/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;As annual and quarterly budgets come up for review, associations are looking to
&nbsp;cut additional costs anywhere and everywhere they can. But how much more &ldquo;fat&rdquo; can be trimmed from budgets? Surprisingly, there are a few unsung cost saving
&nbsp;measures that associations may have overlooked &ndash; and with some innovative and cooperative changes, condominiums may still be
&nbsp;able to pull some extra cost savings from their financial hats. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Hillary Pember)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:05:42 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Financial Issues]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/241/1/Financial-Issues/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[New lending guidelines from HUD mean that FHA loan requirements will be significantly tightened for condominium sales. The new requirements could have a profoundly negative effect on the ability to sell or buy a condominium unit that requires FHA financing. It&#8217;s estimated that the vast majority the condominiums in New England will not meet the new guidelines, and unless they move quickly to comply they could see their property values directly impacted. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Bruce Weltin)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:20:25 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Summertime Safety]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/223/1/Summertime-Safety/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Ah, summertime! It&#8217;s a great time for property managers to kick back and relax! Except for that
&nbsp;out-of-control grill fire on the deck of unit 31 that nearly jumped to adjacent
&nbsp;units. And that pesky 13-year-old who broke his finger during horseplay in the
&nbsp;community swimming pool. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Jim Douglass)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:19:22 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Managing Your Reserve Fund]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/222/1/Managing-Your-Reserve-Fund/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ In Today&#8217;s Harsh Economic Times, maintaining a healthy reserve fund is more important
 than ever. A community association&#8217;s reserve fund can be used to cover any number of emergency expenses from sudden
 repairs to legal costs. In addition, a reserve fund can be used for ongoing
 maintenance projects or for anticipated future repairs. 

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					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:08:26 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Selling the Increase]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/221/1/Selling-the-Increase/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When these decisions have to be made, boards must consider the best way to
&nbsp;include residents in their thought process. And when the board of trustees
&nbsp;comes to the conclusion that fees must be raised, hopefully they&rsquo;ll announce it in a manner that will create the least amount of angst and worry
&nbsp;for the dozens, if not hundreds, of families that will be affected. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:07:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How Low Can You Go?]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/220/1/How-Low-Can-You-Go/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Bad economic news is pretty much inescapable these days. You can&rsquo;t turn on the TV without hearing about another round of layoffs or shaky consumer
&nbsp;confidence. The stock market is unstable, retirement funds are shedding value,
&nbsp;the housing market has slipped into reverse and uncertainty is hanging in the
&nbsp;air. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:06:56 EDT</pubDate>
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