Articles from Community Associations Institute

The Foundation for Community Association Research releases insights on managing inflation, labor shortages, and rising costs.

A global leader in education, advocacy, and professional development, CAI continues to empower community association volunteers and professionals.

New affinity partnership offers specialized solutions for community associations.

U.S. community associations projected to reach 373,000 and house 77 million by year’s end. More than 3,000 new communities to be established.

Decision provides relief for community associations facing burdensome reporting requirements

Industry Leaders to Address Key Compliance Steps and Implications for Community Associations

Motion hearing today in pending lawsuit aims to halt enforcement of the act for community associations.

CAI argues the Act violates constitutional rights, is an overreach of Federal Powers, and Violates Equal Protection.

Falls Church, Va., June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark the third anniversary of the Champlain Towers South tragedy in Surfside, Fla., Community Associations Institute, the leading international authority on community association governance, education, and management, continues to emphasize the vital importance of proactive maintenance measures and financial sustainability in condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners associations. 

Falls Church, Va., May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading international authority on community association governance, education, and management, has filed an amicus brief addressing the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act in the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.  

Falls Church, Va., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading international authority on community association governance, education, and management, is calling for urgent action on bipartisan legislation aimed at delaying the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act. 

Falls Church, Va., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading international authority on community association governance, education, and management, is calling on policymakers to exempt homeowners associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives from the beneficial ownership interest reporting requirements outlined in the Corporate Transparency Act. 

Housing experts project thousands of new communities to be developed.

New procedures will help ensure the safety, stability, and resilience of condominiums and cooperatives for generations to come.

Northern Virginia attorney begins term as leader; 11 inductees from across the country welcomed to prestigious group.

Salary survey examines benefits and pay for one of the nation’s fastest growing professions.

120 condo and homeowners association advocates met with members of Congress and staffers.

Regularly applied maintenance program helps lead to safe, desirable, financially secure communities.

CAI celebrates milestone during 50th anniversary year.

Updated guidance urges communities to incorporate preventive maintenance and structural inspections into budget planning tools.

Millions of Americans’ ability to buy and sell homes impacted by requirements.

Bipartisan legislation expands access to FEMA disaster assistance to community associations.

U.S. and international community association leaders and professionals gathering for the 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition, May 17–20.

Falls Church, Va., March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Residents living in condominiums, homeowners associations, and housing cooperatives could be facing increased assessments due to growing operating costs and expenses. According to a new survey by the Foundation for Community Association Research, 91% of community association managers, professionals, and homeowners surveyed report they are seeing unexpected increases in expenses due to rising costs and inflation.

Falls Church, Va., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI) is honored to receive the 2022 Lobbying Strategy Innovation Award for its condominium safety policy response and initiatives by the Public Affairs Council (PAC). PAC is the leading nonpartisan association for public affairs professionals worldwide. CAI accepted the prestigious award today during the 2023 PAC Advocacy Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Falls Church, Va., Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As we learn more information about the deadly shootings on Dec. 18 at the Bellaria Residences condominium in the city of Vaughan, just north of Toronto, Community Associations Institute expresses our deepest condolences to the victims’ families, friends, colleagues, and neighbors.

Falls Church, Va., Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Condominium communities and homeowners associations continue to be a popular form of housing for many Americans, according to a new report published by the Foundation for Community Association Research. The 2021-2022 U.S. National and State Statistical Review for Community Association Data shows that 74.2 million Americans, or roughly 28% of the U.S. population, now live in a homeowners association, condominium community, or housing cooperative, collectively referred to as community associations or planned communities.