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On The Commons turns 10 years old this month. Our special guest is Evan McKenzie as we celebrate 10 years and kick off a brand new season of On The Commons.
For years housing consumers have been told that associations protect property values despite the fact that there was no real evidence or data to support this pie-in-the sky notion. With the current downturn in the economy what seems to be emerging is that not only do associations NOT protect property values since they are not immune from the world around them but they can actually diminish values. While it is a fact that many associations are under water, the exact number is not known. And for those that are, will they come back? What happens to property values in those developments? How many people and how many lives will be adversely affected because of the association?
On The Commons this week we are joined by Professor Evan McKenzie. Dr. McKenzie is a professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago and the John Marshall School of Law as well as a practicing attorney, author and blogger. He is the author of Privatopia: Homeowner Associations and the Rise of Residential Private Government. His second book is due out soon. Please join us On The Commons. We'll take a look at the big picture of the health of HOAs, and where the individual homeowners stand in all this. We also get a sneak peek at his new book and maybe some ideas for a third one? Join us and find out.
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Hosted and produced by Shu Bartholomew, On The Commons is a weekly radio show dedicated to discussing the many issues surrounding mandatory homeowner associations, the fastest growing form of residential housing in the nation.
Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it! We've all heard those words of warning. And those of us living in a mandatory membership association, tend to do a lot of wishing. Over the years some of these wishes have been "granted" - or we have made them happen but did they achieve the results we wished they would? And what are the chances that what we thought we wanted turned out to be even more detrimental than we ever imagined? Can the fix for the one thing that bothers us most now come back and bite us in the behind?
On The Commons this week we are joined by Jan Bergemann. Jan is president of the Florida based Cyber Citizens for Justice www.ccfj.net and one of the hardest working people I know. He is a prolific writer, a tireless advocate for the owners, the Go To man in Florida for all things association and he has recently added blogging for the Sun Sentinel to his list of daily tasks. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/. Please join us On The Commons. We'll talk about one the most wished for things by homeowners - "adult supervision" and we'll find out whether there are any adults involved in the Florida model. Tune in, it will help you figure out what you really want to wish for.
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