Busy week with upcoming Board meetings for Regency Cabanas and Palm Beach Club.  Reviewing  reports for both associations and getting updates from maintenance staff.  There are always many maintenance projects going on simultaneously, so coordinating with staff, vendors and owners is always about good communication and consistency.  Making sure you have accurate ‘apples for apples’ quotes is always a must and can be time-consuming for managers but money-saving advantage for the association and owners.

Lots going on in the CAM department today:

• Regency Cabanas board meeting coming up on Thursday – prepared agenda, sent to board for approval and did walk through of property.  Dropped off Agenda items at a board member unit since he does not get email.
• Emailed Regency Board meeting notice/agenda to Regency owners
• Sailwind property decks and railing are being painted.  Dropped off new notices for Carlos the painter to post about painting next section
• Spoke with Sailwind maintence regarding repairs in unit, will coordinate with vendors
• Coordinated repairs at Palm Beach Club for unit with leak
• Sent financials to Sailwind board members
• Prepared late notices for Sailwind accounts
• Change pay period dates for PBC payroll with payroll company

Community Associaion Management-  AM Staff Meeting · Payables for RC and PBC · Ralph came and signed checks – we met about the agenda for next week’s meeting – gave Barrons checks for copies to Renee · Went to SW to check on projects · Had calls about maintenance items at SW ·Went to banks and storage unit · Mike came and signed checks for PBC · Mailed all payables · Worked on filing ·Worked on info for audit and reviews for PBC and SW

Retirees could again lead Fla. rebound  WASHINGTON – Jan. 4, 2012 – While international buyers have been heralded as the leaders of a Florida real estate rebound, a recent Census Bureau report on migration trends indicates that U.S. residents from northern climates are once again heading to Florida for retirement.

Between April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011, Florida welcomed 256,000 new residents, or roughly 560 new Floridians each day. Texas grew by 529,000 residents, and California came in second with 438,000.

In total population, Florida retained its No. 4 status, but its 19.1 million residents moved closer to bumping New York, with 19.5 million residents, from its No. 3 spot.

Florida ranked No. 3 for attracting new international residents, behind only California and Texas. However, the Sunshine State ranked No. 2 in attracting residents from other U.S. states. During the 15 months of the Census study, 119,000 moved to Florida from other states, a number surpassed only by Texas’ 145,000 new residents.

The state’s growth according to the Census Bureau surpassed earlier estimates by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic & Business Research, and Sarasota’s Herald-Tribune dug a little deeper to find out why. They found that the UF study relies mainly on new electric utility hookups to judge population growth, while the Census Bureau relies largely on tax returns and Medicare data.

Since the Census Bureau numbers were roughly twice UF’s figures, the Medicare data may have made a difference – implying greater demand from retirees – said University of Central Florida Economist Sean Snaith. “I think with the recovery of the wealth, at least through the rebound of the stock market, that has helped the flow of retirees resume,” Snaith said.

Source: Herald-Tribune, Dec. 21, 2011, Doug Sword

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