They say that the only true constants in life are death and taxes – and if you’re an Alberta condo owner, you can feel confident adding “condo fees” to that list, too! Condo fees are all but a guarantee when you decide to take the plunge into condo living. Yet despite the extra expense, most owners […]
We took some time last month to dig into the details of condo waste management with special guest expert Mickey Pendergast – a Cost Reduction Expert at Schooley Mitchell, the largest independent cost reduction consulting firm in North America – to chat about what your condo board can do to lower costs and save money. We […]
Last month, we took some time here on the Catalyst blog to explore exactly why it seems like the bottom has fallen out of condo reserve fund studies here across the province in recent months. We covered some decent ground and made some good progress, but there’s a second part of that story that we […]
Waste handling is a necessary consideration for condo corporations to keep on top of. Oftentimes, though, it can just as easily become something that simply goes for years unnoticed or without a second thought – even as the associated costs continue to creep steadily upward. That’s where our esteemed guest expert, Mickey Pendergast, comes in […]
Reserve fund studies are getting a bit of a bad rap right now – and honestly, we can’t blame Alberta condo owners for feeling the way they do! Of course, we can only speak from our own on-the-job experience, but it seems like every time a condo corporation’s turned around to tap their reserve fund […]
If you’re a condo owner here in Alberta, chances are you’ve heard at least passing mention of the ubiquitous reserve fund study – but what about reserve fund reports? “Wait,” you might find yourself thinking, “Reserve fund studies? Reserve fund reports? Aren’t those just two different names for the same thing?” To which we’d respond: actually, […]
Catalyst Condo Management Ltd. (a.k.a “Catalyst”) has long operated under the guiding principle of advocacy. It all comes back around to standing up for the little guy and going to bat for Alberta condo owners in whatever capacity we’re needed to. Our clients come first; trust and transparency come first; and above all, sticking up […]
People often joke these days about how “time is a flat circle,” but sometimes, that sentiment can feel truer to life than not – like when we heard that there was another Condominium Property Amendment Act in the works, just two years after the last one had passed. That’s right – after a years-long push to […]
If you’re around the younger crowd at all, it’s likely you’ve heard someone somewhere along the line refer to something as being “lit” or “fire” or even “🔥,” depending on the scenario. While all these metaphors were likely evoked in a positive context, they certainly don’t hold to the same rigor and routine as the […]
There’s a lot to keep in mind when buying a new home. It’s at once both an incredibly exciting and incredibly stressful experience. There’s so much to think about, from the minutiae of the sale to the logistics of the move to all the financial hoops that need to be jumped through – it’s enough to […]