Interviews
Gary A. Poliakoff and Ryan Poliakoff | Podcast Interview
April 21, 2010 | Metro International
Luxury at a deep discount
Keys in hand, Ali Cohen makes her way through the Phoenix condominium, showing off hidden features in this restored 1925 structure. The building, now converted to luxury condos, is pretty desolate: A single resident lifts weights in the gym on the fourth floor.
March 19, 2010 | Home and Family Finance Resource Center
Understand the Condo Difference Before You Buy
You've been looking at condos, and you think you've found the perfect one. You like the size and layout of the unit, the purchase price suits your budget, and the monthly association fee seems reasonable. You're all set to seal the deal.
March 08, 2010 | Florida Weekly
Florida condo market gets relief
People looking to buy condominiums in Florida will see more relaxed regulations than they have during recent years.
March 07, 2010 | Miami Herald
Blanket receivership: Another way to get someone to pay overdue fees
Blanket receiverships are still another new method to give condos desperate for maintenance money a chance to collect what is owed.
February 28, 2010 | WVOL Nashville (Deniece Barnes, "Differences")
February 14, 2010 | St. Petersburg Times
Condo owners must cover fees for deadbeats
Island Escape is a nice little condo complex with what has become a big problem throughout Florida: an owner who isn't paying his condo fees.
January 12, 2010 | Florida Today
Condo lending may ease
Foreclosures have hit Florida's condominium communities hard - and a clampdown on condo lending by Fannie Mae has kept units empty even longer.
December 03, 2009 | KGOAM 810
Holiday Decor DOA for HOA Members?
Thinking of putting up seasonal spangle but find your holiday cheer stymied by your homeowners' association, co-op or condo board?
December 1, 2009 | Sun Sentinel
Condo association may have rules on decorations
Check homeowner rules before installing holiday decorations
November 6, 2009 | OC Register
Tension behind the gates
In a bad economy, we expect poor people will get poorer. But this recession has taught us that one mishap can snip anyone's strings and collapse middle-class financial security like a marionette. We didn't expect that.
November 4, 2009 | Metro
Weighing all your options when buying
So you're ready to buy a place, and you've decided on an apartment rather than a single family house.
October 28, 2009 | Radio interview
WLRN in Miami, FL
October 19, 2009 | TV interview
NewsChannel 8 in Washington, DC
October 18, 2009 | TV interview
WBAL in Baltimore, MD
October 2, 2009 | Radio interview
WFSH in Atlanta, GA
September 29, 2009 | Radio interview
WGY in Latham, NY
September 28, 2009 | Radio interview
KMA in Shenandoah, IA
September 27, 2009 | Radio interview
CBS Network News Radio in New York, NY
September 23, 2009 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The G-20 next door
Pittsburgh is playing host to dignitaries from the world over, but what good does it do us to be good hosts if we are bad neighbors? Just in time, Monday is Good Neighbor Day.
September 05, 2009 | Palm Beach Post
Leisureville bookkeeper makes off with $8,000, audit finds
A bookkeeper for the Palm Beach Leisureville community wrote herself $8,000 worth of extra paychecks and neglected to pay Leisureville's federal taxes, incurring $31,000 in fines and penalties and resulting in the IRS' seizing of Leisureville's checking account.
August 31, 2009 | Miami Herald
Q&A: Condo association attorney Gary Poliakoff
Attorney Gary Poliakoff explains the issues and pitfalls that are affecting many struggling condo associations.
August 28, 2009 | MoneyTalksNews
Money Talks News with Stacy Johnson
The nation's housing crisis has produced a plethora of problems for nearly every homeowner, particularly those in hard-hit areas like California, Nevada and Florida. One of the worst? People in danger of losing their homes because their neighbors don't pay their bills.