Catalyst Condo Blogs

What Misconceptions about Condominium Property Management Do You Have?

What Misconceptions about Condominium Property Management Do You Have?

Here at Catalyst, we love what we do, and to us, our services are pretty straight-forward: we offer condo management services that put an emphasis on sticking up for the little guy, advocacy, and generally just treating condo boards and residents with the most exceptional, awesome service we can muster. That said, though, it’s surprising

What You Don’t Know About Condominium Owner’s Insurance Could Hurt You

What You Don’t Know About Condominium Owner’s Insurance Could Hurt You

Condominium owner’s insurance can be a daunting subject to get familiar with. Between condo owner policy, master policies, individual plans, claims processes, deductibles, and everything else involved in understanding and securing coverage, plenty of folks decide to take what we fondly refer to as the “ostrich approach” and just bury their heads in the sand, […]

Streamlining Condo Management with Electronic Funds Transactions

Streamlining Condo Management with Electronic Funds Transactions

In the digital age we find ourselves in, there’s no shortage of options when it comes to transferring and moving money around. When you can choose to safely send money from one party to another using anything from banking apps to online third-party services to delivery-by-stagecoach

So, Your Condo Corporation Needs a Lawyer – Now What?

So, Your Condo Corporation Needs a Lawyer – Now What?

Okay, right off the bat, we’ll be the first people to agree with you: the knee-jerk reaction most people have at the thought of needing a lawyer is one of cold, primal fear. Maybe we’ve all been watching too many Law & Order re-runs, but whenever there’s talk of needing to bring on a lawyer

How to Build an Effective and Rewarding Condo Board

How to Build an Effective and Rewarding Condo Board

Getting people excited about sitting on their building’s condo Board of Directors can be a bit of a tough sell – and honestly, we can’t say that we blame anyone for being reluctant to make the commitment. Condo boards have earned themselves a bit of a bad rap. Oftentimes, all that residents hear about are

How to Break Up with Your Condo Management Company

How to Break Up with Your Condo Management Company

Breaking up is hard to do – especially when it comes to your condo management company. Sometimes, though, it’s necessary to make a change, because just like that one boyfriend you had who insisted that flipflops DO SO count as “formal attire,” you deserve better. That said, it’s never easy cutting ties with the folks

5 Common Condo Investment Myths, Busted!

5 Common Condo Investment Myths, Busted!

If condo investment has ever crossed your mind, you’ll most likely have noticed a curious thing: everybody around you is secretly a master-level real estate expert. Don’t believe us? Next time you’re hanging out with a group of friends, just casually mention that you’re considering investing in a second property, and