Catalyst Condo Blogs

Why You Need a Trusted Condo Management Company in Calgary

Why You Need a Trusted Condo Management Company in Calgary

Finding a trusted management company for your condominium is an important step for most property and real estate owners. Today, let’s investigate why condo management companies are essential. They provide a service that helps increase the value of condo properties.  It is often overlooked how much work needs to be put into properly managing an […]

Keeping Up with Your Condo Contracts

Keeping Up with Your Condo Contracts

Contracts of all sorts can have a bit of an intimidating sense about them – but they’re ultimately there to benefit both parties on either side of whatever agreement is being made.  Condo contracts are no different. However, rather than being scary, intimidating documents filled with near-indecipherable legal language, the savvy condo board should instead […]

What to Look for in a Condo Management Company

What to Look for in a Condo Management Company

Finding the right condominium company management For you, choosing the right condominium company is an essential step to take for your condominium property. Join us today to learn more about what to look for when selecting an excellent condominium management company. Selecting a management company can seem like a daunting task. With all the options […]

Looking Ahead to 2023 by Looking Back at 2022

Looking Ahead to 2023 by Looking Back at 2022

They say that those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it – and while “they” probably didn’t have condo communities in mind when coining that phrase, we have no qualms about running with it to introduce today’s blog topic! We’ve kicked off 2023 in earnest at this point, which has us looking ahead […]

Charging Up for the EV Revolution

Charging Up for the EV Revolution

The electric vehicle revolution is nigh; are you ready for it? Last year, the Canadian federal government introduced a landmark piece of law that will first attempt to curb before altogether banning the sale of gasoline-fueled vehicles across the country. Whatever your feelings might be on making the switch from gas-powered cars to EVs (and […]

The Business of Condo Corporations

The Business of Condo Corporations

Condo corporations play a pivotal role in creating and fostering a thriving condo community. Unit owners often wonder how closely their corporation should align its management tactics with tried-and-true professional enterprise practices   In other words: are condominium corporations like businesses? And, beyond that, does it make sense to treat them as such?    That […]

Keeping Your Condo Safe with Smoke Alarm Upkeep

Keeping Your Condo Safe with Smoke Alarm Upkeep

When keeping your condo investment protected, one of the simplest and most effective places to start is fire safety. And when it comes to fire safety, it’s hard to think of a more impactful element than your smoke alarm.    Your first line of defence against any fire-related situation that might arise, your smoke alarm […]

Putting the Freeze on Your Condo Heating Bill

Putting the Freeze on Your Condo Heating Bill

Condo Heating costs got you sweating? If you’ve been feeling the burn lately when covering your condo bill, you’re not alone. It’s no secret that energy bills have been skyrocketing across the country for a while now, so what better time, we thought, to take a moment to chat about condo heat-saving practices?  Whether you’re […]

The Factors That Go into Determining Your Condo Fees

The Factors That Go into Determining Your Condo Fees

Condo fees are one of those things we all want transparency about to make sure everything is being managed fairly. It’s kind of like when we were kids, fighting with our siblings over whose turn it was to use the red plastic cup at lunchtime, counting days to make sure our sneaky little brother wasn’t […]

New Year, New You – New Condo Utilities Contract!

New Year, New You – New Condo Utilities Contract!

Condo utilities are an important aspect to review as the new year is a time to look back and take stock of things. To reflect, reminisce, and even reconsider. To set yourself up for success and prosperity over the next twelve months, whatever they might bring. We’re all about raising standards here at Catalyst, so […]