Last Friday, November 14th, a group of Hammersmith Team Members enjoyed their day of "Hammertime", volunteering at the Denver Rescue Mission. As Leaders in Community Management™, our team is committed to making a difference through philanthropic endeavors. On a quarterly basis our Philanthropic Task Force organizes nominations from all team members, and selects one non-profit
The winter storm is blowing through the Denver area! Be Careful out there! A few things to keep in your vehicle..... carry a warm extra blanket carry water have plenty of gas keep an extra set of gloves/hats/scarves keep a good ice scraper or broom remember to take along your good snow-trekking winter boots. Stay safe
As we gear up for the final quarter of 2014 and look toward the calendar turning to 2015, changes are taking place at Hammersmith Management. The latest change is with HMI's banking partner - Pacific Premier Bank. Pacific Premier specializes in meeting the banking needs of associations and community management companies. Because Pacific Premier has
Community Associations Institute recently released their 2014 National Research by Public Opinion Strategies. The findings again affirm what surveys have been telling us for the last 10 years - most residents are very satisfied, dare we even say happy, with their community association experience. The misconception about common interest communities stems from a) Selective media coverage. Often
Hammersmith is pleased to have another article published in the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Rocky Mountain Chapter magazine, Common Interests. Our latest article discusses the value of Vendor Relationships. In the first part of our three part blog series we will discuss Familiarity. In our personal lives, we often visit the same barber, shop at the same
Community associations are a representative form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people. Much of our country is based on the principles of representative democracy. It starts with organizations like community associations and progresses through our schools boards, city governments, county governments, state governments—all the way to the federal government.
Over the last few years, the subject of licensing for Community Managers has been a “hot topic” – both nationally and on the local level. Hammersmith Management has long been a proponent of licensing, believing that every association deserves to be represented by educated, experienced, and professional Community Managers who have invested in their careers.
Courtesy of Hindman Sanchez, Hammersmith Management has become aware of a current scam being perpetuated on owners in community associations. This scam takes place in the form of a mailing which owners receive indicating that if they are paying HOA fees through a bill-pay service, they should “pay particular attention to the remittance instructions. Our
The team at HMI has been working on new strategies to add extra value to the communities we serve. In addition, we are taking steps toward internal reorganization as we plan for growth. At a recent executive retreat, our Senior Management Team focused on mapping out the company’s objectives and structure. Included in this plan was the creation of a vision statement to support
In today's multi-media world, it's easy to catch the attention of many with pictures or video. If these photos or videos happen to involve a problem within a homeowners association, it's also easy to catch the attention of the local media. There was a recent story in the news of condo owners upset that their parking
