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	<description>Local Contact Phone: (212) 330-8000</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:32:48 +0000</lastBuildDate>
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		<title>Board Member Seeks Digital Revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HEY OGI, I would really like your opinion on something&#8230; [Name removed]’s (our current manager) excuse for not doing some work digitally, such as [buyer] applications, is that sensitive financial information such as tax returns, can be easily leaked over email. What is the way around this? Aside from putting everything on a CD four [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/board-member-seeks-digital-revolution/2009/05/</link>
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		<title>Going Green, After Construction It&#8217;s All About Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Going green may be the only hot area in real estate today. Green building concerns have traditionally focused on the physical aspects of property. While that is important, the processes used to manage a building over time can make a tremendous impact on reducing the carbon footprint of a building. This is not just good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/going-green-after-construction-its-all-about-process/2009/04/</link>
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		<title>Looking for Guidance in This Real Estate Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several sources publish guides on New York Real Estate from different perspectives using different data. As the value evaporates, it has been difficult to accurately measure and report the speed of the decline and where real estate values have held up best. ]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/looking-for-guidance-in-this-real-estate-market/2009/04/</link>
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		<title>Condo Dues Defaults Will Punish Unfairly and Scar the Innocents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Financially sound condominium owners will be among the next groups victimized by the credit crisis. While shaky owners default and buildings’ fees rise, that financial burden will fall squarely on the shoulders of better-positioned owners. The problems that led to this situation are sending disastrous ripples to areas that few had predicted. Laws that protect Co-op owners require any repossessing bank to pay maintenance. In a co-op, equity reverts to the building. A condo lacks this protection. With a condominium, the bank has or –in these times- lacks the equity.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/condo-dues-defaults-punish-unfairly/2009/03/</link>
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		<title>Rent De-Regulation Costs Increase- The NY Bill Is a Monster Sans Teeth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that evicting non-primary tenants can be arduous, time consuming, expensive and fruitless. Now the government is trying to dissuade landlords from even trying.]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/rent-de-regulation-costs-a-ny-bill-is-a-monster-without-teeth/2009/02/</link>
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		<title>New Property Management: The Devil You Wish You Knew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are few reasons to stay with a property manager and many reasons to leave. When a property management firm communicates clearly and lives up to its obligations, they should be trusted and retained. But when property owners have to perform management responsibilities, it's time to do some head scratching and ask "So why are we paying these guys?". ]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/new-property-management-the-devil-you-wish-you-knew/2009/02/</link>
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		<title>Foreign Investors, Local Property Managers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Property management for foreign investors requires better technology and more trust than managing for local owners. When problems arise, as they surely will, remote owners need to know that managers will handle the situation completely with no supervision and little input. We know from experience that these owners are looking for the income without the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/foreign-investors/2009/01/</link>
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		<title>Modern Property Management- Managing to Metrics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OGI ]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/modern-property-management-managing-to-metrics/2009/01/</link>
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		<title>Single Unit Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When people own property, regardless of size, they need a trusted caretaker. Frequently, they play this role themselves. If an owner isn&#8217;t up for the task, they need to hire someone else. This is even more true if the owner plans to be away frequently or for extended periods of time. Single unit owners, usually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/single-unit-management/2008/12/</link>
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		<title>Strategic Advice- Do I Need More Than a Sober Super?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What does strategic advice mean today?

People ask us how property managers differ. One important difference is a focus on strategic advice vs. a focus on operations. Better property managers treat buildings as businesses- increasing shareholder value and improving cash flow. Others view their responsibilities as making sure supers are sober and avoiding violations for a building.]]></description>
		<link>http://ogimanagement.com/property-management/strategic-advice-do-i-need-more-than-a-sober-super/2008/11/</link>
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