Cardinal Property Management Blog

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Diaper Drive Benefitting HomeAid Orange County
Cardinal staff joined the efforts of CAI-OC’s Outreach Committee to collect diapers and wipes to donate to HomeAid Orange County. The mission of HomeAid Orange County is to help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build new lives through construction, community engagement, and education. Thanks to our supporters and ...

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Taking Up Space: Mental Health Emerges As A Design Priority
Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki’s article in The Builders Daily posted on April 6, 2023. In it Teri addresses wellness and well-being in residential communities. Great information for established communities as well.  As the cliché goes, you can see a broken arm, indicating physical pain, but can’t as easily see the signs of s...

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Cardinal Makes Bracelets for CHOC
Cardinal staff participated in the CAI-OC Outreach Committees event to make and donate bracelets to CHOC. The CAI-OC Outreach Committee has partnered with CHOC for about 8 years to bring joy to children who are in the hospital over Mother’s Day. The donated bracelets are offered to the children as a gift to give to their m...

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

International Women’s Day – March 8, 2023 & Election of Directors
On this International Women’s Day, we reflect on our founder and our woman-led organization.Susan Naples, CMCA, PCAM Founder Prior to founding Cardinal in 1981, Susan Naples participated in the funding and establishment of Orange County’s first shelter for abused women and their children, and served as the organization&rs...

Friday, February 3, 2023

Wes McKay Receives 2022 CAI-OC Advancement Award
We are proud to announce that on January 28, 2023, Community Manager, Wes McKay, CMCA, AMS was presented with the 2022 Individual Advancement Award, in the Manager category, by the Orange County Chapter of CAI at the Annual Awards Gala!What Is the CAI Orange County Advancement Award?The Individual Advancement Award was established to reco...

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Prepare for Inflation’s Effect on Your HOA or Condo Budget
For the past two decades, inflation has had little effect on budgets at HOAs and condominium associations. The inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) have fluctuated but only mildly. This past year, all that has changed with the prices for virtually everything going up at a significant rate. The effect of inflation ...

Monday, May 7, 2018

Reaching Annual Meeting Quorum: A Success Story
Does reaching quorum at First Calling for an Annual Meeting sound like a fairy tale? It doesn’t have to be! Recently the Board of Springhurst Townhomes Homeowners Association was successful at reaching quorum at First Calling and was able to vote on a new slate of Directors, approve changes to their CC&Rs, and amend their Bylaws...

Saturday, August 19, 2017

HOAs in the Digital Age: Assessing and Addressing Issues with Social Media and Internet Presence
 Farrah Esquer, CMCA, AMS, PCAM  Cardinal Property Management, AAMC  Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., CCAL  SwedelsonGottlieb If you are like most people, you use the Internet or social media in your daily life on a regular basis, either personally or for business. From paying bills online to keeping up to date with world...

Saturday, August 19, 2017

The Hard Truth About Concrete
Concrete Examples from the Past, Present, and FutureThe hard truth about concrete is that it cracks. No matter how it is mixed or reinforced, it cracks. Eventually buildings begin to crumble, streets and sidewalks develop fissures that widen with time, and if water intrudes through structural fractures, the steel reinforcements inside can...

Monday, March 27, 2017

HOAs in the Digital Age: Assessing and Addressing Issues with Social Media and Internet Presence
Farrah Esquer, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Cardinal Property Management, AAMCSandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., CCAL SwedelsonGottlieb  If you are like most people, you use the Internet or social media in your daily life on a regular basis, either personally or for business.  From paying bills online to keeping up to date with world and entertainmen...

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