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Strata Fees in BC
Strata fees are an essential aspect of condo ownership in British Columbia,…
Read moreHow to Easily Understand Strata Minutes in BC
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Buying a condominium comes with unique challenges, and one of the most…
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Strata fees are an essential aspect of condo ownership in British Columbia,…
Read moreBeginners Guide to Strata Councils, Responsibilities, Duties and More
Strata councils play a vital role in the management and governance of…
Read moreHow to Easily Understand Strata Minutes in BC
Understanding strata meeting minutes is crucial for anyone involved in strata living…
Read moreCondo & Strata Document Review Costs
This article will explore the evolution of condo document review services, from…
Read moreHow Do I Find CC&R’s For My Property?
If you’re looking into buying a property within a homeowners association (HOA)…
Read moreTop Tech Tools for Real Estate Agents in 2025
As a Realtor or Real Estate Agent, staying up to date with…
Read moreRevolutionizing Condo Document Review in Alberta: Faster, Cheaper, and with Expert Guidance
Buying a condominium comes with unique challenges, and one of the most…
Read moreWhy You Need Condo Document Review Software
Reviewing Condo documents or HOA documents is a tedious and monotonous task…
Read moreShould You Get a Condo Inspection?
When considering the purchase of a condo or apartment, you’re often faced…
Read moreWhat are the HOA Documents You Need for Closing?
Thinking of purchasing a home within a Homeowners Association (HOA) community? While…
Read moreWhat are the red flags in condo docs?
When buying a condo, thoroughly reviewing condo documents is essential to avoid…
Read moreWinter Condo Maintenance: A Comprehensive Guide
As winter approaches, condo owners and property managers must prepare for the…
Read moreHow to Establish Compliance and Governance for Condos
Living in a condominium offers many benefits, including shared amenities, reduced…
Read moreThe Reserve Fund Study: What Ontario Condo Owners Need to Know
If you’re a condo owner in Ontario, you’ve likely heard of the…
Read moreUnderstanding Condo Reserve Funds: A Simple Guide for Condo Owners
If you’re a condo owner, you’ve probably heard the term “reserve fund”…
Read moreFall Condo Maintenance: A Comprehensive Guide
As the summer warmth fades and the crispness of fall settles in,…
Read moreCondo Maintenance: Seasonal Checklist and Essential Tips
Maintaining a condo requires thoughtful planning and regular upkeep. The diverse Canadian…
Read moreA Reserve Study: Your HOA’s Planning Guide
With more people than ever living in HOA communities, planning for their…
Read moreWhy great Realtors use Eli Report
Great Realtors use Eli Report for several reasons: Efficiency: Eli Report can…
Read moreAlberta: Simplifying Condo Document Review
Living in a condominium in Alberta comes with a unique set of…
Read moreWhy Should You Review Condo & Strata Documents in BC?
Living in British Columbia is amazing, and for both lifestyle and affordability…
Read moreStrata Documents: Top 10
When buying or living in a strata property, reviewing strata documents is…
Read moreCondo fees vs HOA fees: What’s the difference?
One of the most common questions people have is the difference between…
Read moreStrata vs Condo
When considering multi-unit living, you may come across the terms strata and…
Read moreCan I Refuse to Join an HOA?
For many homeowners, joining a Homeowners Association (HOA) is a standard part…
Read moreCondo Management Software for Self-Managed Stratas
Managing a condo community, particularly for self-managed stratas, can be a challenging…
Read moreUnderstanding HOA fees in Canada
HOA fees, also known as condo strata fees or maintenance fees, are…
Read moreUnderstanding Condo Reserve Funds in Canada
Reserve funds (known in some provinces as a contingency reserve fund or…
Read moreUnderstanding Reserve Fund Studies for Condo Communities
In Alberta and Ontario, reserve fund studies (known in BC as a…
Read moreUnderstanding Depreciation Reports for Condo Communities in Canada
In Canada, depreciation reports (also known as reserve fund studies in some…
Read moreUnderstanding HOA Fees
What Are HOA Fees? HOA fees are regular charges (monthly, quarterly, or…
Read moreSpecial Assessments Forecast for HOAs
If you live in a homeowners association (HOA), you know that maintenance…
Read moreEli Report launches Free Condo Review
We are thrilled to announce a major update to our service pricing…
Read moreInterpreting Your Annual Benchmark Report
Eli Report is excited to provide the Annual Benchmark Report, the most…
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The Precipitation Score for Canada, powered by AISIX uses a downscaled, bias…
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The Wildfire Score for Canada, powered by AISIX, is determined using AISIX’s…
Read moreIntroducing your Annual Benchmark Report
Eli Report is excited to provide the most advanced intelligence tool available…
Read moreWhat is the role of strata council?
In British Columbia, each strata council plays a crucial role in the…
Read moreGPT within Eli Report
Eli Report has built GPT chat functionality directly into reports. Here’s what…
Read moreRealtor Liability on Strata Review
Realtors are responsible for informing their clients about key issues in a…
Read moreSpecial Levy forecast for strata owners
If you live in a strata, you know that maintenance fees aren’t…
Read moreCan our strata get a loan instead of a special assessment from owners?
Managing a strata can be quite a challenge, and it becomes even…
Read moreBuying into an HOA? You are your own fiduciary!
For many Americans, living in an HOA provides tremendous benefits: affordability, especially…
Read moreOntario Status Certificate Review
In Ontario, a condominium’s status certificate includes financial information and reports, but…
Read moreFree Status Certificate Review
A condominium’s status certificate includes financial information and reports, but there’s more…
Read moreOctoAI presentation at BC Strata Tech conference
Great technology for multi-family communities is being developed to help stratas in…
Read moreWhy Eli Report is partnering to offer condo insurance to BC stratas
Eli Report has been extracting what matters from condo documents for several…
Read moreGuest Post: 5 Smart Steps Every Homeowner Should Take
Whether it’s your first or third time going through the process, homebuying…
Read moreCompliance with Fannie Mae LL-2021-14
Many mortgage lenders were taken of surprise in October 2021 by the…
Read moreHow safe is my strata?
With the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Miami, there will…
Read moreHow safe is my condo building?
With the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Miami, there will…
Read moreHOA vs COA (and what’s a POA)?
Most of us know about HOAs as homeowners associations. But as a…
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Eli Report Expands Distribution Through eStrataHub Integration
Eli Report now seamlessly available to listing agents, lawyers and notaries with…
Read moreEli Report now available directly through eStrataHub
We’re excited to announce that Eli Report has now been integrated with…
Read moreCan our strata make extra money?
Many stratas have been struggling with expanding budgets (we post about how…
Read moreHOA Inspection: Eli Report vs InspectHOA
HOA inspection is a critical aspect of knowing a community, and both…
Read moreWhat higher strata insurance deductibles mean for you
Insurance policies are designed to protect the purchaser from unexpected losses. Strata…
Read moreYear in Review: 2020 Strata Reserve Contributions
As we start 2021 we thought it’d be worth looking back at…
Read moreStrata Insurance Crisis: One Year In
December 15, 2020 It has been just over a year since Eli…
Read moreGuest Post: Does your HOA board need a makeover?
So you bought your condo or home in a nice community with…
Read moreWhat is my HOAs Reserve Study?
What is my HOAs reserve study? A reserve study, or reserve report,…
Read moreWhat is an HOA Board?
An HOA board gets elected by owners in a homeowners association to manage the affairs of…
Read moreDifference between a condo association and a homeowner association
People frequently wonder about the difference between a condo association and an…
Read moreWhat is a Homeowners Association?
Looking at a new home and wondering what a homeowners association is?…
Read moreWhat is a Condominium Association?
Looking at a condo and wondering what a condominum association is? Condominium…
Read moreWhat is an HOA neighborhood?
Homeowner associations, or HOA neighborhoods, enable owners to manage their planned unit…
Read moreWhat do homeowner associations do?
Homeowner associations, or HOAs, enable owners to manage their planned unit development…
Read moreDo homeowner association dues pay property taxes?
Homeowner associations oversee various aspects of the community and require each homeowner…
Read moreWhat are HOA governing documents?
HOA governing documents can vary by jurisdiction. These are likely to include…
Read moreHow many homeowner associations in the US?
We often get asked how many homewner associations there are in the…
Read moreDo homeowner associations file tax returns?
A homeowners association (HOA) is considered a corporate entity by the Internal Revenue Service.…
Read moreWhen did homeowner associations start?
Wonding when homeowner associations started? It is believed that HOAs were first…
Read moreAre homeowner associations nonprofit?
While an HOA can be organized as a nonprofit, all HOAs are…
Read moreAre homeowner associations legal?
Believe it or not, a lot of people are curious about whether…
Read moreWho owns homeowner associations?
Many people are curious about who owns their homeowner association. Initially the…
Read moreWho regulates homeowner associations?
When things are going wrong at your homeowner association (HOA) you want…
Read moreWhat is an HOA reserve fund?
An HOA reserve fund is money that homeowner associations use to pay…
Read moreWhat are CCRs (or CC&Rs)?
Conditions, covenants and restrictions (CC&Rs) are put in place by owners within HOA communities…
Read moreWhat is an Estoppel Letter?
An estoppel letter (aka estoppel certificate) confirms facts. It may for example confirm that a…
Read morePros and Cons of HOAs
A lot of people wonder if homeowner associations are ‘worth it’. The dues, the rules, and…
Read moreWhat is an HOA Board of Directors?
Condos and HOAs are managed by a board of directors. The board creates…
Read moreWhat do HOA fees cover?
When it comes to what HOA fees cover, every community is different.…
Read moreWhat is HOA insurance?
One important subject within HOA communities is insurance. HOA fees fund an…
Read moreWhat are Condo Association Management Companies?
A condo management company will assist a condo or HOA board in…
Read moreWhat if I can’t pay my HOA?
Sometimes an owner falls on tough times and struggles to pay their…
Read moreAre condo associations responsible for pest control?
As a general rule, condo owners are responsible for pest control within…
Read moreWhat is the meaning of HOA?
In the property context, HOA is short for homeowners association. The concept…
Read moreWhy do HOAs exist?
Considering buying into a Homeowners Association (HOA) property? Well, you’re probably wondering…
Read moreWhat are special assessments?
Anyone faced with a notice of special assessment will want to know…
Read moreStrata Corporation Budgets in 2020: A big shift
Condo insurance premiums are a hot topic at strata AGMs, and amongst…
Read moreIs document review now the first step when buying a condo?
Are you looking to buy a condo? We recommend obtaining an Eli…
Read moreCondo Document Review: Vancouver
Greater Vancouver is home to tens of thousands of stratas and over…
Read moreEli Report Demos & Self-directed Professional Development Program
Attention: All licensed Real Estate Professionals in British Columbia! Did you know…
Read moreThe 6 Most Important Bylaws to Look Out for When Buying into a Strata
Are you looking to buy a condo? We recommend obtaining an Eli…
Read moreEli Report – Your next stop after ordering documents
So you have a condo listing to dig into – either on…
Read moreStrata insurance premiums are on the rise, and we have you covered
Are you looking to buy a condo? We recommend obtaining an Eli…
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Helping to Better Inform Condo Buyers, New Real Estate Platform Eli Report Launches in B.C.
World’s first AI-powered condo document review platform uses machine learning to extract…
Read moreQuickly summarize commercial leases with Eli Report
In addition to helping residential real estate professionals use machine learning to…
Read moreCheck out our Eli Report demo video!
We are all about making realtors and mortgage brokers ultra-efficient when they…
Read moreUnderstanding your rights & what to expect when buying a condo
Understanding your rights & what to expect when buying a condo or…
Read morePet Restrictions – Are my pets welcome in my building?
Your pets are important members of your family and it is extremely…
Read moreGet a free Eli Report on any listing
Buying a condo or townhouse is a very exciting time for a…
Read moreOne way Eli is looking at a condo’s financial budget differently
$200,000 in the bank sounds like a lot – and it might…
Read moreLeaky Condos – What are they & how to avoid purchasing one
Eli the Octopus calls the ocean his home. The ocean is full…
Read moreA beautifully staged unit does not mean a beautiful building
At Eli, we stress the importance of looking at the whole picture…
Read moreMonthly condo maintenance fees – where do they go?
“Maintenance fees” can be a bit of a mystery to new buyers. …
Read moreKnow your building’s rental restrictions before buying a condo
A condo can be a great investment opportunity for an individual. There…
Read moreCondo buyers & owners – understanding special levies
Have you been notified of an upcoming special levy? Understanding special levies…
Read moreStrata management – what is it anyways?
Step right up, don’t be shy. We get asked this all the…
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