Community manager
Encyclopedia
A community manager is a manager
of a condominium
or homeowners association
(including single-family home subdivisions, townhouses, or mixed-use development
). The position is frequently confused with a property manager
, who deals with individual rental units or a group of rental units, like an apartment complex. The community manager deals with property owners and homeowners.
Portfolio manager: This type of community manager oversees several communities and is often paid on a commission basis
.
Large-scale manager: Typically, large scale managers are also on-site managers. The Community Associations Institute
offers certification for Large-scale managers and notes the following description: This designation allows a professional holding the PCAM (Professional Community Association Manager) designation to specialize in issues facing larger community associations. To be considered for this designation, the candidate must already be a manager of a large-scale community of over 1200 units, 1000 acres (4 km²) and a budget of at least $1.5m.
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
of a condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
or homeowners association
Homeowners association
A homeowner association is a corporation formed by a real estate developer for the purpose of marketing, managing, and selling of homes and lots in a residential subdivision...
(including single-family home subdivisions, townhouses, or mixed-use development
Mixed-use development
Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...
). The position is frequently confused with a property manager
Property manager
A property manager or estate manager is a person or firm charged with operating a real estate property for a fee, when the owner is unable to personally attend to such details, or is not interested in doing so...
, who deals with individual rental units or a group of rental units, like an apartment complex. The community manager deals with property owners and homeowners.
Types
On-site manager: This type of manager works in the community which he or she manages.Portfolio manager: This type of community manager oversees several communities and is often paid on a commission basis
Commission (remuneration)
The payment of commission as remuneration for services rendered or products sold is a common way to reward sales people. Payments often will be calculated on the basis of a percentage of the goods sold...
.
Large-scale manager: Typically, large scale managers are also on-site managers. The Community Associations Institute
Community Associations Institute
The Community Associations Institute is an influential trade association and special interest group, dominated by lawyers and property managers, that petitions for legislative beneficence for its members....
offers certification for Large-scale managers and notes the following description: This designation allows a professional holding the PCAM (Professional Community Association Manager) designation to specialize in issues facing larger community associations. To be considered for this designation, the candidate must already be a manager of a large-scale community of over 1200 units, 1000 acres (4 km²) and a budget of at least $1.5m.