Congratulations to Frisco Lakes (Frisco, Texas), Hill Country Retreat (San Antonio, Texas), Anthem Ranch (Broomfield, Colorado), Siena (Las Vegas, Nevada) and Del Webb Sweetgrass (Richmond, Texas) for making the list. They were ranked as follows:

No. 18: Frisco Lakes

No. 27: Hill Country Retreat

No. 32: Anthem Ranch

No. 49: Siena

No. 72: Del Webb Sweetgrass

Congratulations to all of our most popular active adult communities! We can’t help but notice your CCMC edge. To read the complete list, CLICK HERE.

CHP is a private investment firm which invests in financially troubled properties in order to provide opportunities for repositioning and debt resolution. With more than 100 employees, the firm typically funds its projects without financing contingencies and each principal has more than 25 years of experience in his or her respective area of expertise. Collectively, CHP has acquired and developed over 6 million square feet of office and industrial space, over 10,000 units of multifamily housing and more than 25,000 acres of commercial and residential land. To learn more about CHP, visit http://www.castlehillco.com.

“The experience and stability of CHP makes them a great partner for CCMC,” explains CCMC division president Todd Davidson, “We are thrilled to have this opportunity to demonstrate our service and expertise to them at Trinity Falls.”

Got Lifestyle? This question is often asked in 50+ circles. But what does it really mean? Not to be confused with fancy amenity centers, special events, health and wellness classes, or recreational programming; Lifestyle is the collective value of all social networks and the inclinations that arise from these networks to do things for each other. So how do we get it? CLICK HERE to find out!

Community Managers are in the business of protecting the greatest investment most people will ever make… their home. The roots of everything we do – covenant enforcement, design review, landscape maintenance, reserve planning and homeowner relations – circles back to this basic premise.  While investment protection was the original purpose of Homeowners Associations, today’s marketplace has created an amazing opportunity for Community Managers to actually help grow this investment for their clients.

In the not-so-distant past, Homeowner Associations were focused on rule enforcement. The “rules” were about property appearance and resident behavior. Controlling both the former and the latter was the near-impossible charge of “Property Mangers”. The issues at stake included loud noises, pesky children, overgrown weeds, abandoned dog poop and trash can removal. Homeowner involvement was typically discouraged. Partnerships with outside entities were limited and isolation was commonplace. Privatopia¹ - a land where individual rights outweighed the general good – had emerged. 

By 1980, the disappearance of social networks in America was of growing concern to social scientists. In an effort to measure this decline, Harvard professor Robert D. Putnum conducted a landmark study entitled Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community ². Using bowling leagues to measure social involvement, Putnum found that, although the number of people bowling had risen; the number of people bowling in leagues had declined. More importantly, he concluded that social networks (like bowling leagues) actually held value for the people involved. He called this value “social capital”.

Bowling Alone revolutionized the way developers envisioned life in their new communities. If social connections could actually add value to a neighborhood, then why not encourage resident involvement through shared space and community programming? “Homeowner Associations” were redefined as Community Associations… the best vehicles through which to deliver this social connectivity.

In response to this new market, the role of Association Managers has begun to evolve. The most progressive industry professionals now take a collaborative approach to their jobs, acting as Servant Leaders to their communities. They are available, open, empathetic and ready-to-listen to the neighbors they serve. Their objectives go beyond investment protection…they are actually looking for ways to add value to each community they oversee. This approach gives Community Managers a clear understanding of what is most important to each unique neighborhood.

Servant Leadership is defined by Robert K. Greenleaf³ as the care taken to ensure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served. The best test of this is whether those people grow in health, wisdom, freedom and autonomy. How would the people in your community measure on this scale?

Today’s homeowners are looking for more than manicured landscaping and clean swimming pools…They are looking for a place to belong. Today’s Community Managers have great opportunity to create such places and build valuable social capital in the communities they serve. By employing Servant Leadership techniques, Association Managers can evolve with the market and help to change the perception of our industry.

¹ McKenzie, Evan, Privatopia: Homeowners Associations and the Rise of

  Residential Private Government, New Haven, YaleUniversity Press, 1994

²  New York, Simon & Schuster, 2000

³ Servant as Leader, Robert K. Greenleaf, 1970

Like Morrison Ranch, Desert Place will offer similar landscaping, recreation and urban design. The only Morrison Ranch neighborhood located within the City of Mesa, Desert Place is situated on 405 acres and will eventually include 681 homes, plus commercial and industrial complexes. A network of sidewalks and trails will connect neighbors to a central recreation area, which will include basketball courts, volleyball courts, playgrounds and shade structures. A second recreation area will be designed for soccer, softball and field hockey. Evergreen Elms will line each residential street.

CCMC has managed Morrison Ranch since inception. The exceptional service and leadership CCMC has provided there has resulted in this new business.

Located within the SunCrest master association, this neighborhood is perched above the Draper East Bench and features magnificent views of the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountains and the Salt Lake Valley. Amenities include 25 miles of trails for walking, mountain biking and cross country skiing.

CCMC will begin serving Stoneleigh Heights is June 1, 2013. Please join us in welcoming them to the CCMC family.

Frisco Lakes is a Del Webb active adult community with 1,400 homes. It will eventually have 2,350. The community features a 28,000 square foot amenity center (including an indoor pool and spa, billiards room, computer room, ballroom, indoor walking track and fitness center), outdoor pool and spa, tennis courts, bocce courts and 18-hole golf course. No wonder it’s so much fun! Congratulations to all our friends at Frisco Lakes.

“Imagine being able to escape on your horse, into a private oasis, whenever you like,” explains division president Todd Davidson, “That is the uncomplicated vision for Willowcreek Ranch. Like the other boutique communities in our care, this one will receive exceptional service and responsiveness from CCMC.”

Our service will begin on May 1. Please join us in welcoming Willowcreek Ranch to the CCMC family.

(l to r) Kevin Pollock, Lisa Lundskow, Sharon Bolinger, Joe Cook, Dave Houston

CCMC is pleased to announce that Kevin Pollock (Terravita, AZ), Lisa Lundskow (Estrella, AZ), Sharon Bolinger (Red Rock, NV), Joe Cook (Central Division Vice President) and Dave Houston (Coral Canyon, UT) have all joined the elite group of community association managers who have earned the Professional Community Association Manager^® (PCAM^®) designation. They were pinned last night at the Community Associations Institute (CAI) National Conference in San Diego, California.

Over the past thirty years, Community Associations Institute (CAI) has awarded the coveted PCAM^® to the top 5% of managers in the country. To earn the PCAM^® designation, managers must have five years of industry experience, complete more than 100 hours of course work and submit a satisfactory case study.

Please join us in congratulating Kevin, Lisa, Sharon, Joe and Dave on this significant achievement.