Solid research and data on community association living is tough to come by. That's why the Foundation for Community Association Research has worked with Zogby International over the past several years to conduct independent, statistically valid research into homeowner preferences and perceptions. You can read about our most recent survey here.
And that is why we try to support legitimate and relevant research into community associations, their members, and their operations, wherever and whenever we can. Hannah Wiseman, a visiting assistant professor at the University of Texas School of Law is currently conducting a nationwide survey in an attempt to better define the factors that attract residents to common-interest communities. The 10-question survey asks community association residents what they disliked about their former communities and what they believed a common-interest community would offer.
Wiseman needs as much input as possible from community association residents across the country to support her study. You can complete the survey yourself or forward it to others if you are in a position to do so. The survey is online and can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JdAFijUlceVBKVNYSrDjsA_3d_3d and should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Surveys should be completed by January 31, 2009. Professor Wiseman can be contacted directly at hwiseman@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-3646 if there are any questions. She has agreed to share her results with CAI at the completion of her study and we will pass them on to our members.

