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blends with contrasting colors that are designed to enhance
your home’s exterior and give it unexpected depth and
beauty. There are five colors that come in this collection:
Cedarwood Abbey, Mountain Sage, Castlewood Gray,
Tuscan Sunset, and Woodberry Brown. Not only are these
shingles beautiful, but they are designed with Advanced
Protection
®
Shingle Technology, which reduces the use of
natural resources while providing excellent protection for
your home. They also have StainGuard
®
Protection which
helps ensure the beauty of your roof against unsightly blue-
green algae. In addition, they also pass Class A fire rating
from Underwriters Laboratories and have Dura Grip™
Adhesive that seals each shingle tightly and reduces the
risk of shingle blow-off.
Have you or your company received any
recent awards or certifications?
For the fourth year in a row, GAF is honored to have
earned the Women’s Choice Award
®
— based on
extraordinary recommendations from their female cus-
tomers in a customer satisfaction survey conducted by
WomenCertified
®
Inc. GAF received this award based
on excellent survey scores, including the vast majority
of customers rating the experience and overall quality
of GAF as “extremely satisfied.” In fact, 100% of the
female customers polled said they would definitely rec-
ommend GAF to their family and friends.
What trends do you see for the Community
Association industry?
When looking for HOA trends, one must look at trends
in the overall housing market – several of which have
direct implications to HOAs.
The combination of increasing rental rates along with a
lack of rental inventory is making housing purchases more
appealing. This is true not only for Baby Boomers, who
may be interested in downsizing, but also for Millennials,
the largest living generation in the U.S., who will be mak-
ing their initial home purchases. What is interesting is that
both Baby Boomers and Millennials appear to have similar
desires when it comes to housing – they want convenience
and amenities that fit their lifestyle whether that be a closed-
in suburban location that provides quick access to city
services and attractions, the inclusion of digital technology
and the ability to be continuously connected, or energy-ef-
ficient buildings that support green efforts. HOAs need to
allocate time and effort to get the pulse of their extended
communities and plan for the changes needed to keep
them updated and current to prospective home-buyers.
HOAs also need to be able to effectively communicate
their efforts through digital channels. Social media should
be considered a medium that will enable and encourage
community involvement and engagement – providing chan-
nels for an HOA to inform, learn from, and respond to the
needs of their residents.
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“Choosing a GAF Master
Elite
®
Contractor is ensuring
you’ll be dealing with a quality,
reputable, and dependable
professional contractor who knows
how to install GAF products...”
Courtesy CAI-NJ.