This is the time of year when packages arrive by the truckload to your rental offices. This is typically followed by a parade of very relieved residents coming into your offices carrying small slips of paper saying that the impossible to find toy that they have ordered for their child has arrived… We all understand […]
Below is the holiday schedule for Christmas and the New Year’s Holiday. Remember if a staff member’s normal day off falls on the observed holiday, another day within the pay period will need to be taken off in lieu of the holiday. Please note that coverage must be arranged in advance of these “make-up” Holidays.
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We are very excited to announce this year’s After Holiday Party! The event will be held at Castaway Portland! Please RSVP by Friday, January 1st to Miranda Baker (mbaker@cambridgeres.com) When: Thursday, January 14th Party Starts: 7:00pm Party Ends: 11:00pm What: Casino Night, Dinner, Karaoke, Games and Photo booth! Who: Cambridge Employees can bring 1 guest Theme:
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By now, we are all looking eagerly toward the holidays, the end of the year, and the upcoming 2016 annual symposium! In order to close out the year end accounting books in the most seamless and stress-free way, we’re sending this reminder check list with important year end tasks to complete during the next 3
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Please print and distribute the following as noted below: – FOR DISTRIBUTION FOR ALL ELIGIBLE 401K PARTICIPANTS – (Eligible employees have regularly scheduled hours per Employment Understanding on file equal to or greater than 20 hours per week) Eligible 401K Participants, As a reminder and as provided in the Cambridge 401K Summary Plan Description, if
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Our annual Open Enrollment period begins December 1st and ends December 21st. This is your opportunity to review your benefits package as well as make enrollment changes. There are no significant changes to this year’s benefit offering. Packets are on their way to your home address. Please review your packet carefully as it provides you
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Temperatures in the Portland metro area will be below freezing this weekend, and properties in Idaho are already experiencing temperatures in the teens and twenties. Many of our properties in Northern California will be starting to see freezing temperatures in the next week and our friends tucked away in the Sierra Nevadas are forecasting temperatures
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Managers, Below is the holiday schedule for Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year’s Holiday. Remember if a staff member’s normal day off falls on the observed holiday, another day within the pay period will need to be taken off in lieu of the holiday. Please note that coverage must be arranged in advance of
As a friendly reminder, when the Compliance Department sends a FAFF for a file – whether attached in Yardi or you have faxed it to the compliance fax line — we will add Date Completed to the approved file within one (1) business day. Typically, we would add the date completed within hours of the
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Review the “Old vs. New Process” reminder sheet for compliance files and Yardi below. Compliance File with Yardi — old vs new process As always, please feel free to contact the Compliance Department with any questions. Kristin Strong p: 503.450.0231 e:kstrong@cambridgeres.com
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Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will not increase at all in 2016, the Social Security Administration announced today. Please note this also applies to Veterans Benefits. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Compliance Department. Kristin Strong p: 503.450.0231 e:kstrong@cambridgeres.com
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It is that time of year again; please review, print and distribute the attached notice below to households with Social Security income on or before November 1, 2015. Although there is no COLA increase this year, it is important that current Social Security award letters are obtained for certifications (not to be dated more than
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As the autumn leaves have started to drop, I wanted to remind everyone of how important it is to have your leaf blower in use on a daily basis. As a rule of thumb, you should run your blower approximately one minute for every unit on your property each week. This means a 120
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Cambridge Real Estate Services recognizes the importance of providing continuing education to its employees and we are excited to have the opportunity to provide training this January at our 2016 Annual Symposium located in Portland, Oregon. The symposium will be held January 12th-14th : Tuesday, January 12th — Afternoon Affordable Housing Training (only affordable properties
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