Real Estate Business Review: Specials Magazine

There is so much competition for our time during business hours and at work from clients, customers, committees, and co-workers. Why devote more of this precious commodity to a non-profit industry group? Why join, attend, or get involved when we already have so many deliverables on our plates each day? What difference will that make? Well, a lot. As Director of Property Management, BC, with Colliers and Chair of BOMA BC, I have benefited from volunteering with non-profits serving the property management industry. I started out as a Property Administrator, and the skills I learned volunteering gave me the confidence to take on more responsibilities at work, which helped me obtain promotions throughout my career. Through advocacy, education, recognition programs, and networking, these organizations continually work hard to improve our industry. Playing an active role can be a game-changer. It can make a huge difference to you, your career, tenants, employers, clients, colleagues, and the industry. If you want to gain valuable skills or make a difference at any stage of your career, getting more involved is one way to achieve that.

Property ownership isn’t short on management companies. It is short on ones that deliver. For strata councils, condo boards and residents across Canada, the story repeats itself. Calls go unanswered. Managers stretch themselves across too many buildings. Financials arrive months late. Property values decline instead of growing. The industry often chooses volume over care. Teams are spread thin. Promises go unfulfilled. Clients move from one firm to another, only to face the same frustrations again. Colosseum Property Management set out to break that cycle. Its approach is straightforward but rarely seen: Hire the best managers, give them the capacity to succeed and put accountability in writing. Common sense should guide property management, yet common sense is not common enough. Colosseum makes it standard. “Actions speak louder than words and our culture is built on that principle. We do not just promise accountability, we put it in writing,” says Ciprian Floroaie, co-owner and managing broker. Floroaie’s path reflects that belief. He began with hands-on maintenance and gradually transitioned into overseeing complex capital projects. This journey cultivated a strata manager’s mindset—proactively resolving issues and planning with foresight. Today, that same approach guides how Colosseum Property Management supports every strata community: with early intervention, long-term vision and a commitment to preserving property value and harmony. .