Palm Desert, CA, June 7, 2011 — The Ironwood Community Association has selected Merit Property Management, a leading provider of professional community association and rental management services, to manage the 1,069 single-family home community in South Palm Desert, CA. Merit will assist the board of directors with daily operations in order to provide HOA property management services to the master association for the Ironwood community.
"The Ironwood board of directors chose Merit for our advanced technology, financial systems and support, our best practices and solutions along with the reputation of our firm," states Daniel Farrar, Merit's Business Unit Leader, Palm Desert. "Our team is managing the master association and is looking forward to assisting the community throughout the year to help the community thrive in season and out of season."
Ironwood Community Association spans over 250 acres and offers residents a prime location in the heart of Palm Desert, two golf courses, a privately owned country club, a 50,000 sq. ft. clubhouse, a 10,000 sq. ft. fitness center and spa. The community has gated security for year round protection. Merit took over management responsibilities on May 1, 2011 and created a seamless transition for residents and board members by bringing more than 30 years of community management experience to the new partnership.
About MERIT
Since 1980, MERIT has grown to be one of the foremost providers of professional community association services in the Western States. MERIT specializes in the forward planning and management of master planned, single family home/condominiums, active adult, and urban high- and mid-rise communities as well as rental property management for investors (www.meritrental.com).
MERIT is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,300 properties and over 1.3 million residential units.
FirstService Residential Management is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector. Further information may be obtained at www.firstservice.com.
Along with their FirstService Residential partners, MERIT shares a portfolio of 110 active adult communities ranging from under 400 homes to well over 5,000 homes.
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