On the long-neglected site of a state mental hospital that closed more than two decades ago, a mixed-income community is under construction.

On the long-neglected site of a state mental hospital that closed more than two decades ago, a mixed-income community is under construction.

As foreclosures mount and contributions to building associations shrink, condo owners find themselves nagging each other to pay their assessments and haggling over chores.

As foreclosures mount and contributions to building associations shrink, condo owners find themselves nagging each other to pay their assessments and haggling over chores.

The Census Bureau reported that 2.9 percent of homes intended for owner occupancy were vacant at the end of the first quarter, a number that before 2006 had never exceeded 2 percent.