4th Quarter 2013 IREM Newsletter

Institute of Real Estate Management www.iremoregon.org Page -1- Oregon-Columbia River Chapter No. 29 Fall, 2013 Edition

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A real estate-focused publication from your Chapter No. 29 of the Institute of Real Estate Management

Check inside for the latest news, updates, articles, photo’s, education and events!


3 President’s Message

4 Friends of IREM® Your Chapter Volunteers

5 Meet your 2014 Volunteers!

6 IREM® Education & new White Paper: Managing Conflict and Positive Outcomes.

7 New Member Spotlight!

8 IREM® Young Professionals

9 IREM®’s new Writing Contest!

10 Friends of IREM® Meet your Company Intern!

11 INAUGURAL CELEBRATION!! Chapter Events Fall Reminders

12 PAPARAZZI!!

13 PAPARAZZI!!

14 Fair Housing Council of Oregon & Washington

15 IREM® Leaders return from Fall Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, AZ

16 IREM®’s FORECAST BREAKFAST: You won’t want to miss this one!!

17 Member Referral Winners!

18 Welcome new IREM® Members!

19 Introducing IREM’®s New Council of Experts for Education

20 What to do AFTER a FLOOD!

21 IREM®’s new Publication: Investment Real Estate and...

Inside Oregon-Columbia River

Chapter No. 29 Industry News & Notes

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Welcome! OREGON -COLU MBIA RIVER CHAPTER NO. 29

2014 Chapter Leadership

Reporting for Duty!


InFocus

Newsletter

Dear IREM® Members, Friends and Affiliates:

Are you done, or are you nearing the finish line with those annual budgets? Good for you!! The budget preparation and thought process that allows CPM®’s to create value for our clients is what sets us apart as leaders in real estate management. Just as you have been

working diligently on those budgets, your Chapter leadership team of officers and committee chairs have also been working to create value for you--our members-- as well.

In August we held our 3rd Annual Golf tournament and had a beautiful day! Tiffany Boyson, with ABM Janitorial Services, Aaron Sawyer with Lovett Services, and Shelby Skubic with Western States Fire Protection, lead this great event and did a fabulous job pulling it all together.

Your Chapter leaders also attended a Regional Retreat in Seattle in August, where we collaborated with Chapter leaders from Boise, Seattle and Anchorage, along with IREM® National Senior Vice President, Julie Muir and Regional Vice President, Mindy Gronbeck, to learn new skills in Leadership, Succession Planning, Generational Differences, Social Media and much, much more. It was an invaluable session meant to strengthen our Chapter leaders and enhance our Member services and satisfaction.

In September, yet another Friend of IREM® hosted our Educational program “Protecting your Investment, Building Site Protection and Maintenance”. A huge ‘thank you’ goes out to Millennium Building Services for a great event! We were thrilled to welcome three new CPM®’s, to our IREM® family. Congratulations to Josie Woo, CPM®, Jaima Coleman, CPM®, both with Shorenstein Realty Services and Shelly Hillman, CPM® with Cascade Property Management. Congratulations!!

Also in September, we held our annual Strategic Planning Session with your 2014 Leadership as well. Some exciting ideas came from our brain storming session and I can’t wait to see these new ideas take shape in 2014 Stay tuned!

Do you or someone you know have a passion for legislative

concerns? If so, we need YOU to join the 2014 team! We are currently looking for someone to fill the legislative committee chair position. Please call me at 971.212.5369 or e-mail me at [email protected].

Also in October, we honored our Friends of IREM® and thanked them for supporting our chapter year after year. We appreciate our Friends of IREM® who contribute so much of their time, knowledge, gifts and talents to our Chapter and its members. We also offered continuing education for a presentation on Social Media for business. Always a high-light...we celebrated 3 new IREM® members! Congratulations Nutan Engels, CPM®, Rebecca Yarger, CPM® and Rachel Payton, ARM®, and welcome to the IREM® family.

If you haven’t yet registered for this years’ Inaugural Gala, it will be a night like no other! Please join us as we honor the hard work of our 2013 Chapter Leaders and FRIENDS, swear in our 2014 leadership team, while. Celebrating IREM®’s 80th Birthday. Let’s have a great time November 15th at the Jupiter Hotel!! Register at www.iremoregon.org.

As we near the close of 2013, our signature event is also very near. The 26th Annual IREM® Forecast Breakfast will the highlight of the year—with a new format bound to entertain and inform. Purchase your table early, gather warm coats for Mittens and More and help us celebrate another great year of the Oregon-Columbia River Chapter No. 29.

Thank you to our members, FRIENDS and colleagues for allowing us the opportunity to serve you, educate you, entertain you and network with you in 2013. We wish you nothing but great success and happiness in 2014!

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FALL HAS ARRIVED AND

WINTER IS NOT FAR BEHIND! A note from:

Cammie Allie, CPM®, ARM®, 2013 Chapter President


In need of a great service provider? Check out

our 2013 FRIENDS of IREMâ!

CHAPTER OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Cammie Allie, CPM®, ARM®

PRESIDENT-ELECT David Genrich, CPM®

VP OF FINANCE Stephanie MacPherson, CPM®

VP OF MEMBERSHIP Kimberly Fuhrer, CPM®

VP OF COMMUNICATIONS Jocelyn Burmester, CPMC®

VP OF EDUCATION Kathi Pearce, CPM®

ARM CHAIR Tammy Mills, ARM®

1ST MEMBER AT LARGE Kathi Pearce, CPM®

2ND MEMBER AT LARGE Chad Rheingold, CPM®

3RD MEMBER AT LARGE Julie L. Muir, CPM®

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

ARM Tammy Mills, ARM®

CANDIDATE MENTOR Traci McCauley, CPM®

COMMUNITY SERVICE Andrea Wagner, ARM®

EDUCATION Kathi Pearce, CPM®

FORECAST BREAKFAST Jennifer Gerritz, CPM®

FRIENDS OF IREM Monique Clouser, CPM®

GOLF TOURNAMENT Kimberly Fuhrer, CPM®

IAE LIAISON Kathi Pearce, CPM®

INAUGURAL DINNER Cammie Allie, CPM®

INCOME/EXPENSE Cary Morris, CPMC®

IYP CO-CHAIR Jocelyn Burmester, CPMC®

IYP CO-CHAIR Lauren Alkire

LEGISLATIVE Dyann Hamilton, CPM®

NATIONAL LIAISON Ben Wickham, CPM®

NEWSLETTER Carmella Jaskiewicz, CPMC®

PROGRAMS AVAILABLE!!

SCHOLARSHIPS Troy Rappold, CPM®

American Building

Maintenance JR Johnson, Inc Perlo

Construction

Action Technologies

Kennedy Restoration

PG Long

Floor Covering

Apartment Guide

Landgraphics Portland Business Alliance

Apartments.

com Lovett, Inc.

Raindrop Supply/ Expresso

Building Srv.

Benge Industries

Multi-Family Northwest

Republic

Services of Oregon

Cantel Sweeping

Millennium

Building Services

Snyder

Roofing & Sheet Metal

Centric Elevator

Mt. Hood Window

Coverings Squires

Electric, Inc.

Columbia Roofing &

Sheet Metal

National Maintenance Contractors

TerraFirma Foundation

Systems

Empire

Painting & Construction

Oregon Refuse & Recycling

Assoc.

The Brickman

Group

First Response, Inc.

Oregon-Aire, Inc.

The Oregonian

Har-Bro West Pacific

Landscape Management

Township-United

Building Services

Hunt Painting Pavement Maintenance

Walter E.

Nelson Company

Western States Fire Protection Company

We still room for more 2013 Friends of IREM®!

For sponsorship opportunities, or Friends program information, contact the Chapter office at [email protected].

YOUR 2013 CHAPTER

VOLUNTEERS

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CHAPTER OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Cammie Allie, CPM®, ARM®

VP OF EDUCATION Kathi Pearce, CPM®

PRESIDENT-ELECT David Genrich, CPM® ARM CHAIR Tammy Mills, ARM®

VP OF FINANCE Stephanie MacPherson, CPM®

1ST MEMBER AT LARGE Kathi Pearce, CPM®

VP OF MEMBERSHIP Traci McCauley, CPM® 2ND MEMBER AT LARGE Jeanna Rae Petty

VP OF COMMUNICA-TIONS

Julie L. Muir, CPM® 3RD MEMBER AT LARGE Jennifer Gerritz, CPM®

4th MEMBER AT LARGE Chris Pasteur, ARM®

COMMIT TEE CHAIRS

ARM Cliff Hockley, CPM® INAUGURAL DINNER David Genrich, CPM®

AMO LIAISON Traci McCauley, CPM® INCOME/EXPENSE Cary Morris, CPMC®

ASSOCIATION LAISION Caitlin Kroeker, Associate IYP CO-CHAIR Jocelyn Burmester, CPMC®

CANDIDATE MENTOR Andrea Wagner, ARM® IYP CO-CHAIR Lauren Alkire

COMMUNITY SERVICE Monique Clouser, CPM® LEGISLATIVE VACANT

EDUCATION Jennifer Gerritz, CPM® NEWSLETTER Tammy Mills, ARM®

FORECAST BREAKFAST Cini Apostol, CPM® PROGRAMS CO-CHAIR Ben Wickham, CPM®

FRIENDS OF IREM Chris Barber, CPM® PROGRAMS CO-CHAIR Brett Shockey, CPM®

SPECIAL EVENTS Jocelyn Burmester, CPMC® SCHOLARSHIPS Troy Rappold, CPM®

IAE LIAISON Julie L. Muir, CPM®

INTRODUCING: Your 2014 Chapter Leaders!



WASHINGTON

2013

MPSA 11/4 - 11/8

Committee Reports

EDUCATION + Continuing Ed Credits THE PERFECT MATCH! Do you know someone who might benefit from IREM’s education? Our regional education schedule highlights educational offerings within the beautiful Pacific Northwest! Most offer Oregon Continuing Education Credits as well! Check out our line up for the balance of the year:

By: Kathi Pearce, CPM®


for the 2014 Education Schedule—to be published in November!

New IREM®

Whitepaper Lays Out Constructive Ways to Manage Conflict and Produce Positive Outcomes

A new white paper from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) explodes the common myth that conflict is inherently bad. It then goes on to make the case that, if properly managed, conflict can lead to positive outcomes such as heightened innovation and performance, and even improved cohesiveness within a team – creating an environ-ment that fosters open and honest discussion. Titled simply “Leadership Development: Conflict Management,” the publication is the fifth in a series of IREM white papers that examines various leadership-related competencies critical to real estate management success. It lays out for readers: Five basic strategies for managing conflict When to use each strategy Six tactics for managing conflict Types of behaviors that are common to people with good conflict management skills Specific tactics to develop and hone good conflict management skills. IREM® Members can download the IREM® white paper on “Leadership Development: Conflict Management” at no cost from www.irembooks.org, but they must log in as a member to download the publication free. The price of the publication for non-members is $5.99 and can be paid for by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) and downloaded at www.irembooks.org.

http://www.irembooks.org/

http://www.irembooks.org/


NEW CPM® Member Spotlightl :

Jaima Coleman, CPM®

Please join us in welcoming newly-designated CPM®, Jaima Coleman to the IREM® family! Jaima began her career in the real estate industry after moving back to Portland from an 9-year-residency in New

York in 2011— a move prompted by wanting to be near her family. She joined Spieker Properties, (thereafter named Equity Office Properties) as a receptionist that same year. In 2003 she joined the construction department of Equity Office as an assistant and gained knowledge in the management of tenant improvements and capital projects. In 2007 when Shorenstein Realty Services purchased Equity Office, Jaima joined the property management team, managing assets at Lincoln Center and Nimbus Corporate Center. Since joining the property management side of the business, Jaima has gained extensive experience managing office buildings and industrial complexes. Jaima earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix in 2004. Jaima has a 13 year old son, Jordan, who keeps her busy. In her free time, Jaima enjoys being outdoors, camping, riding quads and dirt bikes, going to the beach and quiet time just reading. Welcome to IREM® Jaima and Congratulations!!

Committee Reports...Continued


SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE By: Troy K. Rappold, CPM®

Just released...the IREM® Foundation has revised its eligibility requirements to obtain an IREM®

Foundation Scholarship! Under the former requirements, only people seeking an IREM® credential (i.e. ARM®, ACoM® or CPM®) and who met the eligibility requirements for that credential, were eligible to apply for a scholarship. These requirements have been dissolved. Effective immediately, to qualify for an IREM® Foundation Scholarship, and applicant must: Be a current IREM® Member (Academic, ACoM®,

ARM®, Associate, CPM® Candidate, CPM® or Student)

Be current with his or her annual national and chapter dues

Express an interest in earning an IREM® credential (ARM,® ACoM®, CPM®)

AMO® firm employees qualify for an IREM® Foundation Scholarship and are exempt from membership and dues payment. They must express an interest in earning an IREM® credential (ARM®, ACoM® or CPM®). The Institute will give scholarship recipients who are AMO® firm employees a one-year, complimentary Associate membership in an effort to encourage them to become long-term members.

What are you waiting for?? Apply Now!



On September 12 2013, the IREM® Young Professionals committee held a college

football season kickoff tailgater as its fall networking event. On Deck Sports Bar was the

location of this festive evening with an attendance that included a great mix of CPM®’s,

residential and commercial managers, students, industry partners and Friends of IREM® -

making it a huge success!

A student orientation for the Portland

State University-Master in Real Estate

Degree program was held on

September 23, 2013. Lauren Alkire, IREM® Young Professionals chairperson represented

the IREM® Oregon-Columbia River Chapter by participating on a panel of speakers with

other professional real estate organizations during day two of the student orientation.

Lauren informed the group of the many benefits of IREM® and its Associate and Student

memberships.

FRESH is a networking event organized by the young professionals

of IREM, ICSC, ULI, BOMA, NAIOP and CREW to collectively

showcase building owners, real estate managers, retail, office and

industrial brokers, and development representatives. The purpose

of this event is to bring together the members of these

organizations under one roof for an annual “SUPER” networking

event in January each year. The IREM® Young Professionals

committee continues its support for, and is currently involved in planning the Second

Annual FRESH PDX event scheduled for Thursday, January 30, 2014. For more

information about IYP or FRESH PDX, please contact your IYP Co-Chairs:

Lauren Alkire at [email protected] or

Jocelyn Burmester at [email protected].

By: Jocelyn Burmester, CPMC® Lauren Alkire


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MONEY!

MONEY!

MONEY!

MONEY!

MONEY!

MONEY!

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE By: Troy K. Rappold, CPM®

IREM® and the IREM® Foundation Announce New Writing Competition for College and University

Real Estate Faculty and Students To encourage excellence and promote scholarship in the field of real estate property and asset management, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) and the IREM® Foundation are sponsoring, for the second year in a row, writing competitions for college and university students studying real estate as well as their professors.

“One of IREM’s key goals is to make real estate students aware of the many attractive career paths available in real estate management so that our industry sector attracts the best and the brightest,” said IREM® 2013 President Beth Machen, CPM®. “Sponsoring these competitions creates opportunities to raise this awareness by reaching out to the students directly and through the professors who teach them.”

WINNING ENTRANTS RECEIVE CASH PRIZES AND MORE!

The faculty competition is open to instructors who teach full-time in undergraduate or graduate degree programs in fields related to real estate. Their entries must address the evolving roles of property and asset managers, the similarities and differences between the two, and what practitioners may be facing in the days ahead. The winning entrant will receive a $1,000 cash award, a recognition plaque, and have his/her submission be published in IREM’s Journal of Property Management.

Any full-time student enrolled in a real estate or related field is eligible to enter the student writing competition. Acknowledging that attracting students and young professionals to real estate management careers is crucial to the industry’s well being, the topic of the student competition is: What can employers do to attract newcomers to real estate management and support them in the early stages of their careers? The winning entrant will receive a $500 cash award and an all-expenses-paid trip to IREM’s Leadership and Legislative Summit in April 2014 in Washington, DC, to accept the award, in person.

Additional information about the competition and submission guidelines can be found at www.irem.org/academicresources.


http://www.irem.org/academicresources



By: Monique Clouser, CPM®

There’s still time! Should you know of a company that would be well-suited to IREM® “Friendship”, please pass them along! For more information about our Friends of IREM® program, please contact Monique Clouser at: [email protected], the Chapter office at: [email protected] or 503.228.0002.


Several real estate management companies have internship programs, but do your interns know about IREM®? If your company has an outstanding internship program, reach out to them! The better trained they are, the more likely they’ll enjoy and prosper the real estate arena. Here are four talking points to consider when informing an intern about IREM®: 1. Provide your intern with background information about IREM® found on IREM’s website! 2. Discuss the local chapter, our events, programs and education — including the all-important networking opportunities)! 3. Tell your intern how you have benefited from being an IREM® member. 4. Inform your intern about student or Associate membership and IREM®’s student resources. Resources available to students: IREM® Career Center

IREM® Student Membership:

www.IREMjobs.org

For more information, contact Career Services at 800-837-0706 ext. 6001

http://www.getrealgetready.org/

http://www.irem.org/sec1ins.cfm?sec=joinirem&con=student.cfm&par=

http://www.iremjobs.org/

mailto:[email protected]


Chapter Events & Fall Reminders

Come & Celebrate IREM®’s 80th Birthday and the Inauguration of our 2014 Officers and board members, Friday, November 15! Bring your dancing shoes and a guest to party with! We’ll acknowledge the exceptional work of our 2013 board members with awards and accolades and—we’ll feature our special FRIENDS of IREM® whom we couldn’t be successful without! Then, it’s a PARTY! IREM®’s 80th Anniversary is this year and we’d love to celebrate with YOU!

Registration at: www.iremoregon.org See you there!

DATE PROGRAM DETAILS

11.15.13

Inaugural

Gala &

80th

Birthday

Bash!

Celebrate 80

Years and the

Inauguration of

the 2014 Board

of Directors!

12.5.13 Forecast

Breakfast

All New &

Refreshed

Format—Fireside

Chat!

SCHEDULE OF CHAPTER EVENTS!


Fall Reminders!!

Adjust parking lot & building lighting time clocks

Winterize Irrigation

Prepare for possible Ice and Snow

Clean the roof drains



Having a “ball” at the IYP kickoff Tailgater at On Deck Sports Bar! The Fortress Property Management crowd features: Andrew Black, Larissa Arnold, Cammie Allie, Tammy Mills, Stephen Martin, Caitlin & Josh Kroeker and Juanita Picquadio.

September 19, 2013—Cammie Allie, CPM®,

ARM®, Julie Muir, CPM®, and Tammy Mills, ARM® at the Multi-Family NW Spectrum Trade show. IREM® had a booth and Julie Muir, CPM® represented IREM® as an Instructor, teaching “Human Resources & the Executive Leader”. Many potential new members were reached during this invaluable opportunity!

Like mother, like daughter.. .Cammie Allie and Larissa Arnold flanking Stephen Martin of Fortress Property Management a the IYP Tailgater at the On Deck Sports Bar.

Paparazzi Events…

Friends of IREM® Appreciation Event at the Slide Inn, featuring a presentation on Social Media:

THANK YOU FRIENDS OF IREM®!



Our newest IREM® Members being Sworn in: From left to right: Cammie Allie, 2013 Chapter President, Jaima Coleman, Shelly Hillman and Josie Woo!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Paparazzi Newest Members...

The Slide Inn Friends of IREM® Appreciation Event—Newest IREM® Members from left to right: Rachel Payton, ARM®, Nutan Engels, CPM®, Rebecca Yarger, CPM® and President Cammie Allie, CPM®, ARM®. WELCOME!!

New ARM®, Chris Pasteur being sworn in at the IREM® Board Meeting on October 23, 2013.

WAY TO GO!

New CPM® James Schaff with Criteria Properties (Formerly Ted Durant & Associates), with 2013 Chapter President, Cammie Allie, CPM®, ARM®.

Congratulations James!!



The Renovation, Repair and Painting rule protects homeowners and tenants from dangerous lead dust that can be left after renovation, repair, and painting. It requires contractors and subs be properly trained and certified, and use lead-safe work practices to ensure that lead dust is minimized. Lead exposure can cause a health effects, from behavior problems and learning disabilities to seizures and death, putting young children at the greatest risk because their nervous systems are still developing.

“Using lead-safe work practices is good business and it’s the law,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “EPA is taking action to enforce lead rules to protect people from exposure to lead and to ensure a level playing field for contractors that follow the rules.” The enforcement actions address serious violations of the RRP rule, including fourteen actions where the contractor failed to obtain certification prior to performing or offering to perform renovation activities on pre-1978 homes, where lead is more likely to be present. Other alleged violations included failure to follow the lead-safe work practices, which are critical to reducing exposure to lead-based paint hazards. Recent enforcement actions across the country include 14 administrative settlements assessing civil penalties of up to $23,000. These settlements also required the contractors to certify that they had come into compliance with the requirements of the RRP rule. Additionally, EPA filed three administrative complaints seeking civil penalties of up to the statutory maximum of $37,500 per violation. As required by the Toxic Substances Control Act, a company or individual’s ability to pay a penalty is evaluated and penalties are adjusted accordingly.

You can read up on the settlements at www.epa.gov/enforcement/waste/cases/lrrp050213.html. For more about lead and Instructions on getting certified go to www.epa.gov/lead. You can also find additional information, including required pamphlets and disclosure forms as well as additional lead articles at www.FHCO.org/lead.htm.

The Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston (FHCGB) announced that a West Roxbury Property Management Company has agreed to pay $15,000 in a housing discrimination case that resulted from posting a Craigslist advertisement indicating their unwillingness to rent to families with children because of the lead status of a rental unit.

As this media release illustrates, it is illegal under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA)1 to deny housing to otherwise qualified families with children (or otherwise treat them differently in any

way) simply because there are children in the household, unless the housing provider is exempt as a “designated senior communi-ty.” (For information on familial status protections and the housing for older persons exception visit www.FHCO.org/families.htm). The Boston settlement is just one more example of case law that has reinforced the fact that housing providers may not discourage potential residents with children simply because the property has or may have “hazards” such as steep stairways and balconies, busy streets, the presence of dangerous equipment or lead-based paint. It is up to the household to determine if a given property is appropriate for them; it is not up to a housing provider to determine this for them. For more on familial status protections visit www.FHCO.org/families.htm or www.FHCO.org for other fair housing information. This article brought to you by the Fair Housing Council; a nonprofit serving the state of Oregon and SW Washington. All rights reserved © 2013. Write [email protected] to reprint articles or inquire about ongoing content for your own publica-tion. To learn more… Learn more about fair housing and / or sign up for our free, periodic newsletter at www.FHCO.org. Questions about this article? Interested in articles for your company or trade association? Contact Jo Becker at [email protected] or 800/424-3247 Ext. 150 Want to schedule an in-office fair housing training program or speaker for corporate or association functions? Visit www.FHCO.org/pdfs/classlist.pdf Federally protected classes under the Fair Housing Act include: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (children), and disability. Oregon law also protects marital status, source of income, sexual orientation, and domestic violence survivors. Washington law covers martial status, sexual orientation, and domestic violence survivors, and honorably discharged veterans / military status. Additional protected classes have been added in particular geographic areas; visit FHCO.org/mission.htm and read the section entitled “View Local Protected Classes” for more information.

Location Action

EPA Region 10 completed over 20 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington between April and June 2013.

As a result, three property managers in Oregon and Idaho were found to have failed to disclose lead; ordered to pay $15K.

FAIR HOUSING CASE BROUGHT & EPA TAKES ACTION ON LEAD VIOLATIONS

By Jo Becker, Education/Outreach Specialist, Fair Housing Council Serving Oregon and SW Washington

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IREM® Leaders return from IREM® Fall Leadership Conference...


October 14-19 was filled with sun, fun and lots of education and governance activities as six of your Chapter representatives attended the IREM® Fall Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Those in attendance were: Cammie Allie, CPM®, ARM® with Fortress Property Management, Inc.; Julie Muir, CPM® with CBRE; Dyann Hamilton, CPM® with CBRE; Tammy Mills, ARM® with Fortress Property Management, Inc.; and Ben Wickham, CPM® with Cascade Property Management. Also attending was K. Sunny Liston, Academic Member with Marylhurst University. For those of you who are unaware, IREM® has a relationship with Marylhurst University, where several IREM® courses are taught in the classroom to students who are studying for a career in our industry. Education sessions included: New Career Opportunities for a Diverse Workforce — Trends in Fair Housing: Tweets, Barks, Boxes, Bongs and More — Global Business Practices Forum Implementing Alternative Energy Projects at Your Properties — The Aging Process: Apartment Repositioning — Hiring and Retaining Young Talent — The Platinum Rule: How to Manage Your Behaviors to Create More Gold — CAM Clinic: Speed Dating Style — Best Practice as a Business Development Tool — The Art of Cost Segregation — Client Shades of Grey: How to Reduce the Pain or Break the Bonds — Creating Sustainable Organizations — Anchoring Talent Management to Business Performance — Technology: Lessons Learned — The Power of Storytelling to Grow Your Business — Lessons in Leadership — Real Cutting-Edge Marketing Strategies — and much, much more! WOW...so much education packed into this conference! IREM®’s new Executive Edge Education allows anyone to come to the conference for the education alone, making the conferences extremely valuable to anyone wishing to attend! IREM®’s governance was active once again in streamlining the CPM® Application process and its requirements, restructuring the MPSA and Capstone to reduce instructor time in the classroom (reducing chapter expenses as well) and restructuring the RES201 course for the ARM® designation, and other tweaks to ensure quality education, while maintaining the same student experience across all chapters. GREAT JOB IREM® on another fantastic conference!


The all NEW IREM® Forecast Breakfast



Top Referrers!

May—Robert Johnson Sr. CPM® April—Kelly Brewster, CPM®

March—Traci McCauley, CPM® January—John Amos, CPM®

Monthly Member Rewards Winners


There’s Still

Time!

IREM®’s Monthly Member Rewards Program is open until the end of 2013.

Simply refer members and be entered to win member rewards!

Congratulations IREM

Chapter No. 29

Members:

Other Referrers!

Cammie Allie, CPM®, ARM® William Barendrick, Jr., CPM®

Kim Gach, CPM® Sue Iggulden, CPM®

Stephen Mikulic, CPM® Troy Rappold, CPM®

Chad Rheingold, CPM® Robinn Rudd, CPM® Dan Tapella, CPM®

Ben Wickham, CPM® Jasmyne Zebdeh, ARM®


NEW 2013 ARM®s Destiny Penticoff

Jhauna Rud Gina Sander

Christopher Pasteur Claire Kolkoski Rachel Payton

New IREM

Members - 2013

Congratulations and welcome to the IREM Family!

NEW 2013 CPM®s Christopher Barber

Krista Polvi Jaima Coleman

Josie Woo Shelly Hillman James Schaff Nutan Engels

Rebecca Yarger Laura Barry

Michelle Schiffer

NEW 2013 ASSOCIATES Grace McNeilly

Meylan Thoresen Mohannad Zebdeh

Heidi Knapp Jeff Houghtaling

Rachel Larson Daniel Montgomery

Lane Elmer Caitlin Kroeker

Ruth Curtis John Lin

Rick Price John Shelton

Debra Frontino

NEW 2013 CPM® CANDIDATES Kalib Locke

Rhonda McCrary Melissa Rinehimer Cecelia Antonio

Maria Guerra Rachel Chauvin

New to the Chapter

NEW 2013 STUDENT MEMBERS Janine Lind

Christine Dickman Alexander McGillivray

Laszlo Kakash Robert Rolle




A group of experts in the field of adult education has been assembled by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®). Called simply The Education Council, the group’s official mission: “To provide IREM with unbiased, fresh perspectives on the best practices to develop and deliver professional adult education,” according to Sue Considine, CPM®, chair of IREM®’s Education Committee.

“While IREM® education has long been regarded as the industry gold standard,” said Considine, “we con-stantly strive to make it even better. To this end, we determined that we could benefit from a diverse and objective assessment of how we develop, deliver, and measure the value of our courses and so have en-gaged with a group of talented and open-minded professionals to create The Education Council.”

Council members, several of whom have real estate experience that supplements their adult education credentials, include: Dr. Jay Butler, Emeritus Professor, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University Rosemary Carucci Goss, Ph.D, Property Management Advisory Board Professor, Virginia Tech University Patrick Fulcher, PHR, Vice President of Human Resources, Pinnacle Family of Companies John Hausknecht, Ph.D., Associate Professor of HR Studies, Cornell University William Harrison, Faculty Lecturer, University of South Carolina Jennifer Homer, Vice President, American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) Megan Orser, Director of Professional Development, Smart Apartment Solutions Jonaken O’Steen, Vice President, Organization and Talent Development, Equity Residential Dustin C. Read, PhD/JD, Director, Center for Real Estate and the Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) Program, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Belk College of Business Debra Zabloudil, FACHE, CAE, President and CEO, The Learning Studio

IREM® offers comprehensive industry-specific education and training for those who wish to pursue one of the three professional credentials it confers and for those who just want to expand their property management knowledge. All courses are updated regularly to ensure that their content addresses changing marketplace needs. IREM® courses are available in classroom and self-paced online formats to cater to diverse learning styles and preferences.

IREM® Assembles Council of Adult Education Experts to Advise on Course

Development and Delivery








Tips on “What to Do After a Flood”

Focus of New IREM® Checklist

As the recent flooding in the Rockies painfully reminded us, floods are not only life-threatening disasters, but each year cause billions of dollars in property damage. Mindful that cleaning up a flood-damaged property requires a step-by-step approach, with attention to safety, insurance liability, and subsequent impact, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) has developed a disaster response checklist for real estate managers to begin the process of picking up the pieces.

The checklist contains tips on: What to do before and when entering a flooded property Cleaning up Insurance-related matters

It also contains general information about floods and flood insurance as well as links to resources/contacts for additional information.

DOWNLOADABLE FOR FREE!

IREM® Members and non-members can download the checklist, cost-free, at Post Flood Checklist. See more at: http://www.irem.org/about-

irem/media-resources/

http://www.irem.org/PostFloodChecklist

http://www.irem.org/PostFloodChecklist


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IREM®’s NEW Publication

This new publication from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), is a unique, must-have resource for real estate and asset managers, developers, owners/investors and related practitioners that lays out the principles, practices and skills sets needed to maximize the value of real property assets.

Academic institutions offering real estate courses also will find the publication extremely valuable as a student text. The book flows from an overview and historical perspective of real estate finance and investment to accounting basics to valuation and financial analysis. It also speaks to the fact that property owners today have high expectations of the real estate management and other industry professionals who serve them, so a strong knowledge of finance is increasingly important and often mandatory to establish and grow client relationships.

Each of the book’s 18 chapters provides detailed information about the topic under discussion, with subject matter ranging from the economics of real estate investment, the finance function, and the time value of money to measuring the performance of properties and lease analysis. Among other topics examined in detail: How to budget, forecast, and analyze cash flow. INCLUDES MANY SPECIAL FEATURES Incorporated throughout the narrative are these and other special features: Tips that point out key, or often overlooked, information. Questions that illustrate how a practitioner may consider the concepts being discussed in real-life situations. Exhibits to illustrate concepts, show examples of documents, or provide screen shots of software being discussed. Examples that apply calculations, steps, and concepts to property-based scenarios review questions at the end of each chapter, enabling readers to test their understanding of the content presented.

PRICE AND ORDERING INFORMATION Investment Real Estate: Finance and Asset Management, is $58.36 for IREM® Members and $72.95 for non-members (plus shipping and applicable state sales tax). To order, contact the IREM® Customer Relations Department at 430 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, or call toll-free at (800) 837-0706, ext. 4650. Credit card orders (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) can be faxed toll-free to (800) 338-4736 or e-mailed to [email protected]. Internet users can order the publication online at www.irembooks.org.

“It also speaks to the

fact that property owners today have high expectations of

the real estate management and

other industry professionals...”

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4th Quarter 2013 IREM Newsletter