Mark you calendars for the IYP 2nd Annual Speed Mentoring Event sponsored by Kirby Electric on September 21st at 6PM. This is your unique opportunity to interact with the top property management professionals in the industry including the 2011 IREM National President, Ron Goss, CPM. This event will bring together students, young professionals and those interested in becoming a part of the property management industry with those who have in-depth knowledge and expertise working in the field. Space is very limited, register today to be apart of this exclusive opportunity!
EVERETT, WA – Sixteen low-income students will graduate July 28 from a two-quarter property management program created by Housing Hope, Coast Real Estate and Everett Community College.
“This program was created to provide high-quality training that we hope will lead to jobs for students who have struggled to find work,” said Coast Real Estate Services president Shawn Hoban, whose company provided instructors for the program. “Local properties benefit through the availability of skilled, trained future employees.”
The program prepares students to work as leasing agents, on-site managers and maintenance personnel for apartments and commercial buildings and includes a 200-hour internship. Five students have already been hired by the companies they’re interning with.
Student Twila Epler, 26, of
“Without the skills or any special trade, I wasn’t getting anywhere in life. Now, I feel like I’m going to get somewhere – I’ve got something that I am good at,” she said.
“This program is a huge value to all of the students who get the opportunity to go through it and learn the industry, but it’s a huge value to the industry. Many people who get into property management don’t have all of this training,” Epler said.
Epler is interning with Brierwood Manor, a 156-apartment property in south
“She’s wonderful,” said Brierwood Manor manager Rebecca Collins. “She’s rented eight to 10 apartments and even improved our advertising.”
The property management program was created in partnership with Housing Hope, which provides affordable housing and helps families become self-sufficient.
“For years we at Housing Hope have sought avenues to help homeless families improve their incomes. We have programs at our residential facilities which create family stability and develop basic skills. This property management program is a powerful new partnership that builds on our program to help families gain knowledge and specialized skills for meaningful work and wage progression opportunities”, said
The program is a good example of how
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For more information about the property management program, contact Melissa Helmenstine EvCC Director of New Initiatives at 425-388-9072 or mhelmenstine@everettcc.edu
About Coast Real Estate Services: Coast Real Estate Services, AMO(r) is a diversified real estate management company. Their services include property and asset management service for office, retail, medical/office, multi-family and other properties throughout the northwest United States
About Housing Hope: Founded in 1987, Housing Hope operates 17 multifamily facilities in Snohomish County
About Everett Community College: Founded in 1941, EvCC serves more than 20,000 students every year who are preparing to transfer to four-year schools, earning certificates, experiencing hands-on learning in professional and technical programs, learning English, developing basic skills, getting ready for a promotion or taking a class for fun. For more information or to get started, visit www.everettcc.edu.
RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE
will host the
IREM Current Trends 2010
September 15 & 16
8AM to 4PM
Each year, IREM 27 offers this one University of Real Estate Education offering to fulfill all of your educational requirements, providing 15 clockhours over 2 days.
Join us in a new location at RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE on September 15 & 16.
Presenters include: Attorney General Rob McKenna; Glen Bachman, CPM; Debie Mullins; Barry Blanton, CPM; Matthew Gardner; Randy Daniels; Stan Harrelson, CPM; Beth Van Moppes; Scott Weaver and Sean Durbin; Marliee Combs; and Monica Wallace.
Register here or print the form below and fax to the IREM 27 office.
Please note that the WA RE Transition Course will not be offered in this setting, but is offered by IREM on a regular basis. Register here for the Aug 25, WA RE Transition Course class.
The cornerstone of the Institute of Real Estate Management is Ethics and this class guides you through the core ethical values of IREM. A required class for the CPM certification and valuable to anyone in the industry, the class will benefit you by equipping you to conduct business using the highest standards of integrity and professionalism and resolve conflicts efficiently and ethically.
5 WA State Clockhours!
September 10, 2010
8AM to 5PM
IREM Office Training Room
Taught by Cathy Munson, CPM, CCIM
Register here or print the form below and fax to the IREM 27 office.
This class fills up quickly so register ASAP! Every licensee who obtained a license before July 1, 2010 must complete this class.
IREM 27 is proud to present the second of it's RE License Transition Course offerings. Jeff Coop, J.D. of Stokes Lawrence, P.S. law firm in Seattle, will present.
August 25, 2010
9:00AM to 12:00PM
IREM(r) Office Traning Room - Kirkland, WA
Register here or print the flyer below and fax it to the IREM 27 office.
The ARM(r) Committee and Sprague will host bed bug training for the Property Management Industry on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010, at the Embassy Suites Lynnwood from 6 to 8:30 PM. Senior Resident Services Manager for King County Housing Authority, Ruben Rivera-Jackman, will speak on this relevant topic.
Bed bugs have become a huge problem for our residents, managers and our budgets. Come, connect with others in the industry in a happy hour style setting and learn how to deal with this rising epidemic.
Register here or print the form below and fax to the IREM office.
On Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010, at the Seattle Yacht Club, IREM 27 will host the IREM 2011 National President Ron Goss, CPM(r).
In addition to Mr. Goss keynoting the event, he will also swear in three new CPM(r) members as well as present three members with their 35th IREM Member Anniversary Pins.
Register here or print the flyer below and fax to the IREM office.
Register here or print the flyer below and fax to the IREM office.
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