ABOUT IREM

The Institute of Real Estate Management has been educating and certifying real estate management professionals for over 60 years. IREM is the only organization that...

Serves the needs of all real estate management professionals--managers of apartments and office buildings, asset managers, site managers, and property supervisors and management company owners.

Confers the industry's most recognized designation for real estate managers--the Certified Property Manager®.

Recognizes residential managers through the ARM® program.

Sets the standard for real estate management companies by identifying the best in the business as AMO® firms.

Trains more than 6,000 real estate managers per year throughout the United States and Canada.

Has a Code of Ethics that is stringently enforced, setting apart its designees from all others in the industry.

Advocates legislative positions that are in the best interest of real estate managers and management firms.

Is dedicated to educating and identifying real estate managers who are, first and foremost, committed to meeting the needs of real estate owners and investors.

Formation of IREM

In 1934, a group of realtors dedicated to fulfilling this need formed the Institute of Real Estate Management and created the designation of Certified Property Manager (CPM®).

The Great Depression caused the realization of many needs, among which was the need for competent property management. Prior to that time, property management was considered a sideline to real estate brokerage by many firms and even owners. But as more and more buildings became financially troubled or came under the ownership of banks and insurance companies which had formerly held mortgages on them, business as well as the public investor realized a need for recognizable, competent property management.

In 1934, a group of realtors dedicated to fulfilling this need formed the Institute of Real Estate Management and created the designation of Certified Property Manager (CPM®), a designation earned only after competence and experience were proven. Later, a designation for firms, Accredited Management Organization®, was created. Today, IREM is recognized throughout the United States and Canada as a professional organization devoted to the development and recognition of professional property managers. Its more than 9,000 Certified Property Managers are men and women of outstanding experience and knowledge. IREM serves the investing public through certifying only those realtors who have proven their ability to manage. It serves the real estate profession with information, educational materials and publications designed to increase and promote professional property management.