AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
Submission Guidelines
Eligibility
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REME Awards recognize companies that are engaged in real estate management of any or all asset
classes – commercial, residential, or retail – and of all sizes, whether company scope is local,
regional, national, or global. Any employee of a company is eligible to submit on behalf of the
company.
Previous REME Award winners for AMO® of the Year are not eligible to resubmit for three years
after the winning year, e.g., if an award-winner in 2016, cannot be considered again until 2020.
Previous nominees and finalists for AMO® of the Year are eligible for resubmission in any year.
When to Submit
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2017
How to Submit
Submissions must be completed on this form. E-mail your completed submission form with any
attachments to [email protected]. You will receive a confirmation e-mail within 24 business hours.
If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please contact IREM® at 800-837-0706 ext. 6067 or
[email protected].
Submission Fee
For 2017, there is no fee to submit.
Finalists and Winners
Judging takes place in mid-July, and the finalists in each category will be notified in early August. Bios
and videos will be requested from all finalists and will be posted on IREM’s website. All finalists will be
publicly acknowledged through IREM’s communication channels and through the media.
All finalists will be honored and the winners announced at the REME Awards Celebration held during the
IREM® Global Summit on October 13, 2017, in Chicago. Winners’ videos may be played during the event.
After this event, winners will be interviewed and publicly acknowledged through IREM’s communication
channels and through the media, including feature articles in JPM®, in Real Estate Management News,
and IREM® blog posts.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
AMO® of the Year Award Submission
Company Name _______________________________
Contact First Name _______________________ Last Name ________________________
Contact Position in Firm ______________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________
City _____________________State/Province _____________________________
Country _____________________ Zip/Postal Code _________________________
Contact Business Phone ____________________________
Contact E-mail ___________________________
Website _______________________________
Name of Executive CPM® _________________________________
Briefly describe your company and its services:
Click here to enter text.
Scope of your company Click here to select the description that best applies.
Property Focus of your company Click here to select the description that best applies.
Size of portfolio managed by your company:
Number of residential units ________________
Square feet of commercial space _______________
How did you learn about the REME Awards? Click here to select the description that best applies.
I have read the submission guidelines and to the best of my knowledge, I am eligible to submit and all
information supplied is correct.
Signature Enter your name here to sign the document. Date Click here to enter a date.
Return completed submission packets by June 1, 2017 to: [email protected].
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
Type your responses in the boxes below, not to exceed 500 words. All sections must be answered to the best of
your knowledge, using specific examples when possible. Responses must be focused on activities and achievements
within the January 2015 - May 2017 timeframe. You may also attach any appropriate samples along with this
completed form as part of your e-mail submission.
1. Advancing the Real Estate Industry
Describe how your company has advanced the real estate management industry within the January
2015 – May 2017 timeframe. Provide detail on what your company has done to influence the industry
within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
2. Transformational Service
Describe how your company has provided transformational service to clients, tenants, and residents.
Give a specific example(s) of how your company went above and beyond to provide transformational
service to clients/tenants/residents within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe.
Click here to enter text. Limit your response to 500 words.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
3. Best Practices
Describe how your company has aligned its business practices using IREM’s published Best Practices for
Real Estate Management Service. Provide specific examples within the January 2015 – May 2017
timeframe.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
4. Ethics
Describe how your company has educated/engaged your employees on their obligations to comply with
the AMO Code of Professional Ethics within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe.
Click here to enter text. Limit your response to 500 words.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
5. Ethics
Describe a business situation in which your company was forced to check itself against the AMO Code of
Professional Ethics within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe and how the issue was rectified.
Click here to enter text. Limit your response to 500 words.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
6. Involvement in IREM®
Describe how your company has supported employee participation in IREM® within the January 2015 –
May 2017 timeframe. Include a list of employees who are active in local chapters and/or at the national
level within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe.
Click here to enter text. Limit your response to 500 words.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
7. Professional Development: Industry-Specific Training
Describe how your company has supported employee professional development with industry-specific
knowledge/training within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe. Include financial investments and
the types of training programs, whether developed and delivered by your company internally or any
external programs.
Click here to enter text. Limit your response to 500 words.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
8. Professional Development: Leadership and Soft Skill Training
Describe how your company has supported leadership development and soft skill knowledge/training for
its employees within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe. Include financial investments and the
types of training programs, whether developed and delivered by your company internally or any
external programs.
Click here to enter text. Limit your response to 500 words.
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AMO® of the Year REME Award
Recognizes Real Estate Management Excellence for outstanding performance by an AMO® firm that is
dedicated to: Advancing the real estate management industry; Providing transformational service to
clients, tenants, and residents; Aligning business practices with IREM’s Best Practices for Real Estate
Management Service; Demonstrating ethical business practices based on the AMO® Code of
Professional Ethics, and instills these practices within its workforce; Supporting employee participation
in IREM® activities; Supporting employee professional development on industry-specific knowledge;
Executing leadership development and soft skill training for employees; Promoting AMO® status to
public, clients, tenants, and residents.
9. Promoting AMO Status
Describe how your company has promoted its AMO status to the public, clients, tenants, and residents
within the January 2015 – May 2017 timeframe, including all delivery channels where it is promoted.
Explain any new business opportunities that resulted from promoting your AMO within the January
2015 – May 2017 timeframe. (Attach any appropriate samples along with this completed form as part of
your e-mail submission.)
Click here to enter text. Limit your response to 500 words.
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