Dear members,

I am once again honored to have had the pleasure of representing all of you at the Legislative and Leadership Summit held recently in Washington, DC. The Central Florida chapter was well represented with five members from our chapter in attendance. Those who attended were Lou Nimkoff, Robin Stinson, Pedro Vermales, Meridythe Kanaga, and myself. Collectively, these members also represent you at many national levels including Sr. Vice President, Regional Vice President, Education Committee Vice-Chair, as well as on the ethics committee and industry standards advisory board. Many thanks to these members for the time they give and commitment they make to IREM!

Highlights from the conference include the award that was presented to our chapter!! Central Florida Chapter #60 was the recipient of the Income/Expense Analysis Chapter Promotion Award in the large chapter category for its 2005 participation in the program. Our chapter had the most submittals per member compared to any other large chapter in the country! Many thanks to everyone who submitted properties as well as a special thanks to Jim Hart of Sentry Management who made this possible with over 600 property submittals himself!

Other highlights from the conference include the adoption of a single code of ethics that will apply to CPM's, ARM's, ACM's and Associate Members. The new code will take effect at the beginning of 2007 and will hold all of our member categories that are real estate practitioners to a single code of conduct.

Changes were also made to the requirements needed to qualify for Emeritus membership status. Additional options have been developed that will enable semi-retired or long-term members with service to the institute at both the local and national levels to qualify for Emeritus status sooner than previously allowed. Please watch for additional details to see if you might qualify under the new guidelines going into effect next year!

In conclusion, I would like to encourage all of you to attend the IREM Education Conference, which will be held in Tampa, FL, October 18-21, 2006. With this conference in our own back yard, there will be many opportunities to attend governance activities, network with IREM and CCIM members, as well as attend educational sessions to learn about the latest trends, best practices in the industry, and enhance professional skills. For more information on this conference, please visit the following link.

Enthusiastically,
Ann Reisch
President, Chapter 60

Central Florida Chapter 60 is offering some lucky person the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship to attend our Successful Site Management (RES201) offering in August. If you aspire to be the best, then sign up now for a chance to spend one week experiencing Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) education. Valued at over $700, RES201 will cover all aspects of site management and provides all of the educational requirements to earn your Accredited Resident Manager certification (ARM).

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! It is the chance you have been waiting for!

Collect your letters now and get signed up. Sign up by July 14th, 2006.

For more information contact Pedro E Vermales CPM at: pvermales@cfl.rr.com

Don't forget that the chapter hosts a Jobs Available section on our Web site at the following link.

Position: Leasing Consultant
Date: 05/08/06
Company: United Dominion Residentinal Communities
Contact: Missy Riley
Address: 350 Lakewood Drive
City: Brandon
State: FL
Job Listing Name: MA - Lakewood Job

Description: The Leasing Consultant is responsible for all activities related to apartment rentals, move-ins, and lease renewals, including generating and handling traffic, leasing apartments, qualifying prospects, preparing lease documentation, and completing move-in procedures in accordance with established UDR and community policies and procedures. Leasing Consultants provide high-quality resident service and convey resident service requests to the Maintenance Manager and other service associates. Responsibilities: Assist the Property Manager in gathering and compiling current market and economic information, and in preparing competitive market analyses and market trends. Handling telephone and on-site traffic, showing ready apartments, closing the sale, qualifying prospects, completing all related paperwork and activities to ensure a timely move-in. The Leasing Consultant is responsible for complying with all state, federal and/or local laws relating to Fair Housing. Prerequisite List: Previous customer service experience, the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, and Rent Roll a plus. Prior apartment leasing strongly preferred, but will consider strong retail or sales background.

Employment Type: Full-Time
Bilingual Required: No
Travel Required: No
Weekends: Yes
Relocation Assistance: No
Experience: Less than 1 Year
Education: High School
Base Salary: N/A
Number of Positions Open: 1

Contact: Melissa Riley
recruiter4@udrt.com
Orlando Area Office
5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 625
Orlando, FL 32822
Phone: (407) 856-0338
Fax: (407) 856-9361

Apply for this job

If you publish help wanted ads, don't forget to specify “CPM or ARM required or preferred", if applicable.

Westbrook Service

At Westbrook, we have a simple mission to provide you both comfort and value as we pursue doing the next right thing for our clients. Doing what’s right means hiring the right people and offering the right services. It means responding quickly to emergency calls or project demands. It means demonstrating excellence by doing it right the first time as well as how we respond when a mistake occurs. It means thinking beyond the most expedient answer to the best long-term solution for our customer. It means understanding and accepting that what’s right isn’t always what’s easy.

Westbrook has made Central Florida home for over 57 years. Today, we offer a full range of HVAC, plumbing, electrical and gas services as well as construction services to our clients. The key to our success lies in our people. There are many HVAC, plumbing and electrical tradesman in town. We look for more than just someone who can do the job. To build and maintain a winning team, we have to find the men and women whose attitude and enthusiasm match their expertise. We seek to find people who love learning, and who never stop searching for better ways to bring comfort to the customers we serve.

For more information about Westbrook go to www.westbrookfl.com or simply give us a call at 407-841-3310 ext. 176. We look forward to serving you soon.

Congratulations New Members

Kristin Furniss & Georgia Zampella from NNN (National Retail Properties), Lynn Harris from Lillibridge Health Trust and Dennis Browne from Ocala have been approved as CPM candidates.

Welcome to Cheri Spinazzola, CPM who just moved into the area from Tennessee.

Welcome to our newest associate members – Brian Bidinger & Craig Summerlin.

Congratulations on Membership Anniversaries

J. E. Kirtley Jr, Lifetime CPM has been a CPM for 25 years. Cameo Professionals has been an AMO for 5 years.

You now have the ability to register and pay for your meeting reservations online through our Web site at www.irem60.org. On the home page near the bottom, there is a link that will take you to the upcoming event. Click on that and follow the instructions. An automatic email will be sent to you as a receipt of your reservation and one sent to the Chapter Administrator notifying us of your reservation. If we have other events that will necessitate reservations, this will also be available for your use. We’re excited that this new benefit has been instituted to make things a little easier for you to be a part of IREM events.

May 16, 2006 - at noon

Registration starts at 11:30 a.m.

Where: Citrus Club - 255 S. Orange Ave., 18th floor, Orlando, FL

Subject: Technology in the Workplace

Speaker: Philip Medina, President of KeyCom Nationally recognized authority in the telecommunications industry.

Reservations Deadline: May 12, 2006

Cost: $30.00 with reservations - $35.00 no reservations or billed. Register here.

Become an Associate Member!

If you are a real estate professional, explore IREM's Associate Membership program! Join IREM and take advantage of numerous member benefits, including discounts on courses, publications and other invaluable resources. For more information please visit the following link.

by Lou Nimkoff, CPM- Legislative Chair

On April 26th, President Robin Stinson, CPM, RVP, led the Central Florida IREM delegation to visit our representatives on Capitol Hill. Along with 250 other IREM members on the Hill, Robin Stinson, Meridythe Kanaga, CPM, and Lou Nimkoff, CPM, visited with Representative Tom Feeney and met with representatives of Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez to address problems facing our industry. Senator Nelson agreed to sign on as a co-sponsor of a bill coming out to create a federal backstop for insurance companies from natural disasters. If passed, this should ease the crisis in insurance costs for coastal states, such as Florida, but will also help other states, such as those in the Midwest deal with tornadoes and South Dakota deal with flooding. Among the other topics were banks in real estate, reducing the time period to amortize leasehold improvements, small business health plans, and private property rights.

Check out what you missed in Washington, D.C. or, if you were one of the hundreds who attended, relive the big event.

As of May 1st, Commercial Net Lease Realty has become National Retail Properties, Inc. Changing the name was an important part of Commercial Net Lease Realty’s long-term strategy to solidify their identity as the leading REIT focusing on net-leased retail properties in the United States. It identifies them as experts on retail real estate, gives credence to the size and depth of their company, and will help eliminate any marketplace confusion.
The ticker symbol remains NNN on the New York Stock Exchange, the Web site is still www.nnnreit.com, and they will remain committed to being a powerful partner for their customers and a proven investment for shareholders.

Please visit the following link for more information.

At the Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, the governing council adopted a universal title for what we call our Chapter Administrator. Several administrators from around the country formed a committee work group to strengthen the partnership and enhance the synergies amongst IREM staff nationally and locally, and to develop ways to better serve our members through IREM chapters and help define a professional development program for administrators. One of their tasks was to investigate the different titles that are now being used for that position. Based on their study, they came up with IREM Association Executive or IAE. Although the title adoption change was not mandatory for the chapters, our Executive Council voted to implement this title change for our chapter. The IAE plays a key role in providing continuity to our members between officer and committee changes. Thus, you will see the title change for Meridythe Kanaga, CPM, our IAE, on all future correspondence and notices.

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