Local Real Estate Manager Earns Professional Certification

Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) certification

2012-12-29

CHESAPEAKE, VA, December 29, 2012 (Press-News.org) Lynnette Blow-Holmes, Property Manager of Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority, headquartered in NEWPORT NEWS, has earned the ACCREDITED RESIDENTIAL MANAGER (ARM ) certification from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM ), an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS . The ARM certification is awarded to managers of residential real estate properties who have met the Institute's rigorous requirements in the areas of professional education, examination and experience. ARM Members must also abide by a rigorous Code of Professional Ethics that is strictly enforced by the Institute.

Ms. Blow-Holmes began her journey in Property Management as a Senior Clerk Typist with Newport Redevelopment and Housing in October of 1993. She assisted with a portfolio of two multifamily communities that consisted of 584 units. She was promoted to Assistant Property Manager and maintained that position for five years until January of 1999 when she was promoted to Property Manager for two multifamily communities that consist of a portfolio of approximately 500 units. She was introduced to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program in 2004 and is now certified in LIHTC and earned her HCCP, Housing Credit Certified Professional credentials.

Ms. Blow-Holmes currently manages a total of four properties, three tax credit properties (2 multifamily and 1 senior housing midrise and 1 other senior housing midrise with the Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM ) is an international community of real estate managers across all property types dedicated to ethical business practices and maximizing the value of investment real estate. An affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS , IREM has been a trusted source for knowledge, advocacy and networking for the real estate management community for more than 77 years.

IREM is the only professional real estate management association serving both the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors and has 80 U.S. chapters, 13 international chapters, and several other partnerships around the globe. Worldwide membership includes nearly 18,000 individual members and over 535 corporate members.

IREM promotes ethical real estate management practices through its credentialed membership programs, including the CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER (CPM ) designation, the ACCREDITED RESIDENTIAL MANAGER (ARM ) certification, the ACCREDITED COMMERCIAL MANAGER (ACOM) certification, and the ACCREDITED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (AMO ) accreditation. These esteemed credentials certify competence and professionalism for those engaged in real estate management. IREM also offers CPM Candidate, Associate, Student, and Academic memberships. All members are bound by the strictly enforced IREM Code of Professional Ethics.

Collectively, CPM Members in the United States manage nearly $2 trillion in real estate assets, including 11.4 million residential units and 10.4 billion net square feet of commercial space. To learn more about the IREM and its chapter network, call (800) 837-0706, ext. 4650 (outside the U.S. call (312) 329-6000) or visit http://www.irem.org.

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