On June 1, 2009 the Insitute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), the leading international real estate management organization, has designated Echelon Property Management as an ACCREDITED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (AMO®). The credential signifies the highest professional standards in the industry in terms of expertise, experience, business/financial stability and ethical business practices. Only 530 firms in the U.S. and Canada have met the strict requirements necessary to qualify for AMO® accreditation.

John McCloud, owner of Echelon Property Management, is a Certified Property Manager (CPM), the highest designation you can achieve in real estate management. He has served as the Vice President of Legislative Affairs and the Vice President of Education for the Institute of Real Estate Management’s Chicago Chapter. He is considered an expert in apartment utility sub metering and allocation and has been cited as such in Apartment Finance Today (May/June 2004), Multi-Family Executive (January 2004), and Units (October 2003).

The AMO® accreditation is awarded to real estate firms that have a track record of high performance, expertise, stability and financial accountability and have a CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER® (AMO®) directing and supervising the real estate management team. In addition, AMO® firms must abide by a rigorous Code of Professional Ethics that is strictly enforced by the Institute.

Founded in 1933, the Institute of Real Estate Management educates real estate managers and certifies and enhances the competence and professionalism of individuals and organizations engaged in real estate management. IREM® also serves as an advocate on issues affecting the real estate managemnt industry. IREM® has over 16,000 individual members, 8,600 who hold the CPM® designation and 3,600 who hold the ARM® certification. In addition, it has 530 firms that hold the AMO® accreditation. IREM® also has 82 U.S. chapters, seven international chapters and several other partnerships around the world.