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Journal of Property Management (JPM) is sponsoring the “High Five for 75” Contest that includes five quizzes about IREM’s 75 years of history.  IREM Members who complete all five quizzes will qualify to win a FREE trip for two to Success Series 2009 in Hawaii in October 2009. 

So that you can be eligible for prizes, be sure to complete the registration below for each of the five quizzes.

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Quiz 4 (July/August JPM)

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  1. In the 70’s, it took “no miracle” to sell a condo because:
    2. They were easily financed  
    They were perceived as attractive  
    Housing demand was at a high level  
    None of the above  
    All of the above  

     

  2. According to JPM, __________________ would serve as the primary competitive edge for the property management profession in the future:
    3. Personal Computers  
    Application of Human Resources in property management  
    Reduction in use of controlled substances  
    Organized depapering of all offices  
    The oil crisis and other economic factors  

     

  3. Reflecting the change from Theory X tell-do management to Theory Y participative management, JPM recommended that an operations manager’s role would shift from:
    4. Teacher-mentor to environmentalist  
    Property-reporter to facilities-collaborator  
    Guru to goat  
    Order taker to facilitator  
    Manager to tenant  

     

  4. Ironically, the article in JPM on human resources in property management accurately predicted:
    5. The demise of middle management  
    The increasing importance of recycling  
    Compartmentalization of tasks caused by computerization  
    Condominium financial shortfalls  
    An increase in amateur property management  

     

  5. According to “The Test Is Yet To Come”, the real test of the viability of Condominiums’ popularity would come when:
    6. Unit aging begins to destroy the plumbing  
    Neighborhoods became transitional  
    It’s time to resell  
    Condo associations begin screening applicants  
    Danny Devito takes over management of the building  

     

  6. The “Big Four” technical skills required for all real estate managers are:
    7. Real estate management, social style flexibility, good karma, and “spart”
    Reading, Writing, Math Skills and a 2000 on your SAT’s  
    Computer management, social networking, purchasing and logistics and a “head” for trends in the real-estate management field  
    Good truckma (not carma), a Ziggy Stardust Mood Ring, cable TV, and a photo of Michael Jackson at “Da Ranch”  
    Finance and investment, equipment maintenance, real estate management, and facilities management  

     

  7. True or False: In 1970, the average worker’s salary was less than the cost 2008 Smart Car:
    8. True  
    False  

     

  8. Although most predictions about the 70’s and 80’s probably did not come true, this one definitely did, and will again:
    9. It is impossible to sell a condominium in Fergus Falls, Minnesota  
    Elvis is alive and living in a suburb of Chicago  
    The oil crisis would be over in five years  
    Haley’s Comet will return  
    The World population will reach 6 billion by 1980  

     

  9. Which of these would not have been a premium or prize to give out at an IREM chapter event in the 1970’s or 1980’s:
    10. A Pet Rock  
    A Mood Ring  
    A USB Flash drive  
    A Cabbage Patch Doll  
    An Apple Mac  

     

  10. The national average annual salary in the U.S. in 1970, according to JPM, was approximately:
    11. $7,600  
    $11,000  
    $5,200  
    $3,800  
    It is not cited  

     

  11. As a real estate manager, you would contact Yardi to:
    12. Provide a property management check-chart on computerization  
    Customize property-management automation systems for your properties  
    To provide a paving solution for your parking and public areas  
    Provide mowing and landscaping services  
    All of the above  

     

  12. When searching for various construction and maintenance services, the smart commercial property manager would best use which of our advertisers?
    13. The Yellow Pages  
    Thomas Registry  
    The Construction Blue Book  
    Mohawk  
    None of the above  

     

  13. The best way to tell you perspective clients to come to the office on the third floor would be by using this advertiser’s most popular products.
    14. Wood Concepts  
    Brian’s Singing Telegram Service  
    Sherwin-Williams  
    MapQuest.com  
    None of the Above  

     

  14. For a roofing system that’s precision fabricated, energy efficient, durable, installed by experts and warranted for 15 years or more, the well-appointed property manager would best contact:
    15. Bob’s Roofing and Crystal Consultations  
    Swell-Pak  
    Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.  
    Verizon Avenue  

     

  15. When your tickets for Hawaii arrive, you can be sure they are safe and sound because they have been delivered to a commercial property mailbox manufactured by:
    16. John Deere  
    Rubbermaid Commercial Products  
    IBM  
    Salsbury Industries  
    Dr. Phil McGraw