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# Industry insights

![Lessons from 40 years in property management: A mentor’s guide for new property managers](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Buildings%20in%20focus%20inside%20frames%20of%20glasses.jpg?width=370&height=220&name=Buildings%20in%20focus%20inside%20frames%20of%20glasses.jpg)

###### [Lessons from 40 years in property management: A mentor’s guide for new property managers](https://blog.irem.org/lessons-from-40-years-in-property-management-a-mentors-guide-for-new-property-managers)

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By [Lynne Lehrer, Retired Sr. Property Manager and former CPM®, RPA, Associate Broker and LEED Green Associate](https://blog.irem.org/author/lynne-lehrer)  September 1, 2026

 Discover essential lessons from 40 years in property management, emphasizing integrity,... 

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![IREM® at NAR NXT: Elevating the voice of real estate management](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NXT-Blog-2.png?width=370&height=220&name=NXT-Blog-2.png)

###### [IREM® at NAR NXT: Elevating the voice of real estate management](https://blog.irem.org/irem-at-nar-nxt-elevating-the-voice-of-real-estate-management)

[Commercial](https://blog.irem.org/tag/commercial) [Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [IREM](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem)  December 1, 2025

 IREM leaders joined over 12,000 real estate professionals at the NAR NXT Conference, advocating for... 

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![Property managers see opportunity in pandemic](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/post-covid-blog.png?width=370&height=220&name=post-covid-blog.png)

###### [Property managers see opportunity in pandemic](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2020/07/property-managers-see-opportunity-in-pandemic)

[Economy and trends](https://blog.irem.org/tag/economy-and-trends) [Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [John Salustri](https://blog.irem.org/author/john-salustri)  July 13, 2020

 Property managers are finding new opportunities amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,... 

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![Listening, flexibility and kindness – Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/covid-7.png?width=370&height=220&name=covid-7.png)

###### [Listening, flexibility and kindness – Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2020/07/listening-flexibility-and-kindness-lessons-learned-from-the-covid-19-pandemic)

[Managing the company](https://blog.irem.org/tag/managing-the-company) [Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [IREM News](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem-news)  July 1, 2020

 Discover valuable lessons from property managers during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing... 

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![Pandemic resources to inform, not inflame](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/covid-8.png?width=370&height=220&name=covid-8.png)

###### [Pandemic resources to inform, not inflame](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2020/03/pandemic-resources-to-inform-not-inflame)

[Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [IREM](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem)  March 31, 2020

 Explore crucial pandemic planning insights for facility managers to ensure safety, continuity, and... 

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![Curbing residential evictions to help curb coronavirus](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/covid-9.png?width=370&height=220&name=covid-9.png)

###### [Curbing residential evictions to help curb coronavirus](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2020/03/curbing-residential-evictions-to-help-curb-coronavirus)

[Residential](https://blog.irem.org/tag/residential) [Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [IREM](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem)  March 20, 2020

 State and local governments are implementing measures to halt evictions during the COVID-19... 

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![Building female empowerment in real estate](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Crew-blog.png?width=370&height=220&name=Crew-blog.png)

###### [Building female empowerment in real estate](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/09/building-female-empowerment-in-real-estate)

[DEI](https://blog.irem.org/tag/dei) [Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [IREM](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem)  September 9, 2019

 CREW Network, today 43% of CRE professionals are women - a number that has grown by an estimated... 

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![What real estate professionals need to know about legal cannabis](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/weed-2.png?width=370&height=220&name=weed-2.png)

###### [What real estate professionals need to know about legal cannabis](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/04/what-real-estate-professionals-need-to-know-about-legal-cannabis)

[Economy and trends](https://blog.irem.org/tag/economy-and-trends) [Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [Daniel Murphy CPM CCIM](https://blog.irem.org/author/daniel-murphy-cpm-ccim)  April 9, 2019

 Discover essential insights for real estate professionals navigating the legal cannabis industry,... 

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![How property managers can win big in an on-demand economy](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/digital.png?width=370&height=220&name=digital.png)

###### [How property managers can win big in an on-demand economy](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/02/how-property-managers-can-win-big-in-an-on-demand-economy)

[Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [Nat Kunes](https://blog.irem.org/author/nat-kunes)  February 7, 2019

 Discover how property managers can thrive in the on-demand economy by leveraging technology to meet... 

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![IREM, the Industry, Builds on Success](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/insights.png?width=370&height=220&name=insights.png)

###### [IREM, the Industry, Builds on Success](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2018/12/irem-the-industry-builds-on-success)

[IREM news](https://blog.irem.org/tag/irem-news) [Industry insights](https://blog.irem.org/tag/industry-insights)

By [John Salustri](https://blog.irem.org/author/john-salustri)  December 21, 2018

 IREM President Don Wilkerson shares an optimistic outlook for the property management industry in... 

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