The International Association of Property Managers will appear in Belarus

April 28, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. The International Association of Property Managers (IAPM) will be established in Belarus. This was announced to a BELTA correspondent by Viktor Ivanov, Director of the Intersectoral Institute for Professional Development and Retraining of Personnel of BNTU, who was elected co-chairman of this non-profit organization today at the founding meeting in Vitebsk. According to him, the main goals of the IAPM will be to consolidate all stakeholders to improve property management, primarily residential property, to promote the development of the institute of homeowners' associations and management companies in the housing and communal services sector, as well as educational and outreach activities. "Property management is one of the most important elements of society's functioning, which is why we consider it necessary to assist in improving the professionalism of participants in this sphere, including by leveraging the international experience of our association members," Viktor Ivanov noted. The founders of the IAPM include state housing and communal services enterprises, management companies, and homeowners' associations from several cities and regions of Belarus, as well as the German initiative "Housing Economy in Eastern Europe" (Berlin) and the association of homeowners' associations of St. Petersburg. State and non-state enterprises and organizations whose activities are related to housing and real estate economics can become members of the association. In the future, it is planned to establish a board of trustees, which will include leading figures in science, education, and heads of state and public structures related to housing and communal services. A competence center is to be established under the association, which will organize educational and outreach events. Another function of this structure under the IAPM will be information and consulting support for the activities of management companies and homeowners' associations. In the future, the IAPM intends to closely address the issue of organizing scientific support for property management, conducting research in this area to develop scientifically based recommendations for improving property management. -0-