ICOR is proud to be a member of the National Real Estate Investors Association. Each year, ICOR and other Associations come together to network and learn about new resources and technologies for Real Estate Investors during NREIA's MidYear Leadership Conference. During this event, best practices are recognized through NREIA's Annual Awards. We are pleased to share our accomplishments

Awards of Excellence - Overall Real Estate Investors Association of the Year

Recipient:

2014

2013

Judging Criteria

ICOR competed amongst 70 Chapters and in total 120 total association members of the National Real Estate Investors Association.

Annual entry submissions include an application process that includes:

a narrative including a brief synopsis of the programs including the specific outcomes.
Description of how this program was different from past initiatives
The extent to which the established objectives were attained
Supporting materials such as pertinent marketing pieces, news articles, etc. are encouraged and should be submitted
with the official application.

Each entry will be evaluated on the following characteristics:

accomplishment
innovation and creativity
quality of the program
organization

Entries are submitted for activities within the prior year and judged on the following:

To ensure fairness and lack of bias, non-industry professionals will be assembled to judge entries in each of the categories.
Available resources, in terms of the size of the market and possible reach of the program, will be a factor considered by the judges.
Judges are presented only with the submittal. This means they are only able to judge the merit and success of the program from the information and supporting materials included in your submission

Award of Excellence - Innovation Award

Winner:

2017

Inaugural Innovation Award

2019

Conference & Expo w/Gubernatorial Debate

Judging Criteria

The Innovation Awards recognize those organizations and people who bring new ideas to life. Whether that idea is big or small, these ideas change the way we experience the REIA world. The award is for a single idea – including program, education, event, etc. whose innovative approach has caused market disruption or an exciting increase in member value.

Judging Criteria: The Implemented Idea Must Do One of the Following:

DIFFERENTIATE - Have differentiation from other ideas/activities/policies currently seen in the
REIA community
REVITALIZE - Have a fresh way of looking at an existing idea
EXTEND - If an extension to a current idea, it must have substantial modification or adaptation
RECENCY - Idea should have been introduced to local members within the previous year

Entries are submitted for activities within the prior year and judged on the following:

To ensure fairness and lack of bias, non-industry professionals will be assembled to judge entries in each of the categories.
Available resources, in terms of the size of the market and possible reach of the program, will be a factor considered by the judges.
Judges are presented only with the submittal. This means they are only able to judge the merit and success of the program from the information and supporting materials included in your submission

Award of Excellence - Honor of Merit

Recipient:

2012

Education: Entries include PHP programs; special seminars; workshops and panels; special education programs; publications; online training, etc.
Membership Development: Entries include recruitment programs; retention programs; new member
orientations; special award programs; member benefit programs, etc.
Community Service: Entries include media promotions; public/private partnerships; charity efforts; crime prevention activities; disaster relief, etc.

Judging Criteria

The National Real Estate Investors Association’s Chapter Honors of Merit is a celebration of all the accomplishments Chapters-Members achieve each year. All Chapter member associations in good standing are eligible to apply for this prestigious honor.