Renee M. Savage, CPM®, CCIM, is the 2024 IREM Immediate Past President. She’s also president of SavageCRE, Inc, a consulting company supporting the commercial and multi-family real estate sectors. She has more than 35 years of experience in property and asset management and corporate operations including risk management and strategic direction, along with company sale transactions.
Savage earned her CPM designation in 2002. She has long been active in IREM’s San Diego chapter, she has served in numerous chapter leadership positions, including that of president. She has been honored as the chapter’s “CPM of the Year” and has been the recipient of its “Presidential Achievement” and “Exceptional Contribution” award. Savage also has served IREM at the national level as a member of its governing council, as a regional vice president, and in leadership positions on IREM’s Student and Academic Outreach Advisory Board, Industry Award Program Work Group, Minimum Standards/Best Practices Task Force, REME Awards Advisory Board, and chair of the Next-Gen Presidential Task Force.
In addition to her IREM affiliation, Renee has been active in the San Diego County Apartment Association, has served as its president and in other leadership positions, and has been honored with several of the association’s awards. She also is a member of the CCIM Institute and its local chapter, holds the designation of Certified Commercial Investment Member® conferred by CCIM and maintains a California Real Estate Salesperson’s license.
Savage was recognized as a “Who’s Who in Real Estate” by the San Diego Transcript in 2009, and was honored by IREM in 2013 as a “Woman Changing the World of Real Estate Management.” In 2019, she was named a Gold winner of the Women of Influence award for property management by GlobeSt.com and in 2021, she was recognized as a “Woman of Influence 50 over 50” by the San Diego Business Journal.
Savage has been involved with the Burnham Moore Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego, serving as a mentor in its Real Estate Mentorship Program and as an instructor of real estate management classes in the center’s graduate program. She graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
Savage is a member of IREM San Diego chapter.