2025 Emerald Awards Nominations Open 4/7/2025!

Nominations are now open for the Washington Multi-Family Housing Association's Emerald Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievements in the state's multifamily housing industry.

Please review the information below. Adhere to all deadlines to ensure the proper submission of your Emerald Award nominations.

Who can nominate?

A regional or corporate supervisor must approve nominations. The nominations platform has a checkbox for this. You cannot self-nominate except in the Community Service category.

Who is eligible?

All multifamily employees are eligible.  

Submission Forms

Nominations are due by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

NO EXCEPTIONS 

Nominees must complete their questionnaires by 11:59 pm on Friday, May 30, 2025. Failure to submit the questionnaire will result in the withdrawal of the nomination.

General Information

All pricing is listed in the categories document below.

Click for Western WA Categories

Click for Eastern WA Categories

Nominations and award submissions are non-transferable. Participants, companies, and properties will be listed in the award program and subsequent media EXACTLY as they appear on the official Nominee Form. Please ensure that the spelling is accurate.

WMFHA reserves the right to combine categories at its discretion. Additionally, we may choose not to present an award in categories that receive fewer submissions.

Questionnaires
Western WA
Eastern WA
Nominator Questions Nominator Questions
Nominee Questions Nominee Questions

Judging

Impartial judges will evaluate written submissions. Judges will be selected from outside Washington State and are in the property management industry. You can click below to see how each category is scored.

Click for Western WA Scoring Matrix

Click for Eastern WA Scoring Matrix

Shops & Interviews

Select categories will be shopped on a secret and/or scheduled basis from mid-June through mid-July. WMFHA hires a professional shop company. Please refer to the scoring matrix above for the type of shop or interview that will occur by category.

Finalists

The scores of the nominator and nominee questions combined with the shop or interview will determine the finalist in each category. WMFHA will notify the finalists in mid-July.

If you are a finalist, your second-round shop or interview will happen from July 21 to August 20. Please make sure you are available. 

Important Dates
  • April 7: Nominations open
  • April 30: Nominations close
  • May 30: Nominee packets due
  • June 13 - July 11: First round of shops/interviews
  • July 14-18: Finalist called
  • July 21- August 30: Shops and interviews of finalists
  • October 8: Eastern WA Emerald Awards
  • November 21: Western WA Emerald Awards