Certified Commercial Investment MemberŪ

A Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) is a recognized professional in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation, and investment analysis. As an experienced expert, a CCIM is an invaluable resource to the commercial real estate owner, investor, and user.

The 240 hours of graduate-level curriculum leading to the designation represent the finest education available in real estate. A CCIM must pass a rigorous exam and submit a resume of qualifying sales representing a minimum of 10 transaction representing $5,000,000 of volume, or 20 transactions no matter what the volume, or $30,000,000 in volume no matter what number of transactions. The supporting data for each sale must include Annual Property Operating Data as; well as After Tax Cash Flow Analysis and an explanation the client's goals and objectives, and how those goals and objectives were achieved through the hiring of the agent. These professional experience requirements ensure that a CCIM is skilled not only in theory, but also in practice. Only a few real estate professionals hold the CCIM designation, which reflects the caliber of the program and why it is one of the most coveted and respected designations in the industry.

Investing in commercial real estate can be one of the most challenging business decisions made by a company, instititutional investor, partnership, or individual...the best use of the site, demographics, market supply and demand, tax ramifications, financing. These and other issues all have an impact on the performance of an asset or investment.

Since 1969, CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT MEMBERS (CCIM) have been recognized as experts in all phases of the real esate investment process. Graduates of the most challenging education program in the industry, CCIMs bring an exceptional level or real-world experience, market knowledge and negotiation skills to each client assignment.

All CCIMs have mastered such theories and issues as the time value of money, measuring investment performance, analyzing the best use of a site, property supply and demand, evaluating and managing risk, lease versus own analysis, market demographics, negotiations, tax implications and financing options.

CCIMs apply their knowledge to transactions and consulting assignments involving every commercial property type: office buildings, industrial properties, retail space, multifamily dwellings, hotels and motels, senior living facilities, special purpose real estate and land.

A CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT MEMBER provides the assurance that every decision will be made in the best interest of the client's long-term investment objective. Industry experience. Unparalleled education. Today's technology. A network of support. These factors set CCIMs apart.