An estimated 4 percent of commercial professionals hold the elite CCIM designation, which is conferred by the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute,
an affiliate of the National Association of Realtorsฎ.
Each CCIM has successfully completed a graduate-level program comprised of 200 classroom hours. The curriculum focuses on financial, market, user decision
and investment analysis-the cornerstones of real estate use and investment. Candidates also must document professional real estate transactions and successfully
pass a tough comprehensive examination. CCIM courses are refined regularly to keep current with the changing industry. Additionally, many public and private
companies license the exclusive delivery of CCIM courses to their real estate staff.
All Certified Commercial Investment Members 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. And in an industry that requires expertise, CCIMs have also developed one or more specialties:
Appraisal
Asset management
Brokerage
Consulting
Corporate real estate
Development
Institutional investment
International real estate
Leasing
Marketing
Property management
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Sale-leasebacks
Tax-deferred exchanges
CCIMs apply this expertise 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.
Through continuing education programs, CCIMs stay abreast of industry dynamics and legislative issues that may impact commercial real estate.
