Real Estate Designations

By Susan Dorr and Peyton McWhirter

CCIM stands for Certified Commercial Investment Member. The CCIM lapel pin denotes that the wearer has completed advanced coursework in financial and market analysis, and demonstrated extensive experience in the commercial real estate industry. CCIM designees are recognized as leading experts in commercial investment real estate. For more information, click here.

The SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® is the leading global professional office and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,400 members in 686 cities and 38 countries, SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced, and suc- cessful commercial real estate broker- age specialists. For more information, click here.

CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAG- ERS® (CPM®) are recognized as experts in real estate management, and they are at the top of the profession. 70 percent of those who hold the CPM® desig- nation hold the highest management positions in their offices (owner/partner/ officer/director). For more information, click here.