Crystal Baker promoted to Research Manager of Colliers | South Carolina

February 23, 2022

Colliers | South Carolina announced that Crystal Baker has been promoted to Research Manager, working with the firm’s offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg.

In her role, Baker is responsible for the collection of market data and the interpretation and providing key research insights for the state of South Carolina related to commercial real estate. She produces and distributes approximately 65 market reports per year for various commercial property types including office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hotel, construction and parking. She manages a research staff who collect the data for the market reports and other projects. Additionally, she fulfills on-demand research requests for brokers and their clients as well as research initiatives related to the expansion of Colliers’ corporate services and advisory offerings across South Carolina.

“Crystal has professionally written over 200 market reports for our company since joining the research team in 2017,” said Ron Anderson, Vice President of Research and Information Technology for Colliers | South Carolina. “She successfully supervised the conversion of our market reports to Colliers’ new global brand standard in 2021. She excels at working with 11 diverse brokerage teams across the state and provides the highest quality of research services to Colliers’ clients.”

Prior to joining the research team, Baker supported the Colliers brokerage teams for 12 years. She was promoted to Research Coordinator in 2017.

In 2019, Baker completed the Commercial Property Research Certification (CPRC) program through Colliers University which certifies increased strategic and tactical expertise in research, knowledge of the commercial real estate industry and capabilities to utilize complex tools. Additionally, she completed the Colliers Mentor Program in 2017. She has been a member of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Midlands chapter since 2019.

 

About Colliers

Colliers | South Carolina has over 140 staff members, including 62 licensed real estate professionals, covering the entire state with locations in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg. Total 2021 brokerage volume exceeded $1 billion, which included over 590 sales and leasing transactions. In addition to traditional commercial real estate representation services for our clients, the company is actively engaged in Corporate Solutions and Healthcare Services. Colliers is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and is the largest manager of commercial real estate properties in South Carolina, with a portfolio of over 17 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties. Colliers’ staff hold 54 professional designations, the most of any firm in South Carolina. Colliers | South Carolina’s partner, LCK, provides project management services for new facilities and renovations across South Carolina and set a new record by managing a portfolio of projects approaching $1 billion in volume during 2021.

Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 67 countries, our more than 15,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert advice to real estate occupiers, owners and investors. With annualized revenues of $3.0 billion ($3.3 billion including affiliates) and $40 billion of assets under management, we maximize the potential of property and accelerate the success of our clients and our people. Learn more at corporate.colliers.com, Twitter @Colliers or LinkedIn.