South Carolina CCIM chapter honors new CCIM designees
April 17, 2017
The CCIM designation signifies expertise in the commercial real estate profession.
The South Carolina CCIM Chapter has recognized 3 chapter members who recently earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation, the global standard for professional achievement, from the CCIM Institute. Headquartered in Chicago, CCIM Institute is one of the largest global commercial real estate networks.
The following South Carolina CCIM Chapter members were among more than 150 industry professionals who earned the CCIM designation during the organization’s 2017 Midyear Governance Meetings April 1–5 at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel in Chicago:
John Edwards, CCIM
Carolina Apartment Advisors, Inc.
Myrtle Beach, SC
Christian Chamblee, CCIM
Ziff Properties, Inc.
Charleston, SC
Gordon Valentine, CCIM
Ziff Properties, Inc.
Charleston, SC
“Through hard work, dedication, and sacrifice, these designees have earned real estate’s most coveted credential,” says 2017 CCIM President Robin L. Webb, CCIM. “I am pleased to welcome this new group of designees into our global network of the world’s leading experts in investment strategy, financial analysis, and negotiation.”
To earn the CCIM designation, commercial real estate professionals must complete more than 160 hours of case-study driven education covering topics such as interestbased negotiation, financial analysis, market analysis, user decision analysis, investment analysis, and ethics in commercial investment real estate. Candidates must also compile a portfolio demonstrating the depth of their commercial real estate experience and pass a comprehensive examination.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, CCIM Institute is a global community of 13,000 members, more than 50 chapters, and 30 countries that educates and connects the world’s leading experts in investment strategy, financial analysis, and market analysis.
Learn more about CCIM Institute’s education and designation program at www.ccim.com.
About the CCIM Institute
CCIM Institute is commercial real estate’s value creation organization. A global community of 13,000 members, more than 50 chapters, and 30 countries, CCIM educates and connects the world’s leading experts in investment strategy, financial analysis, and market analysis. Through the Institute’s signature designation program — real estate’s most coveted credential — and its topical education courses offered through the Ward Center for Real Estate Studies, CCIM has elevated real estate professionals to the highest reaches of the industry. CCIM Institute does this through a comprehensive curriculum based on practical knowledge, and instructors who are themselves industry leaders. Today, almost 70 percent of designees hold the title of owner, partner, principal, or president, representing an exclusive worldwide referral network. In addition, CCIM offers its members the industry’s best technology platform, allowing entrepreneurial and mid-sized businesses to compete with the largest multinational providers. Information at www.ccim.com.
