William C. Cantey, Jr., CCIM, CRE, Honored With Endowed Scholarship Through CCIM Foundation
April 13, 2015
Scholarship Endowed for Service, Dedication to Commercial Real Estate Industry
COLUMBIA, SC – William C. (Bill) Cantey, Jr., CCIM, CRE, of Columbia, South Carolina, was recently honored with an endowed scholarship through CCIM Foundation. The endowed scholarship was created to recognize Cantey for his ongoing contributions to the commercial real estate industry and the South Carolina CCIM Chapter.
Cantey has been active in the commercial investment real estate business on a full-time basis since 1969. He has been involved in a myriad of real estate transactions representing buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and owners. He has also been the sole owner or general partner in numerous real estate ventures including office buildings, shopping centers, apartments, duplexes, single-family houses, warehouses, and undeveloped land. Cantey graduated from Davidson College with a B.A. degree in Economics and from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration with a M.B.A. degree in Finance. He is a Senior Instructor on the national faculty of the CCIM Institute, and has been teaching courses required for the CCIM designation since 1987. He also teaches for the South Carolina Association of Realtors in the GRI program. Cantey has served as President of the South Carolina Association of Realtors and as President of the South Carolina CCIM Chapter.
The William C. Cantey, Jr., CCIM Scholarship, announced recently during CCIM Institute’s 2015 Spring Governance Meetings, was funded by CCIM Foundation and members of the South Carolina CCIM Chapter. With this new scholarship, the South Carolina CCIM Chapter will award an annual recipient with $1,000 toward the tuition cost for one of the four core courses of CCIM Institute: CI-101 Financial Analysis, CI-102 Market Analysis, CI-103 User Decision Analysis, or CI-104 Investment Analysis.
The mission of the South Carolina CCIM Chapter is to provide the highest quality services, education, marketing and networking opportunities, enabling members to conduct business at a higher level of professionalism and success. For more information about the South Carolina CCIM Chapter visit http://chapters.ccim.com/southcarolina or call 803-772-5206.
CCIM Foundation
CCIM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The mission of CCIM Foundation is to advance and foster commercial real estate education through scholarships, programs and initiatives. CCIM Foundation has been granting scholarships to deserving students and real estate professionals since 1988. Scholarship programs are designed to encourage and assist professionals pursuing the CCIM designation and to promote high education standards. For more information about CCIM Foundation, visit www.ccimef.org or call 312-321-4491.
CCIM Institute
CCIM Institute is an affiliate organization of the National Association of Realtors® and confers the prestigious CCIM designation. To earn the designation, commercial real estate professionals must complete more than 160 hours of case-study driven education covering topics such as interest-based negotiation, financial analysis, market analysis, user decision analysis, investment analysis, and ethics for commercial investment real estate. In addition, individuals attaining the designation must also compile a portfolio demonstrating the depth of their commercial real estate experience and pass a comprehensive examination. CCIM designees are recognized experts in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation, and investment analysis, and form a business network covering more than 1,000 markets with members across North America and 30 countries. There are currently almost 10,000 CCIM designees, and more than 3,000 practitioners pursuing the designation. For more information about CCIM Institute, visit www.ccim.com or call 312-321-4460.
