Tucson, Arizona – James P. Robertson, Jr. MBA, CCIM, Senior Commercial Associate Broker with Realty Executives Tucson Elite of Tucson, Arizona, has been honored with a named endowed scholarship.  The purpose of the Named Endowed Scholarship is to honor a CCIM member for their dedication, commitment, outstanding achievement and service in the commercial real estate and investment area.

CCIM Foundation, along with matching funds from individuals and local CCIM Chapters, created the James P. Robertson, Jr. Named Endowed Scholarship in 2016: James has been an active member and supporter for many years of the Southern Arizona CCIM Chapter, currently serves on the CCIM Institutes Board of Directors, and is an active committee member with the National Association of Realtors.

CCIM Foundation has been granting scholarships to deserving commercial real estate professionals since 1988. Scholarship recipients represent a cross section of the commercial real estate industry. There are two scholarship categories given, Named Endowed Scholarships and CCIM Course Scholarships

Since 1969, the Chicago-based CCIM Institute has conferred the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation to commercial real estate and allied professionals through an extensive curriculum of 200 classroom hours and professional experiential requirements.  Currently, there are more than 9,000 CCIMs in 1,000 markets throughout the U.S., Canada, and 30 additional countries.  Another 7,000 practitioners are pursuing the designation.  Only about 6 percent of the estimated 150,000 commercial real estate practitioners nationwide hold the CCIM designation, which reflects not only the caliber of the program, but why it is one of the most coveted and respected designations in the industry.  An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, the CCIM Institute’s recognized curriculum, powerful technology tools, and networking programs impact and influence the commercial real estate industry.

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CCIM Institute, one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world, elected new members to serve on its 2016 Board of Directors during the organization’s annual conference held in Austin, Texas.

James P. Robertson, Jr. MBA, CCIM, Senior Commercial Associate Broker, Realty Executives Tucson Elite, was elected to serve as a member of the CCIM Board of Directors, which serves as the governing body for the Institute and convenes at the organization’s spring and fall Annual Governance meetings.

The value James offers his clients is that he is an elite real estate professional and successful personal investor, who performs with a “Free Enterprise” business philosophy.  He believes that confidential relationships are a required tool to financial success. He is highly experienced in Cash Flow investment properties and specializes in Multi-family properties.

James’ CCIM experiences include 2016-2019 CCIM Board of Directors, 2015 Chairman International Activities Committee, and 2014 Southern Arizona Chapter President. Other CCIM activities include: Participant of the 2005 CCIM Commercial Real Estate Trade Mission to China, Attendee and Participant at the 2007 ExpoReal Munich, Germany, Attendee of the 2008 CCIM and Taipei Association of Realtors Real Estate Summit, 2014 Taiwan CCIM Forum Presenter and 2015 Taiwan CCIM Forum Presenter and Trade Mission Coordinator.

The CCIM Institute’s 2016 executive leadership team includes President Steven Moreira, CCIM, president of SWM Capital Advisors in Longwood, Fla.; President-Elect Robin Webb, CCIM, managing director/principal of NAI Realvest in Orlando, Fla.; First Vice President David P. Wilson, CCIM, executive vice president at Lockard Cos. in Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Treasurer Louis H. Nimkoff, CCIM, president of Brio Real Estate in Winter Park, Fla.

CCIM Institute confers the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, commercial real estate’s global standard for professional achievement. Learn more about the CCIM Institute’s education and designation program at www.ccim.com.

TUCSON, ARIZONA – The Southern Arizona CCIM Chapter is a group of approximately 150 members focusing in commercial real estate. At its December 10th luncheon meeting, the CCIM Chapter installed its 2014 board of directors, with a review of 2013 presented by George Larsen, one of its founding members since 1982 and co-owner of Larsen & Baker in Tucson. Larsen, an emeritus senior instructor in the CCIM Institute brought attendants into a participatory role through the use of the TV game show Jeopardy for an entertaining review of the year. The outgoing President, David Blanchette, CCIM with CBRE of Tucson announced the new 2014 board of directors.

2014 CCIM Southern Arizona Chapter Board of Directors:

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The 2013 board members were also thanked for their service. 2013 CCIM Southern Arizona Chapter Board of Directors:

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The 2014 Southern Arizona Chapter President, James P. Robertson commented, “CCIMs are recognized throughout the world as experts in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation and investment analysis. Our goal for 2014 is to make sure all commercial real estate users in Tucson know of our presence and understand how customers benefit from our knowledge. The past 5 years in commercial real estate have been a roller coaster. It’s time to get off and set our own course. In meeting this goal, we have expanded our committee assignments to strengthen our network of education and communication.” “Our Chapter is also honored to have three of our chapter members involved in The National CCIM Institute – Terry Lavery, CCIM, as National Capital Hill Committee Member, Gary Heinfeld, CCIM, as CCIM Institute Audit Committee and myself as Vice Chairman of the International Activities Committee,” said Robertson. The 23rd Annual Pima County Commercial Real Estate Market Forecast Competition will be held on February 11, 2014 where experts in various categories of office, retail, multifamily, land and industrial present opinions on the general health of the Tucson Commercial Real Estate Market and give forecasts for the coming year. For more information on the Southern Arizona CCIM Chapter go to https://chapters.ccim.com/southernarizona or call Aaron Ried at (520) 300-0114.

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