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What Is a CCIM Designation, and Who Is It For?
A CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) is a recognized expert in the commercial and investment real estate industry. This commercial real estate designation process ensures that CCIMs are proficient not only in theory, but also in practice. This elite corps of CCIMs includes brokers, leasing professionals, investment counselors, asset managers, appraisers, corporate real estate executives, property managers, developers, institutional investors, commercial lenders, attorneys, bankers, and other allied professionals.
Benefits of Becoming a CCIM
- Recognition of your expertise in the commercial and investment real estate industry
- Access to a network of CCIM members across the U.S. and around the globe
- Exclusive discounts on CCIM education, benefits, and business tools, including:
- Access to Site to Do Business for Real Estate Professionals tools
- Access to ArcGIS Business Analyst
- Search and export business lists
- Access to detailed flood maps
- Access to Pictometry
- Subscription to CCIM's award-winning Commercial Connections magazine
- Tuition discounts
- CCIM.net email with Google Workspace
- Access to CCIM Connect, CCIM's online designee network
- Inclusion in the Find a CCIM directory
- Access to CCIM Selected Real Estate Research
- Pre-designed Excel® templates for discounted cash flow analysis
- Access to the Excel® CCIM Financial Calculator
- Access to the Member Advantage Program, offering significant discounts on travel, printing, CRE technology, and more
- Access to the CCIM Tech Helpline
- Access to the SelectLeaders CCIM Career Center
- NAR's REALTOR Benefits®
How to Earn the CCIM Designation
Education
- Core courses:
- Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate - CI 101
- Market Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate – CI 102
- Negotiations training – 8 hours
- User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate – CI 103
- Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate – CI 104
- Ethics – online course
- Two elective credits
- Elective courses
- NOTE: Elective credits can be earned through non-Designation courses, eligible transfer credits, and continuous candidacy.
Read more about the core courses.
Find out how to earn elective credits.
Work Experience
- You have to have worked in the commercial real estate industry for at least two years
- You must submit a Portfolio of Qualifying Experience to demonstrate that you have commercial real estate experience and that you have fulfilled the volume requirements for the designation.
Submit your Portfolio of Qualifying Experience (requires CCIM Institute member login).
Exam
- Two-day Course Concepts Review (CCR)
- Six-hour Comprehensive Exam
- Applicants must score 70% or better to pass the exam.
- Your Portfolio of Qualifying Experience must be submitted before taking the exam.
Read more about the Comprehensive Exam and Course Concepts Review (CCR).
See upcoming exam dates and locations.
Professional Affiliation
- Member in good standing of the CCIM Institute
- Member in good standing of the National Association of REALTORS®
Cost
- Annual dues for CCIM Institute membership
- $695 for U.S. professionals
- $420 for Canadian professionals
- $195 International (non-U.S. and non-Canadian) professionals
- Cost of required courses
- Portfolio of Qualifying Experience
- $175 submission fee
- Comprehensive Exam and Two-Day Review (CCR)
- $1,220
For more information, visit the CCIM website.