Never underestimate
the importance of being active in your CCIM chapter. “I have closed several
transactions over my career with current and former chapter board members,” says
Thomas W. Shepherd, CCIM, of
Colliers International in Milwaukee. Recently, Shepherd connected with fellow CCIM
Wisconsin Chapter member David Luebke,
CCIM, of Hendricks Development Group in Beloit, Wis., when he represented
Westminster Gateway LLC in the $6.1 million sale of a 72,510-sf industrial
property in Brookfield, Wis., to Hendricks Commercial Properties. Luebke
represented the buyer. With the help of their shared CCIM education, the
Wisconsin Chapter members closed the deal in 90 days. “CCIM classes helped me
to fully understand the deal from a financial perspective and navigate its intricacies,”
Luebke says.
