Use the sample press release below if you wish to announce your CCIM Institute
candidacy. Substitute your personal information where indicated.
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION:
(Your Name, Business Phone)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(YOUR LAST NAME) BECOMES CANDIDATE MEMBER
OF CCIM INSTITUTE
NAME OF CITY (Date) -- (Your Name), (title, company, city),
has become a candidate member of the CCIM Institute. (Last Name) is pursuing
the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation conferred by the
organization.
The CCIM designation is awarded upon completion of a graduate-level curriculum
and attainment of a level of qualifying experience. CCIMs are recognized experts
in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation, and
investment analysis, and form a business network encompassing 1,000 markets throughout
North America. Of the estimated 125,000 commercial real estate practitioners
in North America, only 8,000 currently hold the CCIM designation. An additional
8,500 are pursuing the designation as candidate members.
The Chicago-based CCIM Institute is an affiliate of the National Association
of REALTORS®.