The Ward Center for Real Estate Studies

Who is Robert L. Ward?

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Robert L. Ward, CCIM, has been active in the real estate industry for over 40 years and has been an invaluable asset to the CCIM Institute though his many contributions to its education program.

Bob began his career in residential sales and moved into commercial/investment brokerage. His career experience includes managing the full-service commercial-investment brokerage division for a large real estate company; heading the income property sales department of Merrill Lynch Commercial Services in Orlando; and becoming a partner in a shopping center development company, which developed approximately 15 centers ranging in size from 60,000 sq. ft. to 180,000 sq. ft. during his tenure.

Using his work experience, Bob...
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New Residential Financial Analysis Course

Residential Real Estate Financial Analysis is a new 1-day workshop that teaches residential real estate agents how to position residential properties as investment opportunities. See the Residential Real Estate Financial Analysis course description for details.

The Ward Center for Real Estate Studies

About the Center

A teacher guestures at a projected screen during the Troubled Assets Workshop Class

The commercial real estate industry is constantly changing due to market conditions, government regulations, and technology and information innovations.

CCIM’s Ward Center for Real Estate Studies teaches you how to profit in this evolving industry.

1- and 2-day workshops - You’ll gain knowledge about some of today’s most relevant topics including troubled assets, advanced negotiation techniques, and sponsoring group investments.
Self-paced online courses – In just a few hours, you’ll develop a better understanding of topics such as internal rates of return and net present value, sale-leaseback analyses, and lease vs. own analyses.
On-demand webinars – The Ward Center’s library of webinars—a free benefit of CCIM membership—contains hours of insights from leading industry professionals.

The Ward Center is named after Robert L. Ward, CCIM, who served as CCIM Institute President in 1978 and was a CCIM instructor for more than 30 years. Ward has played a key role in the development and maintenance of the Institute’s renowned designation education program.