Institute Candidate Membership

This membership type is appropriate for most commercial real estate practitioners pursuing the CCIM designation. If earning the CCIM designation is your goal, take the first step and join as a Candidate member.

Candidate members have access to these benefits.

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Dues will prorate in your shopping cart if you are joining after Jan. 31. Prices vary across member types because of the member benefits available to each area.

Earning the CCIM Designation

Candidate members* need to complete the following requirements to earn the CCIM designation:

• CI 101: Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
  This course is a prerequisite for CI 102-CI 104 and will provide you with a foundation of practical financial analysis skills you need to succeed in the following courses and in the field.
  
  
• CI 102: Market Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
  Analyze investment factors for each of four major property types: office, industrial, multifamily, and retail.
  
  
• Negotiations training
  Eight-hours of negotiations training is required before going on to CI 103 and CI 104. This requirement can be completed through the online Preparing to Negotiate course or the one-day classroom course Commercial Real Estate Negotiations.
  
  
• CI 103: User Decision  Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
  Utilize market and financial analysis skills for user space decisions, and apply cost-of-occupancy models for ownership and leasing.
  
  
• CI 104: Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
  Optimize investment returns and effectively forecast investment performance by quantifying real estate risk.
  
  
• Online Ethics Course
  This free training covers the CCIM Code and Standards of Practice of CCIM Institute.
  
  
• Elective Credits
  Two elective credits must be earned before you take the Comprehensive Exam. These can be earned by completing non-designation courses, or for every 12 months of continuous membership.
  
  
• Portfolio of Qualifying Experience
  This portfolio demonstrates your experience in commercial real estate. You are eligible to submit it any time after completing CI 101. Submissions are reviewed approximately two months prior to each Comprehensive Exam.
  
  
• Comprehensive Exam
  Once the above requirements have been completed, you will sit for the Comprehensive Exam which is held twice a year in the U.S. or as-needed internationally.
  
  
  

*International members are exempt from the negotiations, Online Ethics Course, and elective credits requirements. International members are required to complete the two-day Course Concepts Review (CCR) in conjunction with a Comprehensive Exam.