PRESIDENT ' S DESK
Up Close and In Person
We have all heard plenty about “ the new normal ” since COVID-19 upended the world more than a year and a half ago . What has become abundantly clear is that what ’ s normal will change , but we still find comfort in experiencing things as we did before the pandemic .
For me , October ’ s 2021 Annual Governance Meetings and CCIM Global Conference offered a refreshing experience of getting back in a room with my colleagues to discuss the future of our organization and our industry . It reminded me that people are what CCIM Institute is about and what fuels our passion in what we do .
Our work in Pittsburgh wrapped up with the inauguration of 2022 CCIM Institute President Leslie G . Callahan III , CCIM , and the 2022 management team . Our organization is in great hands with this group of exceptional professionals and people .
But the moment also allowed me to look back on my year at the helm of CCIM Institute . The pandemic presented CCIM Institute and every one of its members with unprecedented challenges . Those obstacles are certainly significant — but they pale in comparison to how we responded to them . It was inspiring and , on a very practical level , life-changing for many people trying to survive and thrive in commercial real estate .
One tool that continually helps our community prepare itself for the future is the magazine you have in your hands ( or on your screen ). This issue of Commercial Investment Real Estate , for example , provides powerful articles that can help prepare CRE professionals on what to expect in the industrial market . ( Note : Its future looks bright !) Other stories investigate construction trends across sectors , CRE technology and CRE ’ s COVID-19 response , and investment in mobile home parks .
Commercial Investment Real Estate podcast is another avenue to access content not found anywhere else . In a recent episode , you can hear CCIM Institute Senior Instructor Soozi Jones Walker , CCIM , SIOR , discuss the nuances of lease risk and negotiations — a topic that ’ s timely with the instability related to the pandemic . She knows her stuff , and you have access to it right at your fingertips .
In the end , I ’ d like to thank all of you for your support , understanding , effort , and enthusiasm this past year . I ’ m humbled by the resolve of CCIM Institute — something that will serve us well moving forward .
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Executive Officers
CCIM Institute , an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS ®, confers the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation to commercial real estate professionals who have extensive training and industry experience and complete a rigorous study program .
President , Timothy S . Blair , CCIM , Birmingham , Ala . President-Elect , Leslie G . Callahan III , CCIM , Atlanta First Vice President , David Schnitzer , CCIM , Addison , Texas Treasurer , Steve Rich , CCIM , Charlotte , N . C .
TIMOTHY S . BLAIR , CCIM 2021 CCIM Institute President Contact him at tb @ shanwalt . com .
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