The brainchild of 2024 NorCal CCIM President Tony Rishell, The Legacy Project is envisioned as a perpetual collection of memorabilia related to organized commercial real estate, the CCIM Institute and its first local chapter, NorCal CCIM. Since its formation in 1969, The CCIM Institute has been the undisputed authority on commercial investment real estate. Its education […]
It All Started With Exchanges Over the past five decades, The CCIM Institute has become synonymous with CRE investment education. But did you know that it all started with “Exchanges”? When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) was formed in 1908, it was called the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges (NAREE). It had 1,646 members […]
Call me crazy, but as an amateur historian I hold the conviction that you can understand the present, and perhaps even anticipate the future, by learning about the past. I like to think that that is true not just about people, but also about places, and even institutions like NorCal CCIM. I am a big fan […]
Businesspeople love their conventions, and CCIMs are no exception. A break in routine, nice dinners, sightseeing, comradery and networking with rarely seen friends from around the country—all components of the most popular perk for a chapter or national leader. And if an organization is picking up the tab, all the better! The highlight of the annual […]
Conventions Get Personal David Saldivar (2004) likes to run. Mark Hinkins (2014-15) likes to walk. Helen Chong (2020-2021) likes to meet people. Tim Tikalsky (2023) likes history and music. Aziz Khatri (2019) likes to soak in the entire conference experience. Davide Pio (2016) likes to party. Every association president has their own interests expressed through their personality, and […]
Part 1: Membership Diversity For most of my career in organized real estate, until the recent rise of MAGA and the Anit-Woke movement, the pursuit of diversity in CRE was almost universally considered a noble cause, just as it was in American society as a whole. Both recognized historic inequalities and prejudices, so society (Affirmative […]
The value of a rigorous scholarship program in raising the bar of professionalism cannot be overstated. Benefits run the gambit from the obvious to the subtle, from short-term to long-term. Not only does a scholarship provide an educational and financial boost to an aspiring student, it raises the level of professionalism for the entire industry. […]
Unless you are an applicant or recipient, the scholarship program is probably not on your radar. Nevertheless, scholarships have a quantifiable impact on the industry’s gender and ethnic diversity, as well as its professionalism, as gauged by education. Let’s do the numbers In the two decades that the Northern California Chapter has been granting scholarships, […]
For over 25 years the Commercial Real Estate Golf Tournament has been a highlight of the Northern California social/networking calendar. Fielding over 100 golfers, it brings together brokers, agents and service providers for a full day of comradery and fun. Non-players join the festivities at a massive Awards Banquet featuring live music, dozens of door […]
