RE/MAX Chairman Dave Liniger to Headline CCIM Fall Conference

CHICAGO, July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The CCIM Institute, the world's largest network of commercial real estate professionals, is pleased to announce Dave Liniger, co-founder and chariman of RE/MAX LLC, will kick off the 2013 CCIM Live! conference in Denver on Oct. 25. Headquartered in Chicago, the Institute confers the CCIM designation, commercial real estate's global standard for professional achievement.

As one of the housing industry's most authoritative resources, Liniger will share insights on how the the single-family housing market recovery is creating positive momentum in the commercial real estate sector. He'll examine how the U.S. economy as well as consumer, business, and demographic trends are impacting the pace of the commercial real estate market's rebound.

 "As the millennial generation comes of home-buying age, they will have an influence in many ways," Liniger says. "Many of these young people want to be where the action is, so they are renting and buying in urban areas. This is already increasing demand for apartments and condos in many central business districts. It's also changing the way many new developments are being designed, and where residential goes retail will quickly follow."

Liniger will also reflect upon his recovery from a life-threatening illness, which inspired his New York Times best-seller, My Next Step: An Extraordinary Journey of Healing and Hope. Similar to the obstacles many commercial real estate industry professionals have faced in recent years, Liniger's book was written to "inspire others facing difficult challenges in their lives."

Other CCIM Live! highlights include:

• financing in the current economic and lending climate;
• minimizing tax burden under new and impending federal tax policy changes;
• understanding the impacts of commercial real estate market cycles;
• discovering factors that are affecting the slow pace of economic recovery;
• speed networking with today's top industry deal makers; and
• the inauguration of 2014 Institute President Karl Landreneau, CCIM.

Visit CCIM.com to learn about the CCIM Institute and the CCIM Live! website to view the complete conference lineup.

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About the CCIM Institute
Since 1969, the Chicago-based CCIM Institute has conferred the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, commercial real estate's global standard for professional achievement, to commercial real estate and allied professionals. The extensive curriculum includes of 200 classroom hours and professional experiential requirements. The CCIM curriculum was redesigned in 2010 to reflect changing student demographics and real estate brokerage services, growth in international markets, new technologies, and new delivery models.  The core curriculum addresses financial analysis, market analysis, user decision analysis, investment analysis, and negotiation—the cornerstones of commercial investment real estate.

An affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS®, the CCIM Institute also offers powerful technology tools such as the Site To Do Business, an online site analysis and demographics resource.

Currently, there are nearly 10,000 CCIMs in 1,000 markets in the U.S. and 31 additional countries, with another 3,000 practitioners pursuing the designation, making the institute the governing body of one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world.  Visit www.ccim.com and www.stdbonline.com for more information.

Media Contact: Jennifer Norbut, CCIM Institute, 312-321-4531, [email protected]

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SOURCE CCIM Institute