WESTON -November 2007:- Rodrigo Azpurua, CCIM, Chief Operating Officer, Global Group Investment, Inc., a Commercial Real Estate Development company based in Weston, Florida, was awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate associations. The designation was awarded during Institute business meetings in October in San Antonio, Texas.
Azpurua was among 426 commercial real estate professionals who earned the designation October 18 by passing the Institute’s Comprehensive Examination, the final element in the designation process.
The CCIM designation is awarded to real estate professionals upon successful completion of a graduate-level education curriculum and presentation of a portfolio of qualifying industry experience. The curriculum addresses: financial analysis, market analysis, user decision analysis and investment analysis – the cornerstones of commercial investment real estate. CCIMs are recognized experts in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation, and investment analysis.
CCIMs have access to unparalleled level of valuable online tools, including the Site To Do Business, a suite of mapping, demographic and other analytical resources. And, all CCIMs can market properties for sale or lease through CCIMNet, a leading national commercial property exchange.
The CCIM business network encompasses 1,000 markets throughout North America, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. Of the estimated 125,000 commercial real estate practitioners in North America, more than 9,400 currently hold the CCIM designation. Achieving the CCIM designation was a 3 year process for Azpurua. “The network of professional contacts along with the vital tools, sharing of knowledge and access to resources that CCIM provides is a valuable asset for Global Group Investment,†said Azpurua who also holds a law degree from Universidad Santa Maria, Caracas, Venezuela, awarded in 1993.
The Chicago-based CCIM Institute is an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors® and is the governing body of the largest commercial real estate network in the world.
Global Group Investment, Inc., a full-service real estate and development corporation, was established in 1997 and to date has developed several award-winning commercial and retail projects in Florida totaling more than 1.5 million s.f. with a total asset value of more than $350 million. They include the Coral Springs Professional Campus, The Weston Medical & Professional Campus, The Shoppes at Heron Lakes, Beacon Square Professional Campus, Boca Raton, Professional Center at Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Lake Mary Professional Campus, Orlando, the Professional Center at Wellington, Suncoast Professional Center at Tampa, Gateway Professional Campus at Jacksonville, and Lake Butler Professional Center, Greater Orlando, Florida
For more information on Global Group Investment, visit www.ggius.com
