CCIM Podcasts

In this podcast, CCIM's Chief Real Estate Economist Kenneth P. Riggs Jr., CCIM, CRE, MAI, discusses investor confidence, risk aversion strategies, and the outlook for small markets. For additional insight, read his midyear market update, “The Risk Factor,” in CIRE magazine’s July/August issue. Riggs also will be participating in a panel discussion at the upcoming CCIM Live! conference.

In this podcast, financing expert James R. Kirkpatrick, CCIM, MAI, discusses the potential impact of GSE reform, the return of commercial mortgage-backed securities, and other factors shaping the current lending landscape. For additional insight, read “Financing’s Revival” in CIRE magazine’s May/June issue.

Now more than ever, commercial real estate professionals are leveraging social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to turn contacts into clients. But is it worth the time? In this podcast, Bo Barron, CCIM, managing director of Sperry Van Ness/The Barron Group, discusses the finer points of his business-building social media strategy and offers time-saving advice to novices. For more on social media, read “Surviving Social Media” in CIRE magazine’s January/February issue.

Richard Juge, CCIM, SIOR, 2010 president of the CCIM Institute, discusses commercial real estate training and the content of the new CCIM core curriculum, on the Commercial Real Estate Show hosted by Michael Bull, CCIM.