Associations to Get Information From

One of the great things about commercial real estate is that each “food group” has their own trade groups – associations (sometimes multiple and  competing).  These associations are great for research into the type of real estate you want to find out more about.  Associations  were typically formed by enterprising individuals who wanted to add more professionalism into their specific field.  Associations provide a wealth of knowledge/research and also provide designations and training for their constituents.  In most cases the associations provide lists of members and their designations.

While it can be said a Broker or Company is an active member of a specific association, they are not necessarily the expert.  One does not have to be a member of the association to practice or even be an expert in a certain part of the real estate industry.

Here is a list of the most prevalent associations/ trade groups in each food group.

  • Realtor – NAR. National Association of Realtors – Very few large Commercial Brokerages- CBRE, JLL etc, have their brokers as part of the NAR and as such are not “REALTORS’

https://www.nar.realtor

  • Apartments/Multi-family (5 units or more). National Apartment Association

https://www.naahq.org

  • Shopping Centers/ retail. International Council of Shopping Centers

https://www.icsc.org

  • Office – Building Office Management Association

http://www.boma.org

  • Development – Urban Land Institute

https://uli.org

  • Industrial – National Association of Industrial and Office Parks

        https://www.naiop.org

  • Industrial/ office. SIOR

       http://www.sior.com

  • Women in real estate –

http://wirewomeninrealestate.com/

https://crewchicago.org/home

  • Corporate Real Estate – Corenet

https://www.corenetglobal.org

  • Urban Planning – Urban Land Institute

         https://uli.org

  • Net Lease – I don’t know of an organization, but a big conference is held each year

         http://www.cvent.com/events/2017-interface-net-lease/event-summary-5ee5cdcb74254ea89ea6c2ea9551da23.aspx

  • Senior Housing –

https://www.seniorshousing.org

  • Health Care – Medical Office Building/Building Office Management

http://www.mob.boma.org

  • Hotel/Motel – American Hotel & Lodging Association

https://www.ahla.com

  • Investment – CCIM Institute

https://www.ccim.com

 

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) – National Association of Real Estate investment Trusts

https://www.reit.com/nareit

 

  • Mortgage Banker. – Mortgage Bankers Association

       https://www.mba.org

  • national Real Estate Investors Association – mostly home flips

       https://nationalreia.org