EUGENE, ORE. — March 29, 2010 — René Nelson, CCIM, principal broker with PacWest Commercial Real Estate, was quoted in the March/April issue of Commercial Investment Real Estate, the magazine of the CCIM Institute. Please read her comments in “A Tale of Two Markets,” which is available in the PDF file accompanying this release. To read the entire issue, visit the featured article page here.

CCIMs have earned an internationally recognized professional designation that signifies their expertise in commercial investment real estate. Do you want to get this expert’s take on the local commercial real estate market? Contact René Nelson, CCIM, at (541) 912-6583.

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Since 1969, the Chicago-based CCIM Institute has conferred the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation to commercial real estate and allied professionals through an extensive curriculum of 200 classroom hours and professional experiential requirements. Currently, there are more than 9,000 CCIMs in 1,000 markets in the U.S. and 31 additional countries. Another 7,000 practitioners are pursuing the designation, making the institute the governing body of one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world. An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, the CCIM Institute’s recognized curriculum, powerful technology tools, and networking programs impact and influence the way CCIM members do business. Visit www.ccim.com, www.stdbonline.com, and www.ccimredex.com for more information.