CCIM Connecticut Chapter awards scholarships and plan to host CI 104 in September

Guilford, CT The Connecticut Chapter of CCIM has awarded three scholarships to real estate professionals across the state.

Nick Leone of Sentry Commercial was awarded the Stan Gniazdowski/Carl Russell Named Education Scholarship. 

Renee Stevens of Press/Cuozzo Realtors and Frank Amodio, Jr. of Amodio & Co. Real Estate were awarded the Wayne D’Amico Named Education Scholarship. The recipients were announced at the chapter’s mid-year symposium held in June at the University of New Haven. 

The scholarships can be applied to any of CCIM’s 101 – 104 core designation courses. The Connecticut CCIM Chapter grants scholarships to deserving real estate professionals who demonstrate commitment to the commercial real estate profession. The recipients exemplify the high caliber of professionals that comprise the CCIM Institute.

“We look forward to supporting these professionals on their ‘Path to The Pin’,” said chapter president Stephanie Coleman, CCIM. 

From September 16 - 19, the chapter will hold CI 104: Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate in Guilford with instructor Carl Russell, CCIM, SIOR. CI 104 uses advanced analyses to build on the core CCIM concepts and encompasses the entire life cycle of an investment, from refinancing to capital improvements to disposition. Details on the course can be found at www.ctccim.com. 

CCIM Institute created the language of global real estate investment. Our courses and worldwide community deploy commercial real estate investment methodologies and tools that speed the pathway between opportunity, a go/no-go decision, and success for an asset, taught by instructors who are themselves industry leaders. Today, the organization, through its 50-plus chapters, continues to innovate best practices and elevate the commercial real estate professional through its core designation program to earn the CCIM pin — real estate’s most coveted credential — and its topical education courses offered through the Ward Center for Real Estate Studies. In addition, membership in CCIM includes the industry’s best technology and operational platform, allowing entrepreneurial and mid-sized businesses to compete with the largest multinational providers. 

Today, almost 70 percent of designees hold the title of owner, partner, principal, or president, representing an exclusive worldwide referral network of 13,000 members in 30 countries. Ultimately, CCIM represents a larger vision of the commercial real estate provider, leveraging investment analysis, opinions of value, and underwriting to become a leader in sourcing capital, building a cash-flow vehicle, and ultimately creating value. Information at www.ccim.com.