Commercial Property Trade & Professional Associations

BOMA International is a primary source of information on office building development, leasing, building operating costs, energy consumption patterns, local and national building codes, legislation, occupancy statistics and technological developments.

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) is the nation's leading trade association for developers, owners, investors, asset managers and other professionals in industrial, office and mixed-use commercial real estate.

A Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) is a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. A CCIM is an invaluable resource to the commercial real estate owner, investor, and user, and is among an elite corps of more than 9,000 professionals who hold the CCIM designation across North America and more than 30 countries. Nearly 10,000 additional professionals are pursuing the CCIM designation.

The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,200 members in 562 cities in 22 countries, SIOR represents today's most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists.

The Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) is the largest real estate brokerage association in Illinois. AIRE has more than 425 members including brokers, sales people and associates from related real estate firms. Its members command more than 90% of all Illinois industrial brokerage transactions.

The Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS® (NICAR) is a commercial trade association covering 13 counties in northern Illinois, including Cook, DuPage, Kane, Ogle, DeKalb, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Kankakee, Grundy, Will, Boone, and Winnebago. NICAR as an organization is the only “voice” that advances the interests of commercial practitioners.

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