Dear CCIM Colleagues,

I must showcase the 15 University Alliance Students from the University of Houston (UH) who came to our March luncheon at Junior League.

In an effort to help our future, commercial real estate leaders, CCIM Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter has a University Alliance Committee where we partner with UH, Rice and Texas A&M students.  The goal of this alliance is to assist students with CCIM scholarships and provide guidance and encouragement to get their CCIM designations.  If you would like more information about the program, please contact Ross Perez, Chair of the University Alliance Committee, at rossperezuh@gmail.com.  (By the way, Ross was the former President of the Undergraduate Real Estate Scholars at UH, and he recently sold a warehouse at list price.  Ask him about it!)

Are you a Military Veteran or do you know a Vet who wants to get his/her CCIM designation?  If so, please review the new Military Veteran Scholarship opportunity being offered by the CCIM Institute:   https://go.ccim.com/foundation-vets/.  If you are not a Military Veteran, you can still be a part of this great program by donating to the Veterans Scholarship Fund.  It is so easy to do!  Deadline for applications is April 30, 2021.

We are offering three more in-person classes in Houston this year as follows:

• o   Investment Analysis, (CI-104) August 30 – September 3, 2021
• o   User Decision Analysis, (CI-103) June 15 - 25, 2021
• o   Financial Analysis, (CI-101) November 30 - December 3, 2021

Hope everyone has a wonderful spring and finds their place in the sun as we slowly begin to emerge from the pandemic with new perspectives coupled with our CCIM skills to forge a new and brighter tomorrow!

D. Samantha Harris, CCIM
Chapter President