1. Pursue Education
- Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate (CCIM)
- Commercial Real Estate Negotiations (CCIM)
- Foundations for Success in Commercial Real Estate (CCIM)
- Communicating Across Cultures (IREM)
- International Aspects of Real Estate (RLI)
- Certified International Property Specialist (NAR)
- Courses include Local Markets, Business Tools as well as regional courses on Europe, Asia/Pacific and The Americas
- At Home with Diversity (NAR)
2. Tap Into International Chapters, Alliances & Organizations
- 84 NAR Global Alliances with real estate associations around the world
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24 international chapters through NAR’s commercial affiliate organizations:
- 6 CCIM Chapters
- 14 IREM Chapters
- 4 SIOR Chapters
- Thousands of economic development organizations (chambers of commerce, industry groups, community development).
- SelectUSA.gov is an excellent resource
3. Put NAR's Reports & Research To Use
- State-by-state international business reports
- Dozens of field guides on international, commercial real estate & investment
- Quarterly reports on a variety of topics including lending and local market outlooks
4. Attend Events
- Local: attend mixers and networking events occurring in your local market area
- National: REALTORS® Conference & Expo, CCIM Live, SIOR Fall World Conference, IREM Fall Leadership Conference, ICSC REcon, RLI Land Conference
- International: consider Expo REAL or MIPIM
5. Access Tools To Help You Bridge Gaps
- Hire experts to gain exposure to new cultures (translators, country managers, local guides)
- Take your business applications mobile & to the cloud: start using smarter communication & organizational applications