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2013 Commercial Member Profile
2013 Commercial Member Profile
2013 Commercial Member Profile
2013 Officers
President Gary Thomas President-Elect Steve Brown, ABR, CIPS, CRS, GREEN
Highlights
Commercial members of NAR have expertise in a wide variety of transactions across many property types. The 2013 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Commercial Member Profile describes the business, demographic and information needs of these members. BUSINESS CHARACTERISTICS OF NAR COMMERCIAL MEMBERS Sixty percent of commercial members reported having a broker license and 25 percent reported having a sales agent license. Thirty-seven percent of respondents are members of any of several commercial affiliated institutes, councils or societies. Investment sales are the most cited primary specialty of commercial members and is the top ranked secondary specialty area. Commercial members typically have been in real estate 25 years, in commercial real estate 15 years, and members of NAR 17 years. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF NAR COMMERCIAL MEMBERS Commercial members completed a median of eight transactions in 2012. The median sales transaction volume in 2012 for members who had a transaction was $2,507,700. The median gross leasing volume was $476,400. BUSINESS REVENUE AND FIRM AFFILIATION The median gross annual income of commercial members was $90,200 in 2012. The median gross annual income of commercial members has increased for the past three years. Sixty-three percent of NAR commercial members derived 50 percent or more of their income from all commercial real estate in 2012. Fifty-six percent of members work for a local commercial real estate firm. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARCTERISTICS OF NAR COMMERCIAL MEMBERS The median age of commercial members is 59-years-old. Seventy-eight percent of the practitioners are male. Sixty-five percent of commercial members have a bachelor's degree or higher.
2013 NAR Commercial Member Profile
Chapter 1
Sixty percent of NARs commercial members are brokers, with licensed sales agents the next largest segment of membership at 25 percent. Nineteen percent of commercial members have a broker associate license while appraisal license holders accounted for six percent. There are five commercial organizations affiliated with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. They are the CCIM Institute, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS (SIOR), the REALTORS Land Institute (RLI) and the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE). Sixtythree percent of commercial members reported not being affiliated with any of the groups. Investment sales were identified by the highest proportion of members as their primary business specialty at 27 percent. The areas of land sales and office leasing were the next most frequently mentioned primary commercial real estate specialties. Commercial members cite investment sales and retail leasing most frequently as their secondary business specialty. Land sales ranked third among all commercial members as their secondary business specialty. Commercial members of NAR have a wealth of experience, with the typical practitioner having been in the commercial side of the business for 15 years. The typical commercial member has been involved in real estate in any capacity for 25 years. The median length of membership in NAR among commercial members is 17 years. There are several national and international associations that cater to commercial real estate professionals. One-third of members belong to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). An additional 11 percent of commercial members belong to The Appraisal Institute and 8 percent to The Urban Land Institute (ULI). Commercial members use a wide variety of information sources when conducting their day-to-day business. Some sources are more popular than others due to cost, accessibility, timeliness and the quality of the data. Seventy-eight percent of members use LoopNet, a California-based online listing service.
2013 NAR Commercial Member Profile
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Broker Broker Associate Sales Agent Appraisal 19% 6% 25% 60%
Real Estate Experience 2 years 6 to 15 16 to 25 or less 3 to 5 years years years 15% * 85 * 37% 13 54 * 49% 18 39 2 60% 19 26 5
Male 63% 19 22 8
Not a member of any affiliate Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM Institute) Certified International Property (CIPS) Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS (SIOR) Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
2013 63% 27 6 5 4 4 2
2012 60% 29 3 7 5 3 2
2011 65% 25 2 7 4 2 2
2010 61% 27 3 6 6 3 2
2009 54% 34 2 8 6 3 3
2007 57% 31 2 7 6 3 3
Consulting
Members 27% 26 25 21 21 20 18 17 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 1 12
27% 26% 25% 21% 21% 20% 18% 17% 15% 12% 10% 8% 6% 5%
Development
Multi-family Property Management Commercial Appraisal Hospitality/Resort Sales Commercial Auctions Other
1%
12% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Investment Sales Land Sales Office Leasing Retail Building Sales Retail Leasing Office Building Sales Multi-family Building Sales Industrial Building Sales Industrial Leasing Commercial Property Management Consulting Development Multi-family Property Management Commercial Appraisal Hospitality/Resort Sales Commercial Auctions Other * Less than one percent
Broker 27% 26 26 20 21 19 18 15 15 15 11 10 9 1 3 1 12
Appraiser 14% 13 7 13 9 14 6 7 2 8 19 6 3 60 2 * 9
Investment Sales Land Sales Office Leasing Retail Building Sales Retail Leasing Office Building Sales Multi-family Building Sales Industrial Building Sales Industrial Leasing Commercial Property Management Consulting Development Multi-family Property Management Commercial Appraisal Hospitality/Resort Sales Commercial Auctions Other * Less than one percent
Members 14% 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 5 3 2 1 9
1 year or less 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 15 years 16 to 25 years 26 to 39 years 40 or more years Median (years)
Broker * * * 1 2 12 12 22 38 14 25
Appraiser * * * * * 3 6 16 51 24 31
1 year or less 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 15 years 16 to 25 years 26 to 39 years 40 or more years Median (years)
Broker 2% 1 3 3 5 18 15 21 25 7 18
Appraiser 15% * 1 1 1 13 7 23 32 6 20
REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE Male 1 year or less 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 15 years 16 to 25 years 26 to 39 years 40 or more years Median (years) * * 1 1 1 14 11 22 37 12 25 Female * 1 2 1 2 19 13 23 32 7 21
1 year or less 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 15 years 16 to 25 years 26 to 39 years 40 or more years Median (years)
Broker * 1 2 2 3 18 16 23 28 7 20
Appraiser * 1 * * 3 19 10 19 35 14 25
1 year or less 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 15 years 16 to 25 years 26 to 39 years 40 or more years Median (years)
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) The Appraisal Institute The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP) CREW Network U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) CoreNet Global American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) National Multi-Housing Council (NMHC) Royal Institution of Chatered Surveryors (RICS) Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) American Resort Development Association (ARDA) International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) The American Institute of Architects (AIA) None Other * Less than one percent NA=Data not available
LoopNet NAR CoStar In-House Research CCIM/Net Catalyst CommercialSource.com Local CIE REIS Xceligent Real Capital Analytics CIMLS CBRE Econometrics Advisors (formerly TWR) Property Portfolio Research Real Estate Research Corporation COMMREX Plunkett Research Rosen Consulting Group Other * Less than one percent
Chapter 2
The median number of transactions for commercial specialists was eight in 2012. The median transaction volume in 2012 among members who had a transaction was $2,507,700. Nine percent of commercial members reported not having a transaction. Brokers typically had a higher sales transaction volume than sales agents. Experience in both commercial real estate and real estate overall also plays a factor in the sales transaction volume. The median transaction leasing volume in 2012 among members who had a leasing transaction was $476,400. Twenty-one percent of commercial members reported not having a leasing transaction.
The median dollar value of sales transactions in 2011 was $433,600. The median leasing dollar value for commercial members in 2012 was $169,100. The median square footage of sales transactions in 2012 was 10,400. Leasing transactions were typically 4,200 square feet.
Commercial members who manage properties typically managed 40,000 total square feet, representing 15 total spaces. Commercial members typically managed 16,000 total office square feet, representing six total offices. Seventy-three percent of all commercial members had no international transactions in 2012. However, 16 percent of commercial members reported an increase in international transactions, while only one percent had a decrease. About onequarter of commercial members reported international business was at least important to their company. Commercial members are familiar with tenant-in-common (TIC) transactions, and while 77 percent of them have not participated in such transactions, 26 percent indicated that they plan to engage in a TIC deal in the future.
Less than $100,000 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 $5,000,000 or more No transactions Median (including those with "no transactions") Median (excluding those with "no transactions")
2012 7% 5 8 9 14 27 21 9
2011 8% 5 5 10 12 23 17 22
2010 9% 5 8 10 16 23 15 15
2009 8% 6 7 9 13 24 14 19
2008 18% 4 5 7 15 26 24 NA NA
2006 15% 4 5 7 17 17 35 NA NA
Broker 6% 5 8 7 13 26 23 11
Real Estate Experience 2 years or less Less than $100,000 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 $5,000,000 or more No transactions Median (including those with "no transactions") Median (excluding those with "no transactions") 40% 10 0 10 30 0 0 10 3 to 5 years 6% 4 20 14 12 18 18 6 6 to 15 years 8% 6 6 10 15 25 20 11 16 to 25 years 8% 3 9 12 16 23 20 9
$100,000 $965,000 $1,631,600 $1,583,900 $2,212,600 $250,000 $1,264,900 $1,951,400 $1,926,400 $2,307,700 $175,700 $1,176,900 $1,988,200 $1,858,000 $3,757,100 $571,900 $1,651,200 $2,728,600 $2,538,500 $4,000,000
All Commercial Members Less than $100,000 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 $5,000,000 or more Median * Less than one percent 9% 21 27 23 10 7 3 $433,600
All Commercial Members 5,000 or less 5,000 to 24,999 25,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 249,999 250,000 to 499,999 500,000 to 999,999 1,000,000 or more Median 40% 37 9 7 4 2 1 2 10,400
Licensed As Broker 37% 37 10 8 4 1 * 3 12,000 Broker Associate 43% 37 7 7 3 3 1 * 9,100 Sales Agent 44% 37 7 4 2 2 2 2 8,200
All Commercial Members Less than $100,000 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 $5,000,000 or more Median * Less than one percent 38% 27 17 10 5 2 1 $169,100
71% 53% 41% 31% 28% 14 24 26 28 28 10 14 18 20 16 * 4 9 11 14 * 2 4 5 8 5 1 1 3 4 * 2 1 2 1 $70,000 $93,600 ####### $200,900 $216,200
No international transactions An increase in international transactions from previous year About the same A decrease in international transactions from previous year * Less than one percent
All Commercial Members Extremely important Important Neutral Unimportant Not important at all 6% 18 34 11 32
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73
74
77
73
74
71
63
62
80
64
72
77
Chapter 3
Commercial members had an annual gross income in 2012 of $90,200. The annual income of commercial members is at its highest reported level since 2008. Brokers and appraisers tend to report the highest median annual incomes, while sales agents report the lowest among licensees. Those with less than two years of experience reported a median annual income of $35,400, while those with more than 26 years of experience reported a median annual income of $123,700. Eighty-three percent of commercial members reported working at least 40 hours a week. About half of commercial members spend 75 to 100 percent of their time on commercial real estate activity.
Most commercial members are compensated on a commission basis. The most prevalent form of compensation is the percentage split commission, whereby the commission is split between the sales/leasing representative and the broker or brokers office.
Sixty-three percent of NARs commercial members derive 50 percent or more of their annual income from the real estate industry. Thirty percent of respondents did not derive income from commercial real estate leasing in 2012. Only 23 percent derived at least half to all of their income from leasing property in 2012. A total of 46 percent of commercial members derived 50 percent or more of their income in 2012 from the sale of real estate. The majority56 percentof commercial members reported working in a firm that is local. Thirty-one percent of commercial members work in an area with a population base of 249,999 or less, while 24 percent of commercial members work in an area where the population base is 2,000,000 or more people. Thirtyfour percent work in offices that employ only commercial brokers and/or agents. Fifty-eight percent work within an office that has a mix of commercial and residential brokers/agents. Eighty-five percent of commercial members earned some personal income from commercial real estate investments. Twenty percent of commercial members made at least 50 percent of their personal income from their personal investment in commercial real estate.
2013 NAR Commercial Member Profile
Exhibit 3-1 Exhibit 3-2 Exhibit 3-3 Exhibit 3-4 Exhibit 3-5 Exhibit 3-6 Exhibit 3-7 Exhibit 3-8 Exhibit 3-9
Exhibit 3-10 COMPENSATION STRUCTURES FOR NAR'S COMMERCIAL MEMBERS, 2012, NAR MEMBER AFFILIATES Exhibit 3-11 SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM ALL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, 2012, BY LICENSE TYPE SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM ALL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, 2012, BY GENDER AND Exhibit 3-12 EXPERIENCE Exhibit 3-13 SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM COMMERCIAL SALES ACTIVITY, 2012, BY LICENSE TYPE Exhibit 3-14 SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM COMMERCIAL SALES ACTIVITY, 2012, BY GENDER AND EXPERIENCE Exhibit 3-15 SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM COMMERCIAL LEASING ACTIVITY, 2012, BY LICENSE TYPE SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM COMMERCIAL LEASING ACTIVITY, 2012, BY GENDER AND Exhibit 3-16 EXPERIENCE SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY, 2012, BY LICENSE Exhibit 3-17 TYPE SHARE OF ANNUAL INCOME FROM COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 2012, BY GENDER AND Exhibit 3-18 EXPERIENCE Exhibit 3-19 COMMERCIAL FIRM AFFILIATION Exhibit 3-20 FIRM CHARACTERISTICS, BY LICENSE TYPE Exhibit 3-21 FIRM COMPOSITION, BY LICENSE TYPE NUMBER OF ACTIVE COMMERCIAL SALES/LEASING AGENTS OR BROKERS, OR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Exhibit 3-22 PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIRM, BY LICENSE TYPE Exhibit 3-23 POPULATION BASE FOR THE MARKET OFFICE PRACTICED, BY LICENSE TYPE PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AS A PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL INCOME IN Exhibit 3-24 2012, BY LICENSE TYPE
Less than $25,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $1,000,000 More than $1,000,000 Median *Less than one percent
Less than $25,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $1,000,000 More than $1,000,000 Median *Less than one percent
GENDER All Commercial Male Female Members 12% 11% 15% 13 12 19 31 29 37 32 35 24 9 10 3 2 2 2 1 1 * $90,200 $96,700 $72,200
WORK HOURS Less than 20 to 39 40 to 59 60 hours 20 hours hours hours or more 64% 31% 8% 4% 14 19 12 12 14 32 32 26 9 12 38 34 * 5 7 17 * 1 1 5 * 1 1 1 $19,700 $50,500 $96,800 $132,700
Less than $25,000 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $1,000,000 More than $1,000,000 Median *Less than one percent
Membership in NAR Affiliates (Designee or Candidate) Society of Certified Accredited Certified Industrial and Institute of Commercial Land International Office Real Estate Investment Consultant Property REALTORS Management Member (CCIM (RLI) Specialists (CIPS) (SIOR) (IREM) Institute) 7% 5 42 28 14 5 * $95,700 28% 8 30 22 8 3 * $72,300 0% 7 11 42 24 11 4 $214,500 5% 5 21 60 5 2 2 $146,100 5% 9 27 43 13 3 2 $133,900
Broker 2% 14 60 24
Appraisal 1% 2 60 37
Percentage commission split 100% commission Fee for service Commission plus a share of profits Commission plus salary Salary plus a share of profits Straight salary Share of profits only
LICENSED AS Broker 35% 41 5 6 5 4 2 2 Broker Associate 58% 30 1 4 1 4 1 1 Sales Agent 61% 27 2 2 1 4 1 2 Appraisal 24% 17 8 1 39 5 1 4
Percentage commission split 100% commission Fee for service Commission plus a share of profits Commission plus salary Salary plus a share of profits Straight salary Share of profits only *Less than one percent
Membership in NAR Affiliates (Designee or Candidate) Certified International Property Specialists (CIPS) 48% 40 1 5 6 * * * Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS (SIOR) 33% 41 2 15 * 7 3 * Certified Commercial Institute of Investment Not a Real Estate Member member Management (CCIM of any (IREM) Institute) affiliate 33% 24 17 6 8 5 2 6 40% 39 5 6 3 4 2 1 47% 33 2 4 6 5 1 2
Percentage commission split 100% commission Fee for service Commission plus a share of profits Commission plus salary Salary plus a share of profits Straight salary Share of profits only
Counselors Accredited of Real Land Estate Consultant (CRE) (RLI) 40% 28 8 4 16 * 4 * 38% 32 4 7 13 2 2 4
LICENSED AS All Commercial Members 7% 18 12 17 47 70% Broker 7% 17 10 17 49 74% Broker Associate 6% 19 13 17 45 68% Sales Agent 10% 21 15 15 40 59% Appraisal 4% 12 13 21 50 75%
LICENSED AS All Commercial Members 20% 18 17 23 23 43% Broker 20% 17 18 22 23 43% Broker Associate 14% 18 15 27 26 53% Sales Agent 19% 18 14 23 26 49% Appraisal 42% 18 24 11 5 11%
LICENSED AS Broker 27% 29 20 13 11 19% Broker Associate 27% 31 22 11 9 18% Sales Agent 30% 27 18 17 9 18% Appraisal 53% 33 7 5 2 0%
LICENSED AS Broker 58% 24 9 6 4 0% Broker Associate 76% 16 3 1 3 0% Sales Agent 75% 16 3 3 3 0% Appraisal 66% 26 6 * 1 0%
Independent-not affiliated with a firm Re/Max Commercial KW Commercial Coldwell Banker Commercial Century 21 Commercial NAI Global CB Richard Ellis Cushman & Wakefield Colliers International ERA Commercial Investment Network Grubb & Ellis Sperry Van Ness Marcus & Millichap Transwestern Commercial Services TCN Worldwide Cassidy Turley Duke Realty Corporation Jones Lang LaSalle Lee and Associates Lend Lease ONCOR International Studley Trammell Crow Tishman Speyer Other *Less than one percent
LICENSED AS All Commercial Members 56% 13 12 12 6 Broker 64% 11 14 7 4 Broker Associate 46% 15 11 19 9 Sales Agent 46% 15 10 18 10 Appraisal 60% 15 18 5 2
More residential than commercial brokers/agents Commercial brokers/agents only More commercial than residential brokers/agents Not a brokerage firm Residential brokers/agents only *Less than one percent
LICENSED AS Broker 37% 40 14 5 3 Broker Associate 61% 29 7 * 3 Sales Agent 58% 28 9 1 5 Appraisal 23% 22 13 38 4
LICENSED AS All Commercial Members 3% 20 42 21 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 Broker 2% 31 43 16 3 1 1 * 1 1 1 * Broker Associate 2% 7 44 26 7 4 1 1 1 3 4 * Sales Agent 1% 5 40 32 5 2 3 1 2 3 6 1 Appraisal 17% 25 33 13 * 1 * * * 1 1 9
None One 2 to 5 6 to 25 26 to 50 51 to 100 101 to 250 251 to 500 501 to 999 1,000 or more Don't know Not applicable *Less than one percent
LICENSED AS All Commercial Members 8% 8 16 15 14 16 11 13 Broker 9% 6 15 14 16 19 9 13 Broker Associate 8% 10 16 15 12 13 13 13 Sales Agent 6% 8 17 17 12 14 14 11 Appraisal 3% 7 15 21 12 15 13 15
Less than 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 249,999 250,000 to 499,999 500,000 to 999,999 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 2,000,000 to 3,999,999 4,000,000 or more
LICENSED AS All Commercial Members 15% 50 15 12 8 Broker 13% 52 15 12 8 Broker Associate 17% 51 14 7 12 Sales Agent 23% 39 18 13 8 Appraisal 4% 57 17 15 7
Chapter 4
The typical commercial REALTOR is 59 years old. Brokers, broker associates, and appraisers are the most seasoned among commercial members, while sales agents have the largest representation of younger commercial members. At 78 percent, the majority of commercial members are male. Thirty-three percent of those with two years or less experience are women compared with 18 percent of those with 26 years or more experience. Sales agents have the largest representation of female practitioners at 29 percent. Racial and ethnic minorities comprise a small but significant portion of NAR commercial members. Ninety-one percent of members identify themselves as White/Caucasian. Asian/Pacific Islanders and Latino/Hispanics each account for three percent of commercial members. Black/African Americans account for two percent of commercial members. Thirty-five percent of commercial members have a bachelors degree, while another 10 percent have completed some graduate school. Twenty percent have earned a graduate degree. Seventy-seven percent of commercial REALTORS are married, with 14 percent being divorced, and six percent being single and never married.
All Commercial Members Under 30 years 31 to 35 years 36 to 40 years 41 to 45 years 46 to 50 years 51 to 55 years 56 to 60 years 61 to 65 years 66 years and over Median age * Less than one percent 2% 3 4 5 10 14 21 18 23 59
Female, 22%
Male, 78%
Licensed As Broker 80% 20 Broker Associate 76% 24 Sales Agent 71% 29 Appraiser 89% 11
Membership in NAR Affiliates (Designee or Candidate) Certified Certified Society of Commercial Investment Counselors Accredited International Industrial Institute of Property and Office Member All of Real Land Real Estate (CCIM Commercial Estate Consultant Specialists REALTORS Management (CIPS) (SIOR) Institute) Members (CRE) (RLI) (IREM) Male Female 78% 22 78% 22 77% 24 67% 33 93% 8 72% 28 83% 17
All Commercial Members White/Caucasian Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Black/African American American Indian/Eskimo/Ale ut Other * Less than one percent 91% 3 3 2 1
All Commercial Members High School Some College/ Associates Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate Study Graduate Degree 5% 31%
High School, 5% 35% 10% 20% Graduate Study, 10% Graduate Degree, 20%
High School Some College/ Associates Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate Study Graduate Degree
Broker 5% 30 32 10 23
Appraiser 4% 21 49 14 13
Membership in NAR Affiliates (Designee or Candidate) Accredited Land Consultant (RLI) 6% 24 Certified Society of International Industrial and Institute of Real Estate Property Office Specialists REALTORS Management (IREM) (CIPS) (SIOR) 7% 28 6% 13 4% 23 Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM Institute) 4% 25 Not a member of any affiliate 5% 34
All Counselors Commercial of Real Members Estate (CRE) High School Some College/ Associates Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate Study Graduate Degree * Less than one percent 5% 31 * 35
35 10 20
30 13 22
40 8 22
25 6 34
39 15 28
33 9 32
36 13 22
35 9 18
U.
Divorced, 14%
Married, 77%
Methodology
In February 2013, NAR invited a random sample of 42,169 REALTORS with an interest in commercial real estate to fill out an online survey. A total of 1,796 responses were received for an overall response rate of 4.3 percent. All information in this report is representative of member characteristics in 2013 while sales and lease transaction values and income are characteristic of calendar year 2012. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS is committed to equal opportunity in the real estate industry. In accordance with this commitment, racial and ethnic information was collected and included in this report. The primary measure of central tendency used throughout this report is the median the middle point in the distribution of responses to a particular question or, equivalently, the point at which half of the responses are above and below a particular value.
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, The Voice for Real Estate, is Americas largest trade association, representing 1 million members, including NARs institutes, societies and councils, involved in all aspects of the real estate industry. NAR membership includes brokers, sales people, property managers, appraisers, counselors and others engaged in both residential and commercial real estate. The term REALTOR is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. Working for America's property owners, the National Association provides a facility for professional development, research and exchange of information among its members and to the public and government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise system and the right to own real property.