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Joseph J. Harding, III, President, formed
Harding & Associates, Inc. in 1979 and has gradually expanded
the scope of services the firm offers. His development experience
includes site evaluation and acquisition, demographic analyses,
budgeting, national and local tenant lease negotiations, as
well as identification and analysis of properties for investors.
He is a general partner in several real estate related partnerships
and serves as a Trustee for Regency Bank of Illinois with
responsibility for overseeing a real estate investment in
the bank's portfolio. He also served as an advisor to STRATEGIC
SERVICES, INC., a real estate advisory firm.
Prior
to the formation of Harding & Associates, Inc., Mr. Harding
was affiliated with THALHIMER, based in Richmond, Virginia,
as a commercial broker for nine years. In addition to special
projects where he assembled over 400 parcels for the Richmond
Development and Housing Authority, he specialized in land
development, retail and office leasing.
Mr.
Harding received his B. S. degree from the University of Richmond,
School of Business. He is a member of the National Association
of Realtors and the Virginia Association of Realtors and holds
the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) degree.
He is past president of both the Richmond Commercial Multiple
Listing and the Richmond Real Estate Group. Harding &
Associates, Inc. is also a member of the International Council
of Shopping Centers.
What
is a CCIM?
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 7,500 professional across North America who hold
the CCIM designation - the "PH.D. of commercial real
estate."
The
CCIM designation is awarded to professionals who have completed
240 hours of graduate-level courses in financial analysis,
commercial brokerage, market analysis, tax planning, managing
and marketing troubled assets, decision analysis, and negotiation,
among others, and have also fulfilled professional experiential
requirements.
Only
6 percent of the estimated 125,000 commercial real estate
practitioners nationwide hold the CCIM designation, which
reflects not only the caliber of the program, but also why
it is one of the most coveted and respected designations in
the industry. The CCIM membership network mirrors the increasingly
changing nature of the industry and includes brokers, leasing
professionals, investment counselors, asset managers, appraisers,
corporate real estate executives, property managers, developers,
institutional investors, commercial lenders, attorneys, bankers,
and other allied professionals. Through this business network
and through enhanced communication with the CCIM electronic
network, CCIMs successfully complete approximately 156,000
transactions annually, representing more than $400 billion. |
