CB Richard Ellis named leading commercial real estate brand again

by Rebecca Walker — April 10, 2009—CB Richard Ellis has been named the leading global brand in commercial real estate, according to a survey of real estate professionals from around the world. CB Richard Ellis has been named the top brand every year since the survey’s inception in 2002.

Each year, The Lipsey Company conducts a survey with more than 40,000 professionals from REITs, institutions, lenders, commercial brokerages, and asset and property management firms to measure how commercial real estate brands are perceived around the globe.

“Being recognized once again as commercial real estate’s top brand attests to the confidence that our clients place in us and the success of our people in delivering exceptional service on a daily basis,” said Calvin W. Frese, Jr., CB Richard Ellis Global Chief Operating Officer & Group President, Americas. “Our 30,000 professionals are the CBRE brand. Their talent, combined with our unsurpassed global platform, has solidified our position as the industry leader, and built our reputation as the premier commercial real estate services company in the world.”

The Lipsey Company provides training and professional development services to the commercial real estate industry.

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