Appraisal Institute Joins 29 Groups to Promote Real Estate Careers

CHICAGO (July 13, 2018) – The Appraisal Institute joined 29 real estate industry organizations, representing more than 10 million jobs, today in announcing a ground-breaking collaboration to highlight the diverse career paths within the real estate sector.

The first initiative of this collaboration is a new website entitled Careers Building Communities (www.CareersBuildingCommunities.org), which allows visitors to navigate through the scores of career paths across all sectors of real estate. For the first time, students in high school, college, technical programs and community colleges can explore possible career pathways within real estate by taking an interactive quiz and discover career opportunities.

As the industry seeks to fill millions of jobs, this site serves as an all-inclusive resource for students, educators, career changers and other stakeholders to explore the unlimited opportunities in the field of real estate. 

“As the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, the Appraisal Institute is highly active in identifying and recruiting the next generation of valuation professionals,” said Appraisal Institute President James L. Murrett, MAI, SRA. “We’re pleased to join other real estate industry leaders in this important effort to attract potential appraisers to the vibrant and vital profession of real estate valuation.”

Careers Building Communities is a strategic collaboration of 29 real estate-related organizations focused on raising awareness and attracting diverse talent to the many careers available across the built environment. CareersBuildingCommunities.org is a platform designed for students, educators and other individuals to explore each industry sector and learn more about education and employment opportunities. Learn more at www.CareersBuildingCommunities.org.

Careers Building Communities’ 29 collaborating organizations are:

• American Institute of Architects
• American Resort Development Association
• American Society of Interior Designers
• American Society of Landscape Architects
• Appraisal Institute
• Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.
• Associated General Contractors
• Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate
• BOMI International: Independent Institute for Property and Facility Management Education
• Building Owners and Managers Association International
• CCIM Institute
• Construction Management Association of America
• Construction Specifications Institute
• CoreNet Global
• Counselors of Real Estate
• CREW Network
• Institute of Real Estate Management
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• International Facility Management Association
• International Interior Design Association
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• NAIOP: Commercial Real Estate Development Association
• National Apartment Association
• National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
• National Multifamily Housing Council
• The Real Estate Roundtable
• Realtors Land Institute
• Society of Industrial and Office Realtors
• Urban Land Institute Worldwide.

 

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The Appraisal Institute is a global professional association of real estate appraisers, with more than 18,000 professionals in nearly 50 countries throughout the world. Its mission is to advance professionalism and ethics, global standards, methodologies, and practices through the professional development of property economics worldwide. Organized in 1932, the Appraisal Institute advocates equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in the appraisal profession and conducts its activities in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Individuals of the Appraisal Institute benefit from an array of professional education and advocacy programs, and may hold the prestigious MAI, SRPA, SRA, AI-GRS and AI-RRS designations. Learn more at www.appraisalinstitute.org.

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