CRE® Consulting Corps
Helping Communities Solve Challenging Real Estate ProblemsProperty Advisory Services for Not-for-Profit and Government Entities
The CRE® Consulting Corps, a public service program of The Counselors of Real Estate, provides real estate analysis and action plans for municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, government entities, educational institutions, and other owners of real property.
- Does your organization have a strategic plan for its real estate assets?
- Are you leveraging your real property assets to achieve your organization's mission?
- Is your organization maximizing performance and returns on investment of its real estate assets?
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Addressing Real Estate Challenges
CRE® Consulting Corps teams provide objective analysis and strategic counsel on how to best leverage real estate assets. Each Consulting Corps assignment is conducted by a team of well-qualified volunteer members of the Counselors of Real Estate with expertise specific to the needs of the client. The team delivers unbiased, market-driven action steps to address a real estate challenge, often enhancing the performance of a property or portfolio and improving the financial well-being of the client.
Real Estate Consulting that Transforms Communities
The CRE® Consulting Corps specializes in understanding the specific situation and creating a realistic, feasible, and achievable road map for solving virtually any complicated real estate problem an organization may face:
- Feasibility and market assessment
- Adaptive reuse or redevelopment
- Strategic asset management
- Community development or neighborhood revitalization
- Sustainability and resilience
- Historic preservation
- Mixed-use development or Transit-oriented development
- Open space preservation
- Feasibility and market assessment
- Adaptive reuse or redevelopment
- Strategic asset management
- Highest and best use strategy
- Community development or neighborhood revitalization
- Sustainability and "green" planning
- Public real estate asset management
- Historic preservation
- Mixed-use development or Transit-oriented development
- Portfolio strategies
Recent Projects
Making a Difference in Evansville, Indiana
“I appreciate the thoughtful expert recommendations provided and am excited to take action at the Washington/Kentucky intersection. The city is committed to being a strong partner and providing the leadership needed to move this project forward.”Mayor Stephanie Terry, City of Evansville “The Realtors of Southwest Indiana are honored to have collaborated closely with the dedicated… Read more
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Making a Difference in South Lake Tahoe, California
“We really appreciate the work of The Counselors of Real Estate Consulting Corps. I think we got a lot more than we bargained for. I was especially impressed by the outreach that was done, casting a wide net and capturing a good taste of our community. We were pleased to hear the team reinforce City… Read more
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Making a Difference in Billings, Montana
“We were honored to have The Counselors of Real Estate in Billings meeting with a diverse group of stakeholders and helping ensure that our community continues to take action and tackle our housing need. We are not a community to sit back and just see what happens. We are a community of action, and we… Read more
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"We wanted a completely unbiased analysis of the Marina and its potential by objective professionals. We wanted a fresh look at the opportunities before us. We got what we hoped for."
Louis J. Capo
Executive Director, Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority, New Orleans, Louisiana
"To say the Consulting Corps team has given us much to consider and evaluate for the future would be a gross understatement. Words like 'creative,' 'innovative,' 'on-target,' and 'tremendously detailed' were common descriptions of the team and their work given by those attending the exit briefing."
W. Michael Couch
Executive Director, Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority, Milledgeville, Georgia
"The CRE team exceeded my expectations. They hit the ground running and didn't stop running all week. They were exceptional professionals providing a very balanced and broad base of expertise. I only wish we had done this sooner, or could have extended their visit."
Robert Congdon
First Selectman, Preston, Connecticut
Deacon Tom Croke of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on the benefits of the Consulting Corps
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Learn How the Consulting Corps Can Help Your Community Thrive
If you have questions or need any assistance, please contact Samantha DeKoven (sdekoven@cre.org or phone 312-329-8431)