CRE® Consulting Corps

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Helping Communities Solve Challenging Real Estate Problems

Property 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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2023 CRE® Consulting Corps Report

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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
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

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

Contact Samantha DeKoven (sdekoven@cre.org) for more information and to explore how the Consulting Corps can assist you.

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Recent Projects

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Making a Difference in Greensburg, Pennsylvania

“The Counselors of Real Estate enriched community engagement by shifting the focus to the possibilities of what downtown Greensburg can become. Having an outside group facilitate the conversations helped the community to see Greensburg through a new set of eyes and understand the blueprint for how to achieve revitalization. Momentum and a synergy centering around […]

Making a Difference for HumanKind

What an awesome group of consultants for HumanKind and Lynchburg. They plowed a clear path for us to follow. I would recommend The Counselors of Real Estate to anyone seeking real estate guidance and expertise. Dr. Chal Nunn, Former Board Chair, HumanKind We want to be great neighbors, and we want to do something that is […]

Making a Difference in Knoxville, Tennessee

“The CRE Consulting Corps team brought together planning with local input, market opportunities, and inspiration from elsewhere to offer specific, actionable recommendations. I’m excited. I think the report will spur some good conversations and opportunities.” – Hancen Sale, Government Affairs and Policy Director, East Tennessee REALTORS® Clients: The East Tennessee REALTORS® serves more than […]

Client Testimonials

"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