Ms. Carmela Ma, is regarded as one of the most influential women in real estate. She was awarded the 2009 “Women at the Top” award by Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) and was named a World Top Broker by the Real Estate Global Summit. She has also gained acclaim as an award-winning speaker.
Her company specializes in real estate investment, advisement and global transactions. She has conducted business in more than 30 countries including projects in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Education and Instructional Background
Educated at the University of Southern California and the University of Hong Kong, Carmela regularly speaks at conferences and real estate events around the world. She is a senior instructor of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute which confers the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. She has also held several faculty and committee positions with the National Association of Realtors®. She was awarded the “CCIM Instructor of the Year” 2003, a once in a lifetime award by the CCIM Institute. In addition, The CCIM “People’s Choice Award” 2003, and 2006; “Senior Instructor of the Year” for Financial Analysis in Commercial Real Estate CI-101 2001; the CI 104 CCIM Investment Decision Analysis Senior Instructor of the Year award in 2011 and the “Certified International Properties Specialist International Instructor of the Year” 1998, another once in a lifetime award, conferred by NAR®. A scholarship endowment was awarded in her name from the CCIM Education Foundation in perpetuity.
She has counseled clients on acquisition, disposition, strategic planning, broker selection, risk reduction, portfolio analysis and value enhancement. In addition, she has marketed properties ranging from high-rise office buildings, multi-family, land, industrial, shopping centers, hotels, R & D properties, 1031 Tax deferred exchanges, Charity real estate gifting. Ms. Ma is a licensed real estate broker and consultant. Her clients include major Financial Institutions and Trusts.
Professional Designations:
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Nationale Vastgoed Manifestatie
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- Association Executives,
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Nationale Vastgoed Manifestatie
Keynote Speaker and Panelist for Pension Funds at
The 100th year NVM Convention
- Wells Fargo Bank Speakers Series- High Net Worth Clients – 2001
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- Global Economy 2003, General Session, CCIM/IREM Convention,
Keynote Speaker at the General Session
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- CB Richard Ellis,
- CB Richard Ellis,
- CB Richard Ellis National Convention, Las Vegas Nevada 2003
- CB Richard Ellis,
- CB Richard Ellis,
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- An Overview of the Economic Future of the Local Real Estate Market/Industry
- IREM Institute of Real Estate Management
- National Association of Realtors
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- Passport to Success
- Denver Colorado 2005
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- Singapore 2000
- United Kingdom 2003
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Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
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Instructor Seminar Global Real Estate Practice
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Award Program for the CCIM Instructors
- MC “Wizard of Oz” award program
International Operations –NAR Updates and Reports
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Certified International Properties Specialist (CIPS)
Essentials in International Real Estate
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Europe and International Real Estate
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Asia/Pacific and International Real Estate
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Americas and International Real Estate
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Investments and Finance in International Real Estate
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Financial Calculations HP10B, 10BII (12C, 19B)
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International Night Out- Formal Dinner- NAR 2005
- MC the award program – 1,200 attendees with several hundreds from 50+ countries