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LAS VEGAS – The Commercial Alliance Las Vegas (CALV) honored local commercial real estate industry leader Christopher McGarey this week as its CALV Member of the Year.
McGarey holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, as well as being a Certified Property Manager (CPM®). He was CALV’s president in 2018, while also serving as president of the Southern Nevada CCIM chapter, becoming the only person to hold those two leadership positions during the same year.
McGarey was honored during CALV’s 14th annual Commercial Alliance Educational Symposium for local real estate professionals, held Sept. 25 at the Gold Coast hotel-casino.
CALV President Cathy Jones, CPA, Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® (SIOR) and CCIM, said McGarey’s “hard work and dedication contributed to CALV’s growth in membership and continued strong connections with CALV’s affiliate commercial real estate partners.”
McGarey has worked in the commercial real estate industry since 1985. He specializes in property management, leading The McGarey Group at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Nevada Properties. He previously served as president-elect and as a director of CALV. He is also a past president of the local Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) chapter.
About the Commercial Alliance Las Vegas
The Commercial Alliance Las Vegas (CALV) is the commercial real estate division of the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® (GLVAR). It organizes and empowers the industry in Southern Nevada through education, networking, promoting professionalism and shaping public policy. Membership in CALV is open to REALTORS® and non-REALTORS® alike. For more information, visit www.calv.org.
