Earn Your Commercial Real Estate Certification
California’s real estate market offers opportunities beyond residential sales. The Certified Commercial Real Estate Essentials (CCRE) certification from Allied Schools helps you build foundational commercial real estate knowledge, understand commercial transactions and leasing, and explore specialized asset classes. Whether you’re expanding your expertise or pursuing new opportunities, CCRE provides a practical introduction to commercial real estate.
Expand your real estate knowledge beyond residential transactions.
Many California real estate professionals encounter clients with commercial interests but lack formal training in commercial real estate fundamentals. Commercial transactions often involve different terminology, processes, lease structures, and client needs than residential sales.
CCRE helps you build the knowledge and confidence to understand commercial real estate and participate more effectively in commercial conversations and opportunities.
Commercial real estate feels unfamiliar
Learn the terminology, transaction process, and fundamentals of commercial real estate
Limited experience working with commercial clients
Understand how commercial leasing and representation differ from residential transactions
Clients are interested in investment properties and commercial assets
Gain foundational knowledge across multiple commercial property sectors
Unsure how commercial deals are structured
Learn the documents, stakeholders, and processes involved in commercial transactions
Looking to expand your professional expertise
Earn a recognized commercial real estate certification
Not sure where to begin in commercial real estate
Follow a practical, self-paced learning path designed for licensed professionals
Commercial real estate feels unfamiliar
Limited experience working with commercial clients
Clients are interested in investment properties and commercial assets
Unsure how commercial deals are structured
Looking to expand your professional expertise
Not sure where to begin in commercial real estate
Learn the terminology, transaction process, and fundamentals of commercial real estate
Understand how commercial leasing and representation differ from residential transactions
Gain foundational knowledge across multiple commercial property sectors
Learn the documents, stakeholders, and processes involved in commercial transactions
Earn a recognized commercial real estate certification
Follow a practical, self-paced learning path designed for licensed professionals
What you’ll get and pricing
What’s Included
- 4 self-paced online courses developed by experts (8 hours total)
- Official Certified Commercial Real Estate Essentials (CCRE) certification upon completion
- Practical commercial real estate education for licensed professionals
- Real-world instruction on leasing, transactions, and commercial asset classes
- Specialized training covering industrial, flex, and medical real estate
- Lifetime access to course materials
- Introduction to the Commercial Real Estate Designation pathway
Explore new income opportunities in commercial real estate.
Today’s real estate professionals are increasingly working with investors, business owners, landlords, and tenants whose needs extend beyond traditional residential transactions.
Commercial real estate can create opportunities to participate in larger transactions, build relationships with business clients, and expand the types of services you offer. The Certified Commercial Real Estate Essentials (CCRE) certification helps you build a foundation in commercial real estate so you can better understand commercial opportunities, communicate more confidently with clients, and position yourself to pursue new areas of business.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Course Overview
Build foundational commercial real estate knowledge through practical, industry-focused training.
The Certified Commercial Real Estate Essentials (CCRE) certification introduces the concepts, terminology, and transaction processes that shape commercial real estate.
Through four focused courses, you’ll learn commercial transaction fundamentals, leasing strategies, industrial and flex real estate, and healthcare real estate. Together, these courses provide a broad introduction to the commercial marketplace and the professionals who operate within it.
Whether you’re exploring commercial real estate for the first time or looking to better serve clients with commercial interests, CCRE provides the foundation to move forward with confidence.
INCLUDED WITH MEMEBERSHIP
Save on CCRE with an Allied Schools CE Membership
The Certified Commercial Real Estate Essentials (CCRE) certification is part of your professional development benefits as an Allied Schools CE member. That means you can build commercial real estate knowledge while completing your California continuing education and gaining access to additional tools designed to help you stay competitive in the industry. Industry leaders and experienced brokers built this certification around real decisions agents face in competitive markets like California.
Membership Plan:
All CE courses in your state
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Frequently Asked Questions
The certification includes four self-paced online courses totaling approximately 8 hours of instruction. Complete them on your schedule, from anywhere.
Yes. All four courses are delivered online and can be completed at your own pace, making it easy to fit professional development into a busy schedule.
CCRE is designed for licensed real estate professionals who want to build foundational commercial real estate knowledge, better serve investor clients, or explore commercial opportunities.
No. CCRE was created as an entry-level certification for licensed professionals who want to learn how commercial real estate works, including transactions, leasing, and specialized asset classes.
The certification includes four courses covering commercial real estate fundamentals, commercial leasing, industrial and flex real estate, and healthcare and medical real estate.
CCRE provides foundational knowledge that can help you better understand commercial transactions, communicate more confidently with clients, and identify potential commercial opportunities.
Yes. CCRE serves as the first level in our planned Commercial Real Estate Designation pathway, which is designed to help professionals progressively build commercial real estate expertise.
Yes. Team purchasing options are available for brokerages and organizations interested in helping agents build commercial real estate knowledge and skills. Contact us today to learn more.