LAS VEGAS—“A good strong standard of international real estate.” This is what Walt Clements, CCIM, CEO and EVP of the CCIM Institute, says is lacking in many countries not as advanced as the US. And it is a situation the institute intends to correct as it spreads the gospel of best investment practices beyond its traditional boundaries to create more professional standards of cross-border trades.

In this video, you'll hear:

• What exactly such an “international standard” entails;
• The challenges that currently exist between countries trying to do business;
• The need CCIM has defined to create a commonality among disparate nations; and
• Why, in a way, it all comes down to language.