WALTER S. CLEMENTS, CCIM, CRE, FRICS
10529 Walmer St.
Overland Park, KS 66212
OCCUPATION:
LEWIS WHITE REAL ESTATE CENTER 2008 - Present
Director of the real estate program in the Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Writes and teaches courses and is responsible for creating and sustaining the real estate school.
Colliers International 2008 - Present
Merged Greenleaf Properties, Inc into Grubb & Ellis Winbury and continued development and brokerage activities
CARET, Ltd. 1985 - Present
President and Owner of consulting company that provides training and consulting for corporate real estate departments, and brokerage companies and individuals. Has traveled internationally to teach for the University of International Business and Economics of Beijing, China, The Polish Federation of Realtors in Warsaw, Poland and the Russian Guild of Realtors in Moscow, Russia. He has also served on a consulting assignment for Lucent Technologies wherein he was flown to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Cairo, Egypt, and Phuket, Thailand to train their real estate departments.
GREENLEAF PROPERTIES, INC / K-150 LLC 2002 - 2008
President and half owner of a brokerage and development company in Overland Park, Kansas, that develops mixed use projects with retail, office, hotel and multi-family uses in Olathe and Overland Park Kansas.
COLLIERS TURLEY MARTIN TUCKER , KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI1991 - 2004
Sr. Vice President and Principal specializing in investment sales and corporate services
Kansas City’s Top Producer in 1999. Was 5th out of 135 brokers in the 6 CTMT offices.
VARNUM/ARMSTRONG/DEETER, INC. - OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS1984 - 1991
Vice President and Sales Manager for Varnum/Armstrong/Deeter, Inc., a firm specializing in Commercial Investment Real Estate Brokerage and Development in the greater Kansas City area. I expanded the firm from 18 agents to 40 agents and 20 support staff with over 100 million dollars in annual sales volume.
REAL PROPERTY CONTROL - ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN1976 - 1982
Owner of "Real Property Control", a property management company in St. Joseph, Michigan. This company managed the investment properties and syndications that were formed. Primarily apartment buildings and office buildings.
CLEMENTS INVESTMENT REALTY - ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN1975 - 1984
Owner and Operator of Clements Investment Realty, a Commercial Investment Real Estate Company in St. Joseph, Michigan. Maintained a sales staff of four people, primarily involved in investment property brokerage. My activities included syndications and brokerage, exchanging and development.
FISTER AND CLEMENTS, INC. - MICHIGAN & INDIANA1971 - 1975
Half Owner of Fister and Clements, Inc. a Residential and Commercial Real Estate Company with eight offices in Michigan and Indiana. When I started, there were five (5) Associates. After becoming half owner in 1973, we built the company to over 100 Associates with a separate commercial division. We sold the residential part of our business in 1975.
EDUCATION:
BS in Business Administration with concentration in marketing from CentralMichiganUniversity
Certificate in Real Estate from University of Michigan
Masters In Real Estate and Construction Management from University of Denver, BurnsSchool of Business.
Advanced Real Estate Management Certificate from Hall Institute of Real Estate, Hanover, Massachusetts
Certificate Commercial Investment Member Designation from Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (CCIM) in November of 1975 and is designee number #728
Graduate of Realtors' Institute (G.R.I.)
Written and conduct one-day Seminars noted below. All are approved for Continuing Education Credits in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
- Solving Real Estate Financial Problems
- Introduction to Commercial/Industrial Real Estate
- Wealth Maximization Using Real Estate
- Sale/Leasebacks
- Tenant Representation
- How to Build a Successful Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Business
- Creating Results Oriented Marketing Programs for Commercial Real Estate
- A to Z of Exchanging
- Techniques of sub-leases and buyouts
- Advanced Real Estate Negotiations
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation from the Realtors National Marketing Institute.
PROFESSIONAL:
Board of Directors, Missouri Association of Realtors, 2013
Member of Grievance Committee for the Kansas Association of Realtors (KCRAR) 2013
Co-Chair of the Developer’s Risk Management Committee for Creating Sustainable Places (CSP) 2012 - 2013
Member and paid consultant to the CSP initiative through the Mid America Regional Council, current
Member Total Transportation Policy Committee for Kansas City Area Region through the Mid America Regional Council 2012 - 2013
Counselors of Real Estate CRE National Consulting Corps Steering Committee 2013
CCIM National University Outreach Subcommittee – Chair 2013
CCIM National Executive Committee – Member at Large 2011 - 2013
Curriculum Subcommittee – Course Vice Chair, Negotiations 1/1/2013 – 12/31/2013
Member Reappraisal Advisory Committee Meeting for Johnson County, Kansas (2012 – current)
Member of Technical Review Committee for the KCMO School District (2011-current)
Member of the selection and building committee for Bloch School Expansion (2011- current)
Served as a mentor for the Young Entrepreneur Program in KCK (2010- 2012)
Member of the Facilities Committee at UMKC (2010- current)
Member Multi-Million Dollar Club for Kansas City Metropolitan Board of Realtors for several years while in the brokerage business.
Served on the Economic Development Sub-committee of the Long Range Strategic Planning Committee for the University of Missouri in Kansas City. 2009 -2010
Serves on the Facilities and Buildings Advisory Committee for the University of Missouri – Kansas City
Served as the Chair of the Robert L. Ward Center for Real Estate for the CCIM Institute. 2007-2010
Board of Directors Member-at-large of the CCIM Institute 2008 - 2013
Served as President for the Realtors Commercial Alliance (RCA) for the Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors Commercial Board. (KCRAR) (2009)
Served as committee member of the Body of Knowledge Committee for the CCIM Institute (2004 – 2005, 2007)
Serves as committee member of the Education Committee for the CCIM Institute. 2004 – 2005, 2009, 2013
Faculty Committee Member of the CCIM Institute (2000 – 2006)
Chaired the CCIM 103 Course Committee for the CCIM Institute (2002- 2003)
Consistently was one of the top producing sales associates for Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Adjunct Professor for University of Denver, Burns School of Business, University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN., New York University, Temple University.
People's Choice Award for Outstanding Instructional Performance as selected by his peers Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (1992)
Vice Chairman - Budget Committee for CIREI, 1996 and (1993) re-appointed to Budget Committee for 2010
Vice President, Education Steering Chairman for Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (1991)
Instructor of the year with highest student ratings for Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (1990)
Chairman of Faculty Committee for Commercial Investment Real Estate Council (1990)
National Association of Realtors - Education Coordinating Committee (1988-1989)
Past Senior Instructor and author for Michigan Association of Realtors
Past Instructor and author for University of Michigan Real Estate Department
Current Senior Instructor and Author for Commercial Investment Real Estate Council of the National Association of Realtors (1980 – current) and have taught in nine countries.
Current General Partner for several Real Estate Investment Groups with properties located in various parts of the country.
Past President - Southwestern Michigan Board of Realtors (1982)
Past Vice Chairman - Public Relations Committee, Michigan Association of Realtors
Realtor of the year for State of Michigan (1983)
Written and published articles for professional publications including "Case and Comment" and "National Real Estate Advisor"
President - Kansas City CCIM Chapter - Certified Commercial Investment Member (1988)
Noted in Midwest Real Estate News, 1998 as “Leading Midwest Real Estate Broker”
Consultant and trainer for Planease Software for Advanced Real Estate Lease and Investment Analysis
Has served on occasion as Expert Witness regarding Standards of Practice in Real Estate
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)
COMMUNITY:
Past Executive Director of ChristLutheranChurch of Stevensville, Michigan
Past Board Member of Mission Board for Michigan District, Missouri Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church
Executive Director of ChristLutheranChurch, Lenexa, Kansas (1986-1987)
Chairman Board of Lay Ministers - ChristLutheranChurch (1990)
Instructor - 7th Grade Confirmation Classes (1988 - 1990)
Instructor - Adult Bible Studies (1989 - 1991)
Chairman long range planning committee, ChristLutheranChurch, Lenexa, Kansas (1992)
Praise team member of Church of the Solid Rock, Lenexa, KS (1996 – 2001)
PRESENTATIONS:
Moderator- KCMO School District Repurposing Forum
Speaker- Economics of Sustainable Building Practices – Polsinelli Shugart Law Firm, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Denver
Keynote Speaker- Economics of Sustainable Building for NAIOP
Speaker- New Lease Reporting Regulations – June, 2011 Kansas City; July, 2011 Omaha; July, 2011 Des Moines
Moderator- KC Metro Commercial Real Estate Seminar (4-28-11)
Moderator- KCRAR Annual Awards Banquet (2-17-11)
Speaker- CCIM Conference on Sustainable Buildings Orlando, FL (10-23-10)
Speaker- Residential Real Estate Forecast (12-8-10)
ARTICLES:
Clements, Walter, and Jason Carter-Solomon. "The Emerging Economy, Paradigm Shifts and the New Real Estate Professional." Kansas City Business Journal 15 Apr. 2011.
Clements, Walter“Strategic Management: Key tools to create a competitive edge” Kansas City Business Journal23 Apr. 2010
Clements, Walter“Where to Call Home?”KC Edition IThinkBigger.com 20 Feb. 2010
Clements, Walter, and Jeffery Engelstad. “Lease or Own?” CCIM Publication 2001
CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT MEMBER COURSE INSTRUCTION:
02/05/2007 / Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Philadelphia, PA04/16/2007 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Omaha, NE
08/23/2007 / Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Honolulu, HI
09/24/2007 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Chicago, IL
10/11/2007 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Overland Park, KS
11/12/2007 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Kansas City, MO
11/30/2007 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / North Hollywood, CA
02/04/2008 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Columbus, OH
02/21/2008 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Overland Park, KS
03/13/2008 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Saint Augustine, FL
06/09/2008 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Overland Park, KS
08/18/2008 / Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Overland Park, KS
02/09/2009 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Leawood, KS
03/04/2009 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Wichita, KS
03/16/2009 / Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Chicago, IL
07/20/2009 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Chicago, IL
10/23/2009 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / North Hollywood, CA
01/25/2010 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Leawood, KS
02/08/2010 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Leawood, KS
06/25/2010 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Glendale, CA
10/04/2010 / Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Leawood, KS
11/01/2010 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Leawood, KS
06/01/2011 / Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis / Leawood, KS
06/17/2011 / User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate / Pacific Palisades, CA