Global Real Estate Associations + Industry Groups

North America
AAF	American Architecture Foundation
AEA	American Escrow Association
AI	Appraisal Institute
AIA	American Institute of Architects
AIC	Appraisal Institute of Canada
ALFA	Assisted Living Federation of America
AMHB	American Motel Hotel Brokers
ARDA	American Resort Development Association
AREUEA	American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association
APA	American Planning Association
ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
ASID	American Society of Interior Designers
BOMA	Building Owners & Managers Association
CCIM	Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute
CII	Construction Industry Institute
CMSA	Commercial Mortgage Securities Association
CNG	CoreNet Global
CRE	Counselors of Real Estate
CREA	Canadian Real Estate Association (Canada)
CREW	Commercial Real Estate Women
DBIA	Design Build Institute of America
IAAO	International Association of Assessing Officers
IAMC	Industrial Asset Management Council
ICSC	International Council of Shopping Centers
IIDA	International Interior Design Association
IFMA	International Facility Management Association
IHRA	International Hotel & Restaurant Association
IMI	International Masonry Institute
IPI	International Parking Institute
IREF	International Real Estate Federation
IREM	Institute of Real Estate Management
ISVC	International Standards and Valuation Committee
LSTA	Loan Syndication and Trading Association
NAA	National Apartment Association
NAHB	National Association of Home Builders
NAHREP	National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
NAMA	National Association of Master Appraisers
NAMB	National Association of Mortgage Brokers
NAOIP	National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
NAR	National Association of Realtors
NARPM	National Association of Residential Property Managers
NAREIT	National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
NCREIF	National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries
NFPA	National Fire Protection Association
NHC	National Housing Conference
NHI	National Housing Institute
NIBS	National Institute of Building Sciences
MBA	Mortgage Bankers Association
MHI	Manufactured Housing Institute
NMHC	National Multi-Housing Council
NPA	National Parking Association
NTHP	National Trust for Historic Preservation
NYSSA	New York Society of Security Analysts
PREA	Pension Real Estate Association
SIFMA	Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
TAF	The Appraisal Foundation
TAI	The Appraisal Institute
ULI	Urban Land Institute
USGBC	US Green Building Council

Europe
ECREP	European Council of Real Estate Professionals (Europe)
ERPA	European Public Real Estate Association (Europe)
RICS	Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (UK)
IPF	Investment Property Forum (UK)
NAEA	National Association of Estate Agents (UK)
ARKCR	Association of Real Estate Offices of Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
GCSPM	Gen Council of Spanish Property Managers (Spain) - In Spanish
IVD	German Real Estate Professionals Association (German) - In German
REFG	Real Estate Federation of Greece (Greece) In Greek/English
SOE	Greek Body of Sworn In Valuers (Greece) In Greek/English
NARV	National Association of Romanian Valuers (Romanis) In Romanian
ISIVI	Italian Institute for Real Estate Valuation (Italy) In Italian
SCS	The Society of Chartered Surveyors (Ireland)
IAVI	Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute (Ireland)
NRPA	National Real Property Association (Bulgaria)
SVIT	Swiss Association of Real Estate Professionals (Switzerland) In German
USPI	Swiss Property association (Switzerland) In German
CNAB	Confederation of French Property Managers (France) In French
FPC	French National Federation of Property Developers (France) In French
APEI	Portuguese Real Estate Association (Portugal) In Portuguese
RSA	Russian Society of Appraisers (Russia)
RGR	Russian Guild of Realtors (Russia) In Russian
PKO	Russian Board of Appraisers (Russia) In English & Russian
CIREA	Chamber of Istanbul Real Estate Agents (Turkey)
DUD	Appraisers Association of Turkey (Turkey) In Turkish

Asia + Pacific
CREA	Chinese Real Estate Association (China) In Mandarin
CAS	China Appraisal Society (China) In Mandarin
REIA	Real Estate Institute of Australia (Australia)
UDIA	Urban Development Institute of Australia (Australia)
API	Australian Property Institute (Australia)
KAP	Korea Appraisal Board (Korea)
KREF	Korea Real Estate Federation (Korea)
PINZ	Property Institute of New Zealand (New Zealand)
SISV	Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers (Singapore)
SIA	Singapore Institute of Architects (Singapore)
IEA	Institute of Estate Agents (Singapore)
TAF	Thai Appraisal Foundation (Thailand)
JBOMA	Japan Building Owners & Managers Association (Japan) In Japanese
RECAJ	The Real Estate Companies Association of Japan (Japan) In Japanese
AJREA	All Japan Real Estate Association (Japan) In Japanese
JAHS	Japan Association of Home Suppliers (Japan) In Japanese
FRK	Association of Real Estate Agents of Japan (Japan)
IPDM	Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (Malaysian)
PPK	Association for Shopping Complex & Hi-Rise Management (Malaysia)
PAM	Malaysian Institute of Architects (Malaysia)
MIEA	Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (Malaysia)
PPHDPM	Real Estate & Housing Developers Association (Malaysia)
PPPDHS	Sabah Housing & Real Estate Developers Association (Malaysia)
NLHDA	Nepal Land and Housing Development Association (Nepal)
TRECA	Tiawan Regional Engineering Contractors Association (Taiwan/China)
FIABCI	Real Estate Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan/China)
NLHDA	Nepal Land and Housing Development Association (Nepal)
CA	Council of Architecture (India)
IIA	Indian Institute of Architects (India)
ISLA	Indian Society of Landscape Architects (India)
BMTPC	Building Material and Technology Promotion Council (India)

Middle East + Africa
EAREA	Egyptian Association of Real Estate Appraisers (Egypt) In Arabic/English
CREA	Jerusalem Chamber of Real Estate Agents (Israel) In Hebrew
SAIV	South African Institute of Valuers (South Africa)