About
CREBA's Mission
To advance the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage profession in the Greater Washington, DC area by serving its members through education, networking and recognition.
Why Join?
Education:
More than half of CREBA’s events are FREE for members including the Breakfast of Champions, First Look and CREBA Classroom Series.
Networking:
High-level information exchange at networking events including the annual “Night at the Shore” rooftop party and CREBA’s annual golf outing.
Recognition:
Resume-enhancing peer recognition at the Annual Awards Dinner.
CREBA's BOARD
CREBA is honored to have the valued experience and insights of our board members, past and present.
JBG SMITH Properties Senior Vice President jbgsmith.com
Carr Properties Vice President, Leasing carrprop.com
Savills Vice Chairman savills.com
Chesapeake Commercial Investment Properties, LLC Principal
JLL Vice Chairman us.jll.com
Managing Director Tishman Speyer tishmanspeyer.com
Dochter & Alexander Principal & Co-Founder dochalex.com
Transwestern Executive Managing Director transwestern.com
Washington Workplace Senior Office Furniture Consultant washingtonworkplace.com
Colliers Managing Director www.colliers.com
Bognet Construction Vice President, Pre-Construction Operations bognet.com
CBRE, Inc. Vice Chairman cbre.com
Brandywine Vice President brandywinerealty.com
Brookfield Properties Senior Vice President brookfieldproperties.com
Stream Realty Partners Managing Partner, DC Metro Region streamrealty.com
JBG SMITH Senior Vice President jbgsmith.com
Newmark Knight Frank Executive Managing Director ngkf.com
JLL Managing Director us.jll.com
Donohoe Real Estate Services Executive Vice President donohoe.com
The RMR Group Regional Vice President rmrgroup.com
Boston Properties Executive Vice President, Co-Head Washington, DC Region bostonproperties.com
Cushman & Wakefield Executive Director
Feroce Founder & CEO feroce.us
CBRE Executive Vice President cbre.com
The Meridian Group Senior Vice President | Leasing tmgdc.com
CREBA's STAff
Executive Director
Elizabeth Morelli
(301) 503-5425
Email: emorelli@creba.org
Director of sales
Jennifer Cook
(202) 744-6802
Email: jcook@creba.org
CREBA's history
The Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association of Greater Washington, DC, (CREBA) and its predecessor organizations (WDCAR and GWCAR) was founded in 1982. The CREBA mission is: To Advance the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage profession in the Greater Washington, DC area by serving its members through education, networking and recognition.
CREBA has approximately 500 members annually. The membership is 75% licensed brokers and 25% affiliate members, making it the only real estate association in the Washington DC, area primarily focused on servicing the brokerage community.
Each year, CREBA hosts The CREBA Awards. This annual competition is open exclusively to CREBA members. The awards recognize remarkable sales and leasing performance for the prior year. CREBA also recognizes eight (8) leaders in affiliate categories. Additionally, there are four (4) awards given that recognize a person in our industry who has consistently maintained a high level of excellence:
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The Joseph Stettinius Jr. Leadership award
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The Brendan McCarthy Memorial Award
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The James L. Eichberg Broker of the Year Award
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The Rising Star Award
In addition to the annual awards, CREBA also provides relevant programming for our members. We offer 10-15 educational and networking opportunities per year:
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CREBA Classrooms: each “classroom” event offers an in-depth lecture, presentation or panel discussion on timely topics.
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CREBA’s First Look Series: offers an inside sneak peek at a new, exciting development project.
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CREBA’s Breakfast of Champions Series: is open to CREBA members who come and participate with senior industry leaders in a mentor/mentee discussion.
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CREBA’s annual Golf Tournament (2019’s tournament had a hole in one contest winner who won a Lexus!).
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CREBA’s annual summer kickoff party; Night at the Shore.
These offerings are unique, high level educational and networking opportunities offered to our membership.
CREBA continues to grow through membership and sponsorship, but we are also dedicated to giving back to our community. CREBA has an active Community Involvement Committee which highlights the good work being done by our members and spotlights the many opportunities where we can provide services, mentor young people in need and raise funds for worthy causes.
CREBA is honored to serve the brokerage community and will continue to elevate the commercial real estate industry of Greater Washington, DC.