Ian Hernandez

The Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA) is a professional organization serving developers, owners, investors and other commercial real estate professionals across North America. It builds a community of industry peers and supports careers and the broader development sector through education, research, events and advocacy. Members can access professional development courses, corporate training, webinars, workshops and certificate programs in commercial real estate development and finance. CREDA also offers scholarship and talent-development programs, career resources, and opportunities for emerging professionals through its Developing Leaders community.

The association organizes conferences, chapter events, forums and specialized gatherings focused on areas such as industrial real estate, cold storage, technology and leadership. Its research and publications include market forecasts, capital markets reports, compensation data, economic impact studies and space-demand outlooks. Members and the wider industry can also follow news, analysis, podcasts, videos and the Market Share blog. Through advocacy initiatives, CREDA represents industry perspectives on policy issues affecting development, including housing affordability, infrastructure, energy, brownfields and land use.