CBRE Earns Top Accolades Among Commercial Real Estate Firms

Los Angeles-based ""CBRE Group, Inc."":http://www.cbre.com/EN/Pages/Home.aspx, once again earned top honors as the highest-ranked commercial real estate services and investment company in _Fortune Magazine_, the company announced.

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The accolade marks the third straight year in which CBRE took the No. 1 spot in _Fortune's_ annual list of the ""Most Admired Companies"":http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/most-admired/.

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The Most Admired Program, considered ""one of the most definitive report cards on corporate reputation,"" rates companies on a host of attributes related to corporate performance. Drawing from a base of around 1,400 companies, a total of 687 were surveyed by _Fortune_. Only those that scored in the top half of their industry survey were included in the Most Admired Companies roster.

CBRE scored especially well in service quality, innovation, global competitiveness, and social responsibility among companies in the real estate sector.

In addition, the firm was named the No. 1 commercial real estate brand in ""Lipsey Company's"":http://www.lipseyco.com/ annual brand survey for the 12th consecutive occasion. The survey measures commercial real estate professionals' perceptions of the industry's leading brands.

""CBRE's inclusion in _Fortune's_ Most Admired Companies list and our top ranking in the Lipsey survey reflect the trust that our clients place in us to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions every day,"" said Robert Sulentic, president and CEO of CBRE.