Jim Batlle

Business Philosophy

James E. Batlle, CCIM, Regional Advisor, Certified Associate
Jim began his real estate career with Cushman and Wakefield in Arizona in 1980 with the development of a neighborhood shopping center with Marie Callender Restaurants. He was recruited by Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate to open up their new office in Phoenix and developed the first Tenant/Buyer Representative system for the company. His work with Salt River Project (SRP), the utility power company for Central Arizona, allowed him to specialize in multi-task real estate assignments on their behalf. He was also recognized in the Wall Street Journal for his part in SRP's consolidation of employee needs into a 100,000 square foot office building. Working with developers like Opus, J. C. Nichols, Travelers, City of St. Petersburg (FL), and REITs, Jim Batlle has successfully handled all aspects of real estate including residential, retail, industrial, office, land, and investments. In 2005, Jim earned the coveted Chairman's Club award from RE/MAX Corporate. For 2006, Jim was awarded with Platinum Club status from RE/MAX Real Estate Services and was the top Commercial agent for Southern California. RE/MAX Corporate also inducted Jim into their prestigious Hall Of Fame for his production performance. In 2007, he was again awarded top Commercial agent by RE/MAX and earned and received the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. He was then assigned the task in acquiring land for a new office building for Coldwell Banker and in doing such was asked to join Coldwell Banker Commercial. In 2009, the President of Coldwell Banker NRT, then awarded Jim as being the Number One Commercial Agent for Orange County and the Desert Region and again in 2010. CBC then designated Jim as a  Regional Advisor for his area, promoted him to Senior Associate and again in 2012 and 2014 was Number One Agent for CBC NRT in his region. In 2015 he achieved the Diamond Society Award for his production and then in 2016, Jim catapulted in production to the coveted President’s Premier Award. This hard work also earned Jim the title of number one producer for Coldwell Banker Commercial for the entire United States. For 2017, Jim earned the President’s Elite Award and then The Wall Street Journal Real Trends Top Agents of 2018 placed Jim in the Top 250 of all real estate agents in the United States ranking as 137th. For 2019, Jim placed in the top 2% of all CBC agents worldwide and in 2021, the International President’s Circle Award was presented to Jim for excellent performance nationwide.
Jim’s group also has worldwide capabilities with Jim and his team able to fly in, analyze, negotiate and close deals in those difficult areas where owners or companies want one accurate source of information to maximize their real estate decisions. He specializes in leasing, acquisitions and dispositions along with 1031 exchanges. Please contact Jim at JimB@cbcworldwide.com for any of your requirements.

Education and Training
Currently hold the CCIM designation

Awards And Designations

Number One Agent USA 2016

The Wall Street Journal 2018 Top Agent USA #137

RE/MAX Hall of Fame

Realtor

CCIM

Regional Advisor CBC NRT

NAR Member

CAR Member

Areas of Expertise
General Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Specialist CCIM