The South Texas Chapter of CCIM held their annual Symposium yesterday. Ernest Brown received the CCIM institute legacy award! | October 2025
Yesterday at the San Antonio/South Texas CCIM Symposium, we were proud to celebrate our own Ernest Lee Brown IV, CCIM, as he received the 2025 CCIM Institute Legacy Award.
The Legacy Award is one of the highest honors given by the CCIM Institute and is reserved for professionals whose careers reflect exceptional leadership, service, and dedication to the advancement of the commercial real estate profession. It recognizes not just business success, but also the profound impact recipients have had through mentoring, chapter leadership, and strengthening the CCIM community for future generations.
For decades, Ernest has embodied these qualities. His career is marked by professional excellence, unwavering integrity, and a commitment to mentoring countless brokers and professionals who now carry his influence forward. This recognition affirms his enduring impact on clients, colleagues, and the CRE industry at large.
The CCIM San Antonio/South Texas Chapter continues to be one of the most active and respected in the country, and it was fitting to see Ernest honored among peers, friends, and future leaders of commercial real estate.
Ernest Brown, CCIM is Vice President of the Capital Markets, Healthcare, Investments Group at NAI Excel in San Antonio, Texas.
Ernest Brown
A Certified Commercial Investment Member of the CCIM Institute, Ernest has over 32-years of experience in commercial real estate including selling, leasing, foreclosing and managing real estate properties for public, private and institutional investors and owners. His team’s focus is on providing a full array of services to their clients including buyer and seller representation, 1031 exchanges, valuation analyses and asset repositioning. Rohde, Ottmers & Siegel also provides property management and facilities management, as well as project leasing for office, retail and industrial properties and tenant representation services.
Prior to joining Rohde, Ottmers & Siegel, Ernest was Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Grubb & Ellis from 1996- 2012, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank from 2012 to 2014 and Kennedy Wilson from 2014 to 2016. In these positions, he was responsible for commercial operations overseeing 20+ commercial brokers. His focus was in sales and leasing transactions, investment disposition and acquisition, valuation and advisory and mentoring new and experienced brokers to the industry.
From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Brown worked for AMRESCO as a Senior Asset manager. He was responsible for overseeing a portfolio of foreclosed commercial real estate properties. After taking them over, Ernest and his team were responsible for management, rehabilitation, lease up and/or the sale of the assets to the private market.
He is affiliated with the CCIM Institute, serving on the National Board of Directors and is a member of CREW, RECSA, and SAMA. Ernest also serves on the Board of Trustees for TMI, The Episcopal School of Texas.
About NAI Excel
NAI Excel is a leading provider of commercial Real Estate Services in the US. Operating in Utah, Nevada, Texas, and Idaho, they are part of the NAI Global network covering nearly every major market nationally and across the globe. NAI Excel is a subsidiary of Brokers Holdings, LLC. Headquartered in St George, UT since 1982, Brokers Holdings owns and operates both residential and commercial brokerages. With over 800 agents and staff, Brokers Holdings closes over 5,500 transactions worth more than $2 billion in value each year and manages over $1 billion in assets.
About NAI Global
NAI Global is a leading global commercial real estate brokerage firm. NAI Global offices are leaders in their local markets and work in unison to provide clients with exceptional solutions to their commercial real estate needs. NAI Global has more than 300 offices strategically located throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, with over 5,100 local market professionals, managing in excess of 1.1 billion square feet of property and facilities. Annually, NAI Global completes in excess of $20 billion in commercial real estate transactions throughout the world.