Jim Theye of Kentwood City Properties Earns Certified International Property Specialist Designation

DENVER, CO – June 23, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Jim Theye, Managing Broker and co-owner of Kentwood City Properties, has earned the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Theye is now a member of the CIPS Network, a members-only group within the NAR created specifically for international practitioners.

Comprised of more than 2,000 real estate professionals specializing in all types of real estate, the CIPS Network provides a 360-degree view of the global market. In any type of international real estate transaction, members are consumers’ best and most trusted resource for navigating the international market.

“International real estate opportunities are everywhere,” said Theye. “New people move to the U.S. from other countries every day, and foreign-born individuals residing in our country move to new markets, and Americans invest in property overseas. The CIPS designation provides me with the knowledge, research, network and tools to globalize my business while helping home buyers and sellers navigate the complexities of international real estate transactions.”

Theye has been Managing Broker and co-owner of Kentwood City Properties since its inception. He is known for his broad market knowledge and for his expertise in Denver’s most historic and desirable neighborhoods, such as Lower Downtown, Highlands, Congress Park, Country Club, and Cherry Creek.

Theye enjoys living and working in downtown Denver and he is active with several of the region’s most worthwhile charitable organizations and fundraising events. Jim and his wife, Dee Chirafisi, were the first residents of the Flour Mill Lofts following the building’s renovation in 1998. Charifisi is also a co-owner of Kentwood City Properties and among the top-producing brokers in the Denver area.

For more information on real estate services from Jim Theye, phone 303-601-6050, or contact Jim via email at jtheye (at) kentwoodcity (dot) com.

Kentwood City Properties, formed in 1999, is the newest member of Kentwood Real Estate, known nationally as Denver’s premier real estate company. The company’s street-front office at the corner of 17th and Wynkoop streets, directly across the street from Union Station, is comprised of 50 of metro Denver’s most experienced real estate professionals serving residential buyers, sellers, and developers and commercial real estate services for buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants. For more information phone 303-820-CITY (2489), and visit online at www.kentwoodcity.com.

Kentwood Real Estate is comprised of Kentwood City Properties, The Kentwood Company at Cherry Creek, and The Kentwood Company in the Denver Tech Center. View all Kentwood listings at www.DenverRealEstate.com.