Todd Clarke

Biography: Todd Clarke is a 2nd generation CCIM, a fourth generation native New Mexican and commercial Realtor. Prior to being Realtor of the year, Todd was co-founder of Commercial Association of Realtors in NM, and has been an international instructor for the CCIM institute – opening up the eastern European and Chinese markets for commercial real estate education. In the last dozen years, he has taught over 4,000 students in 173 courses, a half dozen of which he has authored. Todd authored the 320 page textbook on “Understanding NM’s Property Tax System” and teaches the NM Real Estate Commission approved course. He has handled thousands of property tax protests, winning 97% of his cases with an average reduction of 24%. For the last 21 years he has focused his brokerage efforts on apartments in the southwest and he has listed and sold over 10,000 units. His consulting company has worked on projects like the Old Albuquerque High School Lofts and the all three phases of the ABQ uptown lifestyle center. Todd also maintains a blog covering the latest trends in commercial real estate and technology.