Andy Austin Earns CCIM Designation, Uniting Three Gold-Standard Credentials in Real Estate
Andy Austin earns the CCIM designation, combining MAI, CAI and CCIM expertise in commercial real estate appraisal, auctions and investment analysis.
The Tale of the Okra Auction
The classic supply-and-demand curve is every economics student’s favorite security blanket. If supply shifts to the right, the price drops. It’s clean, predictable, and looks great on a whiteboard.
Then you step into a produce auction on a Friday morning, watch 72 quarts of okra sell for an average of $6.33—up from Tuesday’s $3.46 on smaller volume—and realize the real world doesn't always play by the textbook.
