
Patrick Murray, CCIM, SIOR, of Grant-Murray Real Estate has earned the SIOR office specialty designation awarded by the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®.
SIOR is the world’s premier commercial real estate organization for industrial and office professionals. Individuals who earn their SIOR designation adhere to the highest levels of accountability and ethical standards. Only the industry’s top professionals qualify for the SIOR designation, to which there are 3,700 members in 722 cities and 45 countries.
To achieve the SIOR designation, Murray completed at least five years of creditable experience in the highly specialized field of office real estate; met stringent education requirements; and demonstrated professional ability, competency, ethical conduct, and personal integrity.
Murray has been involved in the industry since 2005 and has completed over $100 million in real estate transactions by representing both buyers and sellers, providing site selection/tenant
representation, and leasing of office and retail properties.
Murray earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation in 2007. He prides himself on being a knowledgeable and active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, the North Carolina and Fayetteville Realtor Association, as well as being a part of the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce. In 2021 he became president of the NC CCIM Chapter’s executive committee board of directors. He holds a real estate license in North Carolina and South Carolina.
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