(Fayetteville, NC) — 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. SIOR represents today's most knowledgeable, experienced, and trusted commercial real estate

brokerage specialists, and these individuals are proven experts in their market and leaders in the industry.

SIOR is a Washington, DC-based international professional organization of more than 3,200 commercial real

estate professionals who have earned the coveted SIOR designation.

To achieve the SIOR designation, Patrick Murray completed at least five years of creditable experience in the

highly specialized field of industrial/office (select one) real estate; met stringent education requirements; and

demonstrated professional ability, competency, ethical conduct, and personal integrity. SIOR enforces a strict

code of ethics and required designees to complete its ethics course within their first three years of membership.

Patrick is an experienced and highly qualified real estate professional. He 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. Before embarking on his journey

in real estate, Patrick served for over five years in the Army Reserves and attended North

Carolina State University.

He has earned the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)

designation in 2007 and the SIOR designation (office specialty) in 2023. Patrick prides

himself on being a knowledgeable and active member of the International Council of

Shopping Centers (ICSC), 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.

About SIOR (www.sior.com)

The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors ® (SIOR) is the leading society for industrial and office real estate

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. Today, there are more

than 3,700 SIOR members in 722 cities and 45 countries. www.sior.com