Creativity.
Character.
Commitment.
Jim Shiebler, CCIM, CEC
Capital Markets | Institutional Properties
Dedication Matters
Jim Shiebler, CCIM, CEC
Senior Vice President
Capital Markets | Institutional Properties
Specializes in retail investment sale and strategic advisory services for multi-tenant commercial retail properties in Florida and single tenant triple net leased properties nationwide.
At CBRE, the #1 global real estate services firm, Jim Shiebler's core principles include a foundation of strong, fundamentally client-centric business practices that help him achieve and maintain value-added relationships with retail owners through their holds and transactions.
With Southwest Florida's unprecedented growth, expansion, development and population migration, Jim provides expert strategies for commercial real estate retail clients.
Jim Shiebler leverages deep insights and global expertise to achieve outcomes that are important to his clients. As a trusted advisor, he brings the full depth and breadth of the CBRE platform to focus on each client's unique needs and challenges.
Averages 96% List-to-Close Ratio
Across shopping centers and net lease nationwide
Measures of success
- CCIM
- · Certified Commercial Investment Member, CCIM Institute
- CEC
- · Certified Executive Chef, American Culinary Federation
- CoStar Power Broker
- · Nine consecutive years, 2017 to 2025
- Crexi Platinum Award
- · 2024 and 2025
- #1 Capital Markets Broker
- · CBRE Florida, 2025, across all four offices
- #1 Overall Broker
- · Marcus & Millichap Tampa, 2023, out of 45+ brokers
Experience that Delivers Results
- Expo on Clark$18,060,000Sarasota, FL · Closed
- College Plaza$14,600,000Ft. Myers, FL · Closed
- Towers I & II$14,300,000Cape Coral, FL · Closed
- North Bay Village$14,200,000Bonita Springs, FL · Closed
- Market Square$13,200,000Ft. Myers, FL · Closed
- Apex Class A Center$9,375,000Apex, NC · Closed
- Plaza at Island Pass$8,380,000Ft. Myers, FL · Closed
- Dunnellon Plaza$7,400,000Dunnellon, FL · Closed
- Town & Country Plaza$7,700,000Port Charlotte, FL · Closed
- Bougainvillea Plaza$6,800,000Naples, FL · Closed
Selected transactions closed by Jim Shiebler.
$875M+
personally closed
400+
properties
2.5M+
square feet in 21 states
Beyond the Deal: Media Savvy
Many professionals in the media have reached out to Jim for interviews and quotes on different subjects or while covering transactions in which he was involved. He is well known and respected across industries and among his peers.
Jim is regularly featured in the media as a regional CRE expert and editorial contributor to several of Southwest Florida's premier magazine publications.
As featured in
Selected articles
Suits Life Magazine
Leveraging Market Vulnerabilities
Gulfshore Business
SW Florida Thought Leader of the Month
Gulfshore Business
Real estate deals that shaped the SWFL landscape in 2024
Suite Life
1031 Exchange can be a great wealth builder
News Press
In the Know: Man behind the curtain
Gulfshore Business
Starbucks
Recognition is a Measure of Success
- Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), CCIM Institute, considered the PhD of commercial real estate
- CoStar Power Broker Award Winner, nine consecutive years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
- The only nine-time consecutive Sales Broker Award winner in all of Southwest Florida, across all asset classes, to earn this distinction
- 2025: #1 Capital Markets Overall Broker at CBRE, out of all four Florida offices in Southwest Florida, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville
- 2025 and 2024 Crexi Platinum Award Winner: the only CBRE Capital Markets broker in all of Florida, 1 of 2 CBRE brokers for all asset classes in Florida, and 1 of 19 CBRE brokers recognized nationwide
- 2023: #1 Overall Broker out of 45+ brokers, Marcus & Millichap Tampa office
- Certified Executive Chef (CEC) designation, American Culinary Federation
Prior to CBRE, during his tenure with his previous brokerage platform, Jim received six title promotions within six years.
Backed by an Industry-Leading Platform
CBRE 2025
Global retail activity
#1
Retail sales firm
22.2%
Leading market share
$18.3B
Total sales volume
807
Properties sold
$3.8B
Financing volume
U.S. retail activity
#1
Retail sales firm
12.3%
Leading market share
$7.4B
Total sales volume
437
Properties sold
$2.2B
Financing volume
Connected Global Scale
Linking clients to capital and opportunity in every market across the globe
500+
Offices
140,000+
Employees
100+
Countries
Debt & Structured Finance
Financing ready for every qualified buyer
503
Capital sources
$73.6B
Loan originations
$381.2B
Loan servicing
Access to global capital
CBRE moves more cross-border capital in investment sales than any other firm.
Powerful insights & data
Research across industries, economies and market sectors, turned into clear guidance for each client.
Integrated investor-occupier platform
Leasing, property management, valuation and capital markets under one roof, across the full life of an asset.
Results Speak for Themselves
Jim and his team demonstrated great efforts over a several year period to assess my properties and provide valuable insight to the market, transactions, acquisition and disposition timing and the dynamics in play at any given period to ensu...
I was impressed by the amount of time Jim spent on the listing, and the nights, weekends and early morning hours he dedicated to getting the property sold regardless of Covid difficulties. It was not an easy job, but Jim stayed on the task...
As a seasoned developer and builder of shopping centers, I've worked with dozens of brokerage firms and teams. Jim and his team delivered and performed true magic exercising creative and strategic underwriting, and ultimately sold the cente...
Jim and his team provided exceptional service with the highest level of integrity and a true commitment to my goals and objectives. Jim faced several challenges during these transactions and was never deterred from overcoming each obstacle...
Jim brought a great deal of diligence and knowledge during the consideration process as to why it was in our best interest to seriously consider selling our St. Armand's multi-tenant property. Jim generated great interest within 10 days of...
During the last several years Jim and his team have evaluated, marketed and have sold three nationally based real estate assets for my company. Jim produced a strong buyer and we were able to agree on both price and terms during a very effi...
Why is 80%+ of Jim's business from loyal, long-term, repeat clients?
Is singularly focused on CRE brokerage and client's goals, outworks peers, contemporaries and competitors
Consistently delivers the highest performance outcome metrics compared to market standards
Unrivaled experience and knowledge of the market, having personally closed over $875M, 400+ properties, 2.5 million square feet in 21 states
Fully integrated with CBRE global platform
Access to the largest pool and relationships of most likely buyers
Treats clients as strategic partners and their assets as if he's the owner
Cross collaboration with CBRE's Debt & Structured Finance team
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