FIABCI, the umbrella organization for the real estate industry around the globe, is the French acronym for the International Real Estate Federation, a worldwide federation of professional associations founded in Paris in 1949.  FIABCI enables real estate professionals to share their knowledge and experience with each other and with the international community in order to provide society with the optimal solution to its property needs. FIABCI is the only international organization with Special Consultative Status Category II with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.