Industry Profiles

“We don’t sell houses—we sell community,” says Nick Schlekeway, Founder and Designated Broker of Amherst Madison, a brokerage that has grown from $14 million in sales its...

“I consider myself fairly risk tolerant,” says Tanya Ragan, President and CEO of Wildcat Management, a Dallas-based real estate investment and development firm. “I see myse...

In an industry where 70% of Realtors closed zero transactions last year, PROACTIVE Real Estate stands out with knowledgeable local agents averaging 17 transactions annually—more than four ...

“What if I could show you five or six actions that statistically reduce your likelihood of lease churn by 10 percentage points?” asks Ray Hespen, CEO and Co-Founder of Property M...

“We have an optimistic view of the future,” says Rob Huthnance, newly appointed President of CT Realty, a company at the forefront of industrial real estate development across th...

“We’re fully integrated. We manage, we lease, we acquire, probably three-quarters of our deals off market. We move quickly. We’re honest guys. We don’t retrade,”...

“The office today is fundamentally an experience,” says Gonzalo Aguero, Co-Founder and CEO of OFFI. “Companies are focusing on creating environments that offer more value t...

“We probably paid 30 cents on the dollar for that building. But of course, it required considerable effort to make it worth the full dollar,” says Sean Sedaghatpour, Founder and ...

“Because we’ve run out of land east and west of us—East of us is the Atlantic Ocean, West of us is the Everglades—for density purposes, we really need to go vertical,” ...

“When the blood is in the street, that’s the time to buy,” recalls Yuval Shram, Founder and CEO of Tay Investments, describing his entry into real estate during the 2008 fi...

“We’re an Applied Research Center, and that means all our work is intended to inform practitioners making decisions about housing policy, investment, and strategies affecting nei...

“We want to be the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton instead of the motel,” says Ting Qiao, CEO and Founder of Wan Bridge Group, describing his vision for the company’s rol...

“You have to survive to thrive,” says Tauheed Siddiqui, CEO of TAAS Investments, summarizing his methodical approach to real estate investing that has helped his firm weather mar...

When Scott Clark discusses housing, he’s careful about his terminology. The founder and CEO of The True Life Companies doesn’t talk about “affordable housing”—a phr...

“In the residential real estate industry, as a broker owner, when you want to sell, you can’t tell anybody. The second you do, rumors start, and your competitors hear about it. I...