Realm’s industry advisory board is comprised of some of the most exciting figures in the industry today. These advisors provide strategic advice on the direction of the industry as well as make product specific recommendations.
Professor Yuichiro Kawaguchi teaches at Waseda University’s Graduate School of Finance and is the founder of the University's real estate finance program. Professor Kawaguchi has published numerous books on real estate finance, and is a pioneer in the adoption of discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology in Japan.
Jeff Fisher, Ph.D., is the Director of Research for NCREIF as well as a Professor of finance and real estate at Indiana University. Professor Fisher has published extensively; completed numerous research projects that were funded by NCREIF, PREA and the Real Estate Research Institute; and is a well-known expert in the industry.
Robert Martin, MAI, is an appraiser and consultant to NCREIF. In his capacity with NCREIF, Robert compiles and assists in the publishing of NCREIF’s index and oversees the extrapolation of information from ARGUS and DYNA files into the index’s database.
Felix B. Maduro is the vice president of the Feduro Group, a privately owned, family-run company that specializes in distributing products in Panama from various corporations including Kodak and Gillette among many others. Felix holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and is very active in business and civics in Panama. He has served on the board of directors for the
Superintendence of Banks in Panama as well as has held several key board positions on the boards of specific banks.
Further, Felix has served as the past president of the Panama Chamber of Commerce and has represented the Chamber as a delegate in many key issues such as negotiations for Panama’s entry into the World Trade Organization and the current negotiations for free trade between Panama and the US. Felix has also accompanied Panama’s current President on an official state visit to Mexico where he was able to interact with many key leaders in that country.
Steve Powel is a Principal and the Chief Operating Officer of The Situs Companies (www.situscos.com), a fully integrated commercial real estate consulting firm. Since joining Situs in 1996, Steve has been instrumental in the expansion of Situs’ domestic and international consulting practice. Under his leadership, Situs has become one of the leading global providers of out-sourced CMBS loan origination due diligence and underwriting support to the commercial real estate lending industry. Prior to joining Situs, Steve spent 16 years in real estate valuation and was a principal in a national real estate valuation and consulting company.
With nearly 25 years experience as a commercial broker, Kathleen Howard brings a broad range of skill and experience to the marketing and sale of institutional grade investment properties. She has earned widespread recognition as being thorough, innovative and market wise. Clients particularly value her financial modeling, her creative marketing talents, and her ability to sell a challenging project.
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