New Members: Spring 2019

Membership invitations were extended to 27 real estate advisory professionals after The Counselors of Real Estate 2019 Midyear Meetings in Chicago, Illinois in April. While we are excited by the number of new members the organization has invited, we particularly celebrate the breadth of experience and new skill sets represented within our newest class of invitees. New Members… Read more

Jan D. Freitag

Senior Vice President for STR Mr. Jan D. Freitag is a Senior Vice President for STR (STR, Inc.). STR provides clients from multiple market sectors with premium, global data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights. Founded in 1985, STR maintains a presence in 10 countries around the world with a corporate North American headquarters in Hendersonville,… Read more

Harrison Coerver

President of Harrison Coerver & Associates Harrison Coerver, President of Harrison Coerver & Associates, is an internationally recognized association consultant and bestselling author. His practice specializes in strategy and planning for trade associations, professional societies and other tax-exempt membership organizations. In the last 28 years, Harrison has consulted over 1,300 associations in strategy, planning, governance… Read more

Member Spotlight: Winthrop D. Perkins, CRE®

“Leverage Your Interests.” How does a Harvard University graduate with a degree in Government and an aptitude for music become the go-to real estate appraisal expert for airports across the U.S.?  Winthrop D. (“Win”) Perkins, CRE, president, Airport and Aviation Appraisals, Inc., Bastrop, Texas, says first identify what interests you most, then a profession will… Read more

Colin Reed

Chairman of the Board & CEO, Ryman Hospitality Properties Colin V. Reed became chief executive officer of Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly Gaylord Entertainment Company) in May 2001. Reed was named in August 2004 by the Company’s board of directors as chairman and added those responsibilities in May 2005. Since joining the Company, Reed has successfully… Read more

Marcus Rayner

Vice Chairman, New York Brokerage, Colliers International Area of Expertise Marcus Rayner is a Vice Chairman in Colliers International’s New York office. He currently focuses on strategic planning and execution for tenants and the creation of innovative, effective marketing programs for available space. Mr. Rayner has worked with companies from across the industry spectrum, but… Read more

John Oler, CRE

Principal/CEO, JSBO Realty & Capital Inc. John Oler is a real estate executive with 38 years’ experience in the commercial real estate industry.  As a commercial leasing and investment sales broker, executive and financial advisor/investment banker, he advises commercial tenants, private and institutional investors, property developers, family offices and non-profit organizations in devising strategic real… Read more

Jules H. Marling, IV, CRE

CEO & Managing Principal Jules “Jay” Marling, CEO, Managing Principal, and Founder of Capright, has been active in the real estate industry since 1993. To date, Mr. Marling has personally completed or supervised valuation assignments encompassing more than 15,000 institutional assets throughout the United States. These assignments, which involve virtually all types of commercial real… Read more

Mark Deutschmann

Mark Deutschmann is a community builder who has worked with neighbors, city leaders and nonprofits for 30-plus years while helping shape development in Nashville and revitalizing the city’s most sought-after neighborhoods. Deutschmann founded VILLAGE in 1996, which grew to more than 350 agents and staff under his ownership. In 2003, he founded Core Development Services,… Read more

Shawn Bailes

Principal, FMBC Investments Shawn Bailes is a real estate entrepreneur with multiple LLC arrangements, most notably as principal of FMBC Investments and Capital City Construction. At FMBC Investments, Shawn has managed historic rehabs, urban infill developments, mixed-use developments, re-zoning efforts, multi-family builds, peer-to-peer investor lending, and income-producing properties. Shawn currently owns over 200 properties in… Read more

The Counselors of Real Estate®, established in 1953, is an international group of high profile professionals including members of prominent real estate, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of government and academia who provide expert, objective advice on complex real property situations and land-related matters. Membership is selective, extended by invitation only. The organization’s CRE® (Counselor of Real Estate) credential is granted to all members in recognition of superior problem solving ability in various areas of real estate counseling. For more information, contact The Counselors of Real Estate