A commercial real estate broker for more than a decade, Judith Bennett focuses on investment sales and both development and redevelopment opportunities in the state of Georgia. As owner/broker at Bennett-Phoenix LLC, she leverages extensive market knowledge and strong industry connections in advising and representing Commercial Real Estate investors. The Atlanta resident formerly served as senior vice president of the National Self Storage Group at Bull Realty. Prior to that, Judith mixed retail brokerage with industrial and office tenant representation at Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT. She also was a retail investment broker and leasing agent at Robin Rose & Associates. Prior to her CRE brokerage career, Judith served the New York City Board of Education as teacher, counselor and assistant principal of administration in various Bronx high schools. The South Bronx native holds both MA and M.Ed degrees from Columbia University.

When not assisting clients, Judith usually can be found traveling and spending time with family. She enjoys singing with the Music Ministry at Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral; visiting cultural venues; and taking in various events around Metro Atlanta and the State of Georgia.

Lively book club discussions, restaurants with great food and great service and side splitting comedy are a few of Judith’s favorite things.

Rachel Hollinger Chapman serves as Vice President and 1031 Exchange/Agency Manager for First American Title Insurance Company and First American Exchange Company. Rachel is a member of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) and is a 2012 graduate of the Leadership CREW program.

A graduate of the University of New Mexico, Rachel began her career with First American Title Insurance Company in Albuquerque in 1998-later transferring with First American to Atlanta, Georgia. In 2001, she opened the southeastern regional office for another national title insurance underwriter’s 1031 exchange division which she operated until returning to First American seven years later. Rachel currently manages a portfolio of First American Title Insurance Agents while focusing on business development for both the title insurance and 1031 Exchange segments of First American. She has specialized in the structuring and facilitation of 1031 tax deferred exchanges for over 16 years.

Rachel and her husband live in Decatur with their son who enters second grade in the fall.

I accomplish what is perceived as Impossible, and take great pride in it.

For over 20 years I have helped Private Business Owners in multiple states sell their businesses. This is done without signs, any obvious advertising, and totally behind the scenes keeping in mind the confidentiality of the sale is the most important aspect of the sale, for both the present owner and the new owner.

The great recession caused the Mergers & Acquisition Industry to almost halt, so I adjusted to selling Investment Grade Commercial Real Estate in addition to the Privately Held Businesses. I have been a Million Dollar Club member multiple times, and have now earned my CCIM designation (which is a HUGE deal, really, Google it up. Only 10% of all Commercial Brokers are able to attain this accomplishment!).

If you have questions regarding commercial real estate or privately held businesses in the Southeast, please contact us.

As Senior Vice President at Newburger-Andes, a four-decade-old Atlanta-based real estate syndication company, Steve is responsible for the asset management & leasing of over 130 retail, industrial, and office properties with a portfolio value of over $300 million. He has direct oversight in the selection, due diligence, underwriting & syndication of all commercial real estate acquisitions and participates in all asset dispositions.

With over 30 years of commercial real estate experience, Steve has been involved with over $3 billion worth of acquisitions, dispositions, lease negotiations, appraisals, financing & development. He is personally an owner/investor in over 85 real estate investments, which gives him a unique perspective allowing him to offer his clients & investment partners realistic and valuable advice. He began investing with Newburger-Andes close to 20 years ago, even before he worked there, proving that he is a big believer in their unique business model.

A graduate of Cornell University, Steve began his career as a real estate consultant with Lavanthol & Horwath specializing in feasibility studies, market studies, and appraisals for the real estate industry. He moved into tenant/landlord representation with Richard Bowers & Co., where his responsibilities involved the sales/leasing of office, warehouse, investment, and retail properties. Just prior to joining Newburger-Andes, Steve was the founder and Managing Partner of Pinnacle Real Estate Associates, a company that specialized in the purchase/sale & management of a portfolio of properties throughout the Southeast.

Nancy Miller joined Bull Realty in 2001 after being a client of the firm. Her brokerage practice focuses on income producing single tenant net lease properties. Nancy leads Bull Realty’s National Net Lease Investment Group and works with investors, developers and sellers throughout the US. She is recognized as a savvy and knowledgeable retail net lease expert. In the last 3 years, she has brokered over $109M in single tenant net lease transactions. Nancy publishes a quarterly investor newsletter, a monthly electronic newsletter, participates in quarterly national retail industry surveys done by Morgan Stanley, and contributes to Bull Realty’s retail blogs. In addition, Nancy appears periodically on the Commercial Real Estate Show, a national weekly commercial real estate radio show hosted and produced in Atlanta by broker, Michael Bull.

Nancy has held a real estate license for over 25 years and is licensed in several states. She is a Life Member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). She also holds the prestigious CCIM designation. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, where she is a guest lecturer.

Mike Patterson, CCIM has 22 years of military experience as an armor officer and a background as a mechanical engineer. He has over 17 years of experience in commercial investment real estate and earned the prestigious CCIM designation in 2004.  He has been the affiliate broker for the State of Georgia for Argus Self Storage Sales Network since 2012.  This association with Argus has allowed Mike to gain expertise in the self-storage investment field.

Mike also values the importance of community involvement and serves on the advisory board of the drug and alcohol rehab program The Blake House, Fellowship of Christian Athletes advisory board and the Military Officers Association of America.

Velda Simpson, CPM®, ARM®, HCCP® is a property management and real estate consulting professional with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Velda is currently a Partner of and the Managing Broker of Kairos One Realty, the Leasing and Sales division of Kairos Development Corporation– an Atlanta-based company. Her most recent role includes the Leasing and Management of the redevelopment of the Historic Buggy Works Office Park located in East Point between Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and downtown Atlanta.

Velda earned her ARM® and CPM® from the Institute of Real Estate Management; she earned her HCCP® from the National Association of Home Builders as well as Velda has been active in the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors® since 2008. Velda earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Troy State University. She holds a State of Georgia Certified Pre-License Real Estate Instructor License. In addition to Velda being an IREM® Instructor, she is an adjunct instructor at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Velda was also the 2015 GAIEF (Georgia Apartment Industry Education Foundation) Educator of the Year.

Velda is privileged to have been granted the opportunity to change lives through training, coaching and development. Not only does Velda get to practice the art of property management, but gets to meet great people and create wonderful, lasting relationships, every day.