Joe Killinger

Co-Founder/Broker

Joe Killinger is extremely well qualified in the sale of residential and commercial real estate. His expertise has been developed over the past 20 years. During that time he has been personally responsible for the sale of and/or directly involved in the marketing of over 5,900 assets, including nearly 100 commercial properties, resulting in closed transactions totaling over $542,000,000 throughout the United States.

During the mid 1980’s Joe owned and operated a private business, purchasing homes as investments in Southern California, rehabbing and developing them, then selling them for a profit. After closing that business during the downturn in the Real Estate market in the early 1990s Mr. Killinger was employed by Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. as a Project Manager. In that capacity he had oversight of all aspects of a real estate auction, from the implementation of marketing to the closing of the escrows.

In 1993, Mr. Killinger joined Mr. George Pino at The Sands Group, the Real Estate Auction division for Fred Sands Realtors and continued working at that company until 2002. During his time there he was responsible for targeting potential auction marketing opportunities, and conducting feasibility studies of the properties. His responsibilities included: Hiring and training of new sales agents; initial contact of potential clients; market analysis of property; pre-auction due-diligence work; selection of subcontractors and vendors; oversight of Title contractor; oversight of Escrow contractor; management of auction staff, including on-site agents, telemarketing agents, and support staff, and oversight of closing staff. During his tenure at The Sands Group Joe was personally responsible for the Pre-auction due-diligence, management of auction staff and oversight of the sales and closings of over 1,300 homes totaling over 81 million dollars in sales. Under his management, The Sands Group averaged a unprecedented closing rate of 96%. In 1995, in addition to The Sands Group, Mr. Killinger, along with Mr. Pino started O.P.M. Investments, LLC, a real estate holding company and Outside Property Management company.

In 2002, Mr. Killinger started Learning Links Centers, LLC, a new type of Socially Responsible Real Estate Investment Company, geared toward investing in low to moderate income neighborhoods of larger metropolitan areas of the United States and highlighting educational opportunities for their residents. Their first acquisition was a 29 unit building located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Baldwin Village, an area known for its high density and high crime rate. To date, Learning Links Centers has acquired 7 buildings, for a total of 467 units, with a market value of over $10,000,000.

Concurrently with starting Learning Links Centers Joe Killinger along with George Pino was recruited by, and joined, DBL Realtors to start their commercial division. After the acquisition of DBL by Sotheby’s International Realty, Mr. Killinger noticed a need for a boutique commercial company that had it’s Client’s Best Interests in mind. Realizing this need he started Commercial Broker’s International, a full service commercial brokerage, along with George Pino. Mr. Killinger attended the University of Nebraska

Joe can be reached at  310-943-8536 or jkillinger@CBIcommercial.com
 

 

George Pino

Co-Founder

George Pino is extremely well qualified in the sale of commercial real estate having been involved in real estate for the past 19 years. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Mr. Pino joined Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., at the time, the largest Real Estate Auction company in the United States, as well as one of the larger Commercial Real Estate Management Companies. During his tenure from 1987-1993 at Kennedy-Wilson Mr. Pino rose to become the manager of the Closing Department. His responsibilities included working as a liaison with developers and sellers while tracking the closings of the auction sales.

Additionally he oversaw the opening of offices in New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Chicago and Pleasanton California. His expertise has been developed over the past 18 years. During that time he has been personally responsible for the sale of and/or directly involved in the marketing of over 5,900 assets, including nearly 300 commercial properties, resulting in closed transactions totaling over $542,000,000 throughout the United States.

In 1993, Mr. Pino joined Mr. Joe Killinger at The Sands Group, the Real Estate Auction division for Fred Sands Realtors and continued working at that company until 2002. During his time there he was responsible for targeting potential auction marketing opportunities, and conducting feasibility studies of the properties. His responsibilities included: Hiring and training of new sales agents; initial contact of potential clients; market analysis of property; presale due-diligence work; selection of subcontractors and vendors; oversight of Title contractor; oversight of Escrow contractor; management of auction staff, including on-site agents, telemarketing agents, and support staff, and oversight of closing staff. In 1995, in addition to The Sands Group, Mr. Pino, along with Mr. Killinger started O.P.M. Investments, LLC, a real estate holding company and Outside Property Management company.

In 2002, Mr. Pino started Learning Links Centers, LLC, a new type of Socially Responsible Real Estate Investment Company, geared toward investing in low to moderate income neighborhoods of larger metropolitan areas of the United States and highlighting educational opportunities for their residents. Their first acquisition was a 29 unit building located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Baldwin Village, an area known for its high density and high crime rate. To date, Learning Links Centers has acquired 7 buildings, for a total of 467 units, with a market value of over $10,000,000.

Concurrently with starting Learning Links Centers George Pino was recruited by, and joined, DBL Realtors to start their commercial division. After the acquisition of DBL by Sotheby's International Realty, Mr. Pino noticed a need for a boutique commercial company that had it's Client’s Best Interests in mind. Realizing this need he started Commercial Broker’s International, a full service commercial brokerage, along with Joseph Killinger.

Mr. Pino graduated from the University of Southern California in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.

George can be reached at 310-943-8536 or gpino@CBIcommercial.com

 

 

Mollie Dondick

Marketing Coordinator/Office Administrator

Mollie has been with CBI since 2008 and is considered a seasoned, executive/performer who has demonstrated “how it can be done” across various real estate sectors. Mollie oversees all social marketing as well as the print marketing, including, E-Commerce, Business management, Direct Response marketing She was born and raised in Southern California and is a graduate of Santa Monica High School. Mollie's in-depth understanding of excellent client services and organizational skills stems from her background in both the hospitality business and her many years assisting in her family's Real Estate and Direct Response businesses in Southern California.

 

Mollie can be reached at 310.943.8530 or mollie@cbi-commercial.com
 

 

Dan Fagan

Dan Fagan is a founding member with the new CBI Commercial Brokers International –formed in early 2006. Graduating with a degree in Management and Finance from Rutgers Business School in Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Fagan has been involved with many aspects of the real estate industry from insurance, restaurants, retail, office and hospitality. In the past twenty years he has owned, managed, marketed, consulted and planned for restaurants both on the east and west coasts. During those years Mr. Fagan, gained a firm grasp on Market evaluation and Real Property identification, crucial for his clients, which serves him today in his comprehensive property analysis for both the purchase and sale of commercial real estate.

Mr. Fagan began his real estate career working for a boutique company, Silver Creek Realty, in Valencia, California in 2001. In 2002, he was offered a job with DBL Realtors and within several months was asked to join Mr. Pino and Mr. Killinger, in the commercial department to develop their retail leasing and sales department. DBL was acquired by Sotheby's International Realty early in 2005, prompting the groups spin off to Commercial Brokers International.

Mr. Fagan is an active member of the Santa Monica and Venice Chamber of Commerce, BNI Professional Networking Group, California Restaurant Association, is an active Board Member for the Montana Merchant’s Association and volunteer’s time with the Hospice Partners of Southern California. He attends local and national Commercial Real Estate forums creating an extensive database of future buyers/sellers, lessors and lessees.

Dan can be reached at 310-943-8543 or dfagan@CBIcommercial.com

 

 

 

 

Jake Dederer

Jake Dederer joined CBI Commercial Brokers in October 2007. He brings with him enthusiasm and energy to compliment his intense knowledge of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.

Jake grew up in Rolling Hills, California and attended UC Riverside before graduating from the University of Arizona in 2003 with a degree in Political Science. Following a successful college basketball career, Jake founded Making Fundamentals Fun, providing basketball clinics and private lessons to kids ages 5-13 in the South Bay.

In 2004, Jake accepted a role creating and marketing an “80’s themed night” at the Spider Club in Hollywood. With an average of over 2,000 people per night, this weekly event effectively reinvented and reshaped the Club’s presence in the nightclub scene. A hands-on and ambitious people-person, Jake’s ability to effectively communicate between club owners, promoters and club-goers makes him a natural at commercial real estate and handling multiple properties at one time.

During his time here at CBI Jake has been successful in getting interest in activity for office space here on the Westside.  He has helped multiple companies with their retail, office, and industrial needs, whether it be relocating, down-sizing, or expanding. 

Jake uses the same dedication, hard work, and persevering attitude that were necessary to be successful in competitive collegiate athletics and the nightclub arena to the real estate field.  Jake enjoys being an integral member of the team at CBI Commercial Brokers.

Jake can be reached at 310-943-8546 or jdederer@CBIcommercial.com

 

 

 

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Jay Yeom

 

Jay began his career as owner and partner of one of the largest property & casualty insurance brokerages focusing on the Asian Commercial Insurance market. With over ten years invested in the commercial insurance field, Jay created many strong relationships with business owners and clients throughout California. In 2005, Jay joined a national car wash and gas station brokerage firm. There, he marketed and distributed car wash opportunities and set up many new successful car wash franchises around the world. Jay is a diligent worker specializing in investment property sales and business opportunities. He has a solid reputation for caring about the quality of his work and making sure his clients are a top priority. Jay's in-depth experience and strong understanding of the Southern California market makes him a valuable addition to our team.

 

Jay can be reached at 310.943.8547 or jay@cbi-commercial.com

 

 

 

 

 

Ral Ndubaku

Ral Ndubaku joined the CBI team with years of experience in multifamily investment and management and brings his many talents to CBI. Mr. Ndubaku has been heavily involved in different facets of real estate including a distinguished background in residential sales and mortgage lending, management of real estate portfolios, and operation and management of an escrow company.

Prior to joining Commercial Brokers International, Mr. Ndubaku was part of a boutique commercial brokerage firm that focused primarily on international commercial investments.  Mr. Ndubaku participated strongly in the marketing of the international projects and properties and he successfully marketed the contract of a $35 million international development project in the Philippines.  Through a creative marketing formula he guaranteed the property received maximum exposure given the exclusivity of the property. Mr. Ndubaku combines cutting-edge market information with CBI’s vast resources to achieve optimal results. Clients’ can expect to leverage Ral’s unwavering commitment to delivering results.  While working with the firm, Mr. Ndubaku was also engaged in transactions on the local level.  He managed the company’s local real estate dealings and worked with all the local clients with a variety of needs ranging from investments and sales to leasing.

Mr. Ndubaku has strong expertise in commercial real estate including investments, leasing and management. Mr. Ndubaku is well versed in multifamily investments.  He co-owns and manages over 24 units in the city of Hawthorne in Southern California.  He has assisted both buyers and sellers close various multifamily transactions through his exceptional negotiating skills.  He brings his business acumen and commitment to excellence into every one of his professional endeavors. His passions lie in enabling clients to leverage his knowledge and experience to reach their financial goals.

Mr. Ndubaku continues to increase his knowledge and training in the industry through education.  He has completed several advanced real estate courses such as Real Estate Financing and Development.  He is a strong advocate of real estate financial literacy and through his continued education he positions himself to better fulfill his goal to help reduce disparities in financial literacy in real estate investing.  He believes the philosophy of personal achievement is enriching the life of others while advancing your career. 

In addition to his work-related accomplishments, Mr. Ndubaku has sought community based initiatives that teach financial literacy in real estate investing focusing on young professionals.  He co-founded an organization in its latter stages of becoming a recognized 501-3C committed to uniting the youth and promoting professional and financial progress.  Mr. Ndubaku is also a board member of the Education Advantage Foundation and an active participant in the United Way.

Mr. Ndubaku graduated from the University of California San Diego with a Bachelor of Science and holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management with an emphasis in Finance.

 

Ral can be reached at 310-943-8532 or ral@CBIcommercial.com 

 

 

 

 

Steven Fuchs

Steven is a native of France where he first obtained his broker’s license and launched his own brokerage agency for several years in Annecy France before coming to the United States.  Steven left France in November 2009 in order to pursue a career in the United States.  He began his U.S. career with the San Francisco Office of Marcus & Millichap, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the United States.  During his tenure with Marcus & Millichap Steven specialized in multi-family properties where he formed a strong foundation of the fundamentals of this particular asset class.  

Steven’s strength lies with the acquisition and disposition of income producing properties where his strong background in the evaluation, underwriting and the marketing process helped him to become an expert in the acquisition and disposition of these assets.  His knowledge of 1031 exchanges also assists his clients with identifying the best investments to fit their needs.  

After moving to Los Angeles, Steven interviewed with various firms and decided to join the team at Commercial Brokers International where his in depth knowledge of multi-family properties complements the other members of the CBI team.   Steven has added value to all of his clients and has a reputation for being a diligent worker who cares about the quality of his work, pays close attention to detail and has a strong understanding of his particular submarket.

Steven received his degree in Business Administration with a focus on real estate from ESC Amiens-Picardie in Amiens, France. 

 

You can reach Steven at 310-943-8534 or sfuchs@cbi-commercial.com

 

 

 

 

Billie Scelza

 

Billie Scelza has been working as both a Leasing Agent for Building Owners, as well as a Tenant Representative throughout the Los Angeles marketplace. Her transaction territories include the Westside, Downtown, Southbay and San Fernando Valley.  Previously, she has worked in the medical field with physicians for over 10 years, assisting them with their business growth then when joining the real estate field, she has closed several medical real estate transactions with physician and medical practices. She now specializes in medical, office and retail.

 

 

 

Billie can be reached at 310-943-8539 or billie@cbi-commercial.com

 

 

 

Dave Foley

 

Dave has been involved in over a billion dollars worth of successful real estate transactions both in the US and Canada.

 

After college, he began his real estate career as a credit trainee with a small Trust Company in Toronto. At 32, he was the Ontario Regional Manager, Mortgage Underwriting with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, overseeing the underwriting of residential and commercial mortgages for the Bank's 700 branches.

 

He was later recruited by Fleet Bank in Providence RI, to manage the their Commercial Real Estate Appraisal department and went on to become a VP in the Banks National Commercial Real Estate lending group. During his tenure with Fleet, Dave was involved in all types of projects including retail, office, industrial, hotel and multi family.  He went on to work for the Resolution Trust Company assisting in the winding down of 800 million in Commercial mortgages formerly held by Old Stone Bank.  

 

Dave left the Institutional life thereafter, and continued to assist his clients who included individuals, REIT managers, and Corporations as a Real Estate analyst. Dave's love of Real Estate combined with his expertise and experience in analytics gives him a great deal to add to what he enjoys doing the most: helping investors to formulate and execute strategies designed to Maximize their ROI. 

 

Dave lives with his family in Los Angeles and would be delighted to assist you in addressing your Commercial Real Estate needs.

 

Dave can be reached at 310.943.8537 or dfoley@cbi-commercial.com

 

 

 

 

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