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
 

 

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 sales and development from insurance to restaurants, retail to real estate. 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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Ral Ndubaku

Ral joins the CBI team with years of experience in multifamily investment and management and brings many assets to his real estate career. Ral 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, Ral was part of a boutique commercial brokerage firm that focused primarily on international commercial investments.  Ral participated strongly in the marketing of the international projects and properties and he successfully marketed the contract of a $35 million international property.  Through a creative marketing formula he guaranteed the property received maximum exposure given the exclusivity of the property. Ral 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, Ral 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 investment and sales to leasing.

Ral 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.  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, Ral has sought community based initiatives that teach financial literacy 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.  Still in its infancy, the organization has amassed a network of over 200 young professionals in the Southern California area.

Ral has strong expertise in commercial real estate including investments and acquisitions, asset disposition, leasing and management. 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.

Ral graduated from the University of California San Diego with a Bachelor of Science and he is currently earning his MBA from Pepperdine University with an emphasis in finance and marketing.

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

 

 

 

Henry Wallace has a wealth of expertise in real estate finance and contracts. He views himself as a consultant rather than just a transactional broker, and always advises clients on what is in their best interests. Henry has been involved in property management, valuations and investor acquisitions, helping owners and operators of properties to dispose of and acquire assets while developing tailored plans for growth.  Henry is a dedicated professional who constantly seeks to refine his abilities in order to add value for his clients.
 

Henry also worked in finance and banking for the BNY Mellon Corporation.  During his time at the company, he provided various services with regards to asset management and financial reporting. Henry was also, instrumental in developing processes and IT support per BNY accounting systems.  His service as a specialist in custodian banking has afforded Henry with exceptional experience in the securities industry of banking.
 

In addition to his experience, Henry is a licensed California Real Estate Broker (DRE01729574), as well has earned an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a BS in Business Management from the University of Southern California where he also played on their football team.
 

Henry believes in taking a hands-on consultative approach to his clients’ real estate needs. He works with clients to position commercial real estate investments into their overall portfolio, and to ensure that the investments fit within their goals and abilities.
 

Henry can be reached at 310-943-8534 or HWallace@cbi-commercial.com
 

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