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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2017 -- Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates has announced that Rick Lahkar has joined as an affiliate in San Francisco. Lahkar specializes in investment sales in the hospitality sector.
Lahkar launched his own firm in May 2017. Prior to that he was an associate in a nationally-recognized commercial real estate firm’s National Hospitality Group where he helped hotel owners and buyers in the disposition and acquisition of hotels in the Northern California market. Lahkar worked in the hospitality industry as a general manager for Holiday Inn Express, broadening his interest and experience in the hotel sector.
“My objective is to add to our office in Northern California,” said Lahkar. “The Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates platform is the perfect positioning for my firm’s growth. We can leverage their regional and national relationships and brand.”
“We are excited to bring Rick’s expertise on board. He brings a strong platform in hospitality which is an important investment category for the firm,” said Rich Enderlin, COO, Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates.
Lahkar noted that the culture of Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates appealed to him. Being entrepreneurial in nature, Lahkar wanted to start his own commercial real estate firm and was trying to figure out the best way to proceed. During his research, Lahkar discovered Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates. After a lengthy conversation with Rich Enderlin, he recognized that Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates was a strong fit as it was founded by a group of successful commercial real estate veterans who are willing to help others grow their business and succeed.
About Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, LLC: Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, LLC will offer the highest level of commercial real estate services available through thoughtful, cooperative, and ethical practices. The firm is headquartered in Irvine with almost 200 sales professionals and 18 affiliate operations across more than 20 offices throughout the United States. Unique to Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, LLC are a system of tools for affiliates that include a comprehensive real estate intranet and transaction management platform named Sperry CENTRAL and a custom designed marketing support software system called SperryLINK, among other immediate industry advantages. For more information, visit www.sperrycga.com.
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