Power Broker
Geoffrey Mar
Senior Vice President, CBRE
Calgary, AB T2P 1G1
Geoff joined CBRE in February of 1993, specializing in investment sales.
Phone (403) 750-0512
Geoff joined CBRE in February of 1993, specializing in investment sales.
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Retail, Multi-Family
Markets
Calgary
Languages
English
Bio
Geoff joined CBRE in February of 1993, specializing in investment sales. Geoff has 10 years of experience in the Alberta real estate market, having joined CBRE from Knowlton Realty Ltd. Geoff was CBRE's Top Junior Producer in 1994. Geoff has been a member of the National Investment Team – Calgary (NIT – Calgary) since its inception.
In addition to his sales role, Geoff is a Barrister and Solicitor and a member in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta. Prior to entering commercial real estate, Geoff was with Canada's largest law firm. Geoff provides in-house legal assistance to NIT - Calgary in matters of drafting documents, reviewing and interpreting documentation and providing insight on a wide range of other legal issues including regulatory and municipal law matters. Geoff's experience in dealing with the real estate bar across Canada can provide valuable insight to both vendors and purchasers regarding drafting issues and pitfalls.
Since the implementation of the National Investment Team – Calgary, Geoff's principal role has been the co-ordination and management of due diligence and closing matters for all of the transactions conducted by NIT - Calgary. The provision of transaction management expertise to the extent that it is provided by NIT – Calgary is unique in the real estate brokerage industry. Geoff's dedication and experience in this area help to insure that transactions are completed on-time and on-price.
In addition to monitoring the progress and conduct of the purchaser's due diligence processes and the management of the closing process, NIT – Calgary has also acted on the 'buy-side' to conduct the due diligence and closing processes on behalf of prospective purchasers of commercial real estate including: the engaging and direction of outside counsel and third-party consultants; assisting prospective purchasers to interpret third-party reporting; and, sourcing, negotiating, documenting and funding third-party financing, involving both conventional and conduit lenders.
