Brokerage
The company's brokerage division maintains a large market share of commercial sales and leases, and has become a significant force in the local commercial real estate field, maintaining a listing volume inventory of over $100 million and generating more than $20 million annually in sales and leases.
"Trade Centre South was the deal that put us on the map," Ramshaw said. The company brokered extensive land assemblage up front to make the project possible, then managed the leasing to all of the original tenants, including Wolfram Research and the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce.
Ramshaw agents have sealed hundreds of significant brokerage transacations, but Ruggieri points out the following ones as particularly important:
- Over Pass Plaza shopping center in Effingham (first SVN transaction after joining Sperry Van Ness)
- Savoy's purchase of Dunlop complex (significant transaction with a municipality; helped them save over $3 million)
- Several significant transactions with Champaign County Mental Health Center
- Most recently, Champaign County Public Health's purchase of Coldwell Systems building (helped them save $10 million)
In 2003, Ramshaw Real Estate became affiliated with a national commercial real estate investment firm, California-based Sperry Van Ness. The company renamed its commercial brokerage Sperry Van Ness/Ramshaw Real Estate. The alliance with SVN provides wide national exposure by quickly getting information about new commercial listings into the hands of independent brokers nationwide, effectively widening the circle of potential buyers. It also puts investment opportunities from around the country at the fingertips of SVN/Ramshaw agents and their clients throughout Central Illinois.
"Our relationship with Sperry Van Ness really gives us a huge edge," Ruggieri said. "And I will put the quality of our brokerage team against any other in east central Illinois. Even the junior agents have the tools, marketing support, and determination to achieve great things for our clients."
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