Native Realty Continues CRE Recruitment Push with Addition of Seasoned Senior Associate

Native Realty, the pioneering Fort Lauderdale-based real estate firm led by Jaime Sturgis, advanced its personnel growth objectives with two new additions. Industry veteran Logan Newell joined Native as Senior Associate, and Kaia Pipkin is the firm’s newest Commercial Sales Associate.

Newell has more than two decades of diverse commercial real estate experience, both as a top-producing broker and as an investor earlier in his career. As a commercial real estate investment advisor, Newell specializes in multifamily, land, industrial and retail/food-and-beverage property sales. He has placed more than $300 million in sales under contract in the last 12 months alone.

Before transitioning into brokerage nearly a decade ago, Newell was part of PIA Investment Advisors. The real estate private equity group acquired more than 6,000 single-family rental units, with Newell accounting for most of the acquisitions. He is well-deserved in the acquisition and turnaround of distressed real estate assets.

Pipkin returns to Native after interning at the firm. The Boise State University graduate will work closely with Native’s investment sales brokers to accommodate the increased demand for their expertise.

“Commercial real estate sales activity is heating up as sidelined capital is being put into play, so our primary focus is adding more talented and dynamic investment sales brokers,” Sturgis said. “The South Florida brokerage community realizes that we offer a desirable alternative to working in a stuffy, cutthroat corporate environment. Native’s unmatched culture, customized business plans for each broker and spirit of collaboration ensure our brokers are exceeding their goals – and having a blast while doing it.”

Native has been the talk of the South Florida brokerage industry of late. It has more than tripled its number of brokers in the past year. The firm is actively interviewing senior commercial real estate brokers in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

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