Nick Bonner
First Vice President | CBRE
Bio:
Nick Bonner has worked in commercial real estate since 2004 operating in the roles of loan production, investor, asset manager, and broker, including 16 years at CBRE.
In his brokerage career alone, he completed over 1,000 lease and sale transactions of more than 4.5M square feet for a total consideration of nearly $900M. He regularly advised sophisticated institutional owners, such as Equity Office Properties and Kilroy Realty, on complex transactions as well as overall asset strategy on properties valued in upwards of $250M.
In his investment career, he has completed over 40 private placements in a broad range of areas with a focus in real estate. He is well known as a thought leader in faith driven real estate investing, has published white papers and podcasts, and is regularly sought out as a speaker on the topic.
Mr. Bonner is also a founding board member of the Pinetops Foundation where he has managed the investments for a sizable portfolio and deployed over 500 grants since 2012. He has also volunteered on various nonprofit boards in the microfinance space as well as with his church elder board for 10 years.
Nick founded Open Doors, a mission driven commercial real estate syndicate specifically designed to lower the real estate barriers for churches and he is delighted to employ his God-given knowledge, skill set, and extensive network for AARE in order to carry out the vision for the impact REIT.
Above all, Nick is known for his integrity and dependability, and he is grateful to be able to leverage his diverse background for good.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO FAITH DRIVEN INVESTOR
The average church in a US city spends half of its finances on a building it only fully utilizes 5% of the week.