Michael Thomas

Experience

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  Arroyo & Coates

  Jul 2002 - Mar 2005

  Senior Sales Associate

  Promoted to Senior Associate in first 11 months. Grossed over $200,000 in sales commissions in first 12 months.

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  Berkadia

  Mar 2005 - Apr 2007

  Senior Advisor

  Earned top agent honor for highest volume of transactions in Oakland in 2005. Negotiated over 30% of transactions in Mandarin Chinese.

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  Wheelhouse Brokerage

  May 2007 - Apr 2013

  Founder and President

  Michael founded and oversaw the development and management of Wheelhouse as a successful investment real estate brokerage firm, in addition to supporting the development of their industry leading real estate technology platform. After Wheelhouse's brokerage business transitioned to CBRE, Wheelhouse’s technology will remain independently maintained and active, which will initially be available for use by the newly formed team at CBRE.

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  CBRE

  Apr 2013 - Sept 2016

  Vice President

  Michael was a market leader within CBRE's Investment Property Group, brokering the sale of apartment buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michael and his team sold over 150 apartment buildings, with a primary focus on transactions under $30,000,000.

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  Panoramic Interests

  Sept 2016 - now

  Director Of Operations

  Panoramic is an innovative, urban real estate development company based in San Francisco, with a 30-year track record of building housing in the Bay Area. Michael manages the overall business operations, including property/asset management, leasing, staffing, land acquisitions, community engagement and building sales. He also leads the land entitlement efforts, including schematic design, underwriting, consultant selection (architects and engineers) and public hearings.