
Ruben Smit MRICS
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About me
Property Management | Asset Management | Client-side Management | Real Estate Investments | MSc. Real Estate Finance | BSc. Property Studies (Hons.) | MRICS
Education

York High School
2003 - 2007High School National senior certificate: DistinctionActivities and Societies: Deputy Head Boy; Honours Blazer (Full colours for Culture, Service and Sport); Academic Merit; George Junior Town Council (2009 - 2011); Representative Council of Learners

University of Cape Town
2013 - 2013BSc. Property Studies (Honours)Property Management, Property Finance, Property Law & Valuation.Dissertation: Motivating factors defining the relationship between green building developers and occupiers

University of Cape Town
2008 - 2011BSc. Property StudiesProperty Management, Property Finance, Property Law & Valuation, Business law, construction courses, communications, amongst others

University of Reading
2022 - 2023Master of Science - MS Real Estate Finance DistinctionReal Estate Finance, Real Estate Funding, Real Estate Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance & Investment Banking, Securities & InvestmentsDissertation: The variation of determinants' influence on office market rental growth in the context of different UK commercial market sizes
Experience

Pepkor Retail Africa
Jan 2012 - Jun 2012Property Assistant
Pepkor Retail Properties
Nov 2013 - Oct 2017Property Manager
Investec Property Fund
Nov 2017 - Sept 2020Asset Manager
Marvel Properties
Dec 2020 - Aug 2022Director
Helix, a Hines company
Mar 2024 - nowSenior Surveyor
Dec 2024 - nowSurveyor
Mar 2024 - now
Licenses & Certifications
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Henley Business School Virtual Pitchbook Training March 2023
Financial Edge TrainingMar 2023 .webp)
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Specialization
Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)Dec 2023
Chartered Member (MRICS)
RICS
Property Development Programme
Graduate School of Business - University of Cape TownJul 2018
Languages
- enEnglish
- afAfrikaans
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