Jeffrey Ober
Real estate analyst for one of the most well-regarded apartment brokerage teams in the country. Currently pursuing an MBA from UC Irvine.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.cbre.com/jeff.ober |
| Industries: | Real Estate |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Investment, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public speaking, Sales, Writing |
| Location: | Riverside, CA |
| Groups: | 2010 Business Plan Competition at The Paul Merage School of Business |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | brokerage, development, Investment, multi-housing, multifamily, Real Estate, web 2.0 |
| Schools: | University of California System - Irvine, University of California System - Riverside |
FEATURED STARTUP
Multifamily Development Bulletin
Multifamily Development Bulletin
MDB is a commercial real estate data source using Web 2.0 cooperative intelligence to gather, track and analyze multifamily housing supply (apartments, condos) in Southern California--information critical to the investment community.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Just An Idea
FULL BIO
Graduated from UC Riverside in 2004 with a degree in business administration and minor in economics. Currently pursuing an MBA from UC Irvine. I took an internship with an apartment brokerage team out of college and have worked there since. I have helped the team become one of the most well-regarded teams in the nation. My contribution has been adding depth to the financial analyses, better marketing/communicating and internal process improvements.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | CB Richard Ellis; Institutional Multifamily Investment Sales Group |
| Position: | Real Estate Analyst—Multifamily Investment Brokerage |
| Time period: | August 2004 - Present |
| Description: |
* Underwriting (i.e. valuation)—over $6 billion of multifamily investment assets o Proficient in conducting financial and strategic analyses o Nicknamed “Dr. Ober” for occasional “PhD-level” grasps I’m able to bring to articulation of investment rationale o Earned reputation as one of the most proficient and credible multifamily brokerage underwriters in the California marketplace and CBRE’s national multifamily group o Applied statistical analysis to deriving proforma rental rates—a first in the industry o Developed a sophisticated cash flow projection valuation model (I sold a copy to a 20-year investment veteran to help him start his own firm) o Witnessed the rise and collapse of this decade’s asset price bubble from a financial engineering perspective * Manage the marketing campaigns for all team listings o Redefined approach to marketing property, creating an alternative to the industry’s tired and obsolete approach (visit www.cbre.com/spd) o Hired—and now supervise—marketing team, shouldering responsibility for team’s performance o Invented or enhanced almost all the team’s best practices * Market the team and its services o Created a “center” of business development within the team (informally referred to as “JAO Labs”), tenaciously endeavoring to innovate and outperform the competition o Developed team marketing campaign (Adroit Brokers) o Crafted sales pitches to prospective clients |
| Employer: | City of Ontario; Economic Development Department |
| Position: | Economic Development Intern |
| Time period: | November 2002 - April 2004 |
| Description: | * Became a “data entry ninja” (though not glamorous, has paid many dividends over the years)
* Conceived a program to stimulate international trade * Authored an urban sprawl policy briefing as it pertained to the city & region |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 2009 - 2011 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of California System - Riverside |
| Time period: | 2004 |
| Degree: | Business Administration, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Basketball |
| Hobbies: | Reading The Economist |
| Clubs: | Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics honor society), former president
Center for Sustainable Suburban Development (UC Riverside), economic research American Marketing Association, vice-president Toastmasters International, current and active member |
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Multifamily Development Bulletin
MDB is a commercial real estate data source using Web 2.0 cooperative intelligence to gather, track and analyze multifamily housing supply (apartments, condos) in Southern California--information critical to the investment community.