Bob Knakal is a New York city broker with a legendary history, brokering the sale of over 2,300 buildings valued at approximately $22 billion US during his 40-year career.
For 26 of those years, he owned and ran Massey Knakal Realty Services, which was eventually sold to Cushman Wakefield. Knakal then moved on to JLL for a period of time before, recently, starting another investment sales and capital market brokerage firm.
In this episode, Knakal and host Jesse Fragale discuss:
- Bob’s first steps in real estate;
- geographic expansion;
- post-9/11 growth;
- service diversification;
- approach to sales;
- client relationships;
- current market trends;
- office market dynamics; and
- macroeconomy and interest rates.
Useful links:
Bobknakal.com
BKREA.com