RICHMOND, VA - Atlanta-headquartered ARA, the largest privately-held, full-service investment advisory brokerage firm in the nation focusing exclusively on the multihousing industry, announces the addition of Richmond-based broker, Wink Ewing.
This expansion marks ARA’s 26th location and further solidifies the company’s national market coverage that spans 42 states from California to Massachusetts providing ARA’s clients with coast-to-coast market expertise.
In a continued effort to better serve its client base and further establish its dominant market share in Virginia, ARA has hired former CBRE Senior Investment Broker, Wink Ewing, to join the ARA team. Wink is from a long-established Virginia family and will complement ARA’s expertise in multifamily brokerage throughout Virginia by joining the platform. His role will be to deepen the support and service already being provided by the ARA team of Mike Marshall, Drew White, and Ryan Ogden in the southern and coastal regions of Virginia. Wink's Richmond base affords him the unique ability to more readily service our client’s needs. He has been involved in over $250 million in investment sales and tax-deferred exchange services for many investors in the Richmond MSA, including the sale of the 1,286 unit Communities at Southwood apartment community in Richmond.
According to ARA Mid-Atlantic Principal Mike Marshall, “We have consistently been a leader in the Richmond and coastal Virginia markets having consummated in excess of 60 transactions valued at more than $1.3 billion. We knew the time was right to add a strong member to our team to continue our best-in-class client service. Wink’s experience and relationships make him the perfect candidate to fill that role.” Mike added, “The economic fundamentals are strong. Our clients are seeing real value there and by expanding our coverage, ARA is demonstrating our long-term commitment to better serve our clients throughout the region.”
Ewing commented, “I couldn’t agree with Mike more and I look forward to adding my skillsets and relationships to a well-respected ARA team.”
To schedule an interview with an ARA executive regarding this transaction or for more information about ARA, nationally please contact Lisa Robinson at lrobinson@ARAusa.com, 678.553.9360 or Amy Morris at amorris@ARAusa.com, 678.553.9366; locally, Seth Potack, at spotack@ARAusa.com or 703.575.2156.
About ARA
Atlanta-headquartered ARA is the largest privately-held, full-service investment advisory firm in the nation that focuses exclusively on the brokerage, financing and capital sourcing of multihousing properties including conventional, affordable, distressed assets, notes sales, seniors, student & manufactured housing and multihousing land. ARA is comprised of the country’s top investment professionals who leverage a unique and fully integrated cooperative business platform of shared information, relationships and technology driven solutions. ARA’s unified enterprise approach ensures that clients are delivered the broadest asset exposure, effective matching of buyers and sellers, and the shortest transaction timeframes in the industry. The combination of resources, unparalleled market expertise and nationwide presence in the multihousing marketplace has resulted in average annual production volume of $5.4 billion in real estate transactions since 2004. For detailed information on ARA’s extensive multihousing investment services, visit www.arausa.com