SVN® Adds Established Minority-Owned Firm in Philadelphia
Boston, Mass. (PRWEB) October 20, 2016 -- SVN International Corp. (SVN), a full-service commercial real estate franchisor of the SVN® brand, announces the addition of its newest franchise office, SVN | The Concordis Group in Philadelphia, PA. The only certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in the Philadelphia region, the new office is led by Managing Director Brian K. Edmonds and provides full-service commercial real estate brokerage services throughout the Greater Philadelphia market.
Bringing over 30-years of commercial real estate experience, and 13-years of measurable success building the Concordis brand in the Philadelphia market, Edmonds looks to SVN’s collaborative model and cutting-edge CRE tools to take SVN | The Concordis Group to the next level.
“Our new SVN partnership immediately expands our capacity and capabilities to better service both existing and new clients,” says Edmonds. “We expect to increase our market share exponentially in the coming years as we tap into SVN resources to expand our lines of services and number of professionals. The SVN tools, training and technology platform are second to none in the industry and provide a great resource as we are rolling out an aggressive recruitment and expansion plan.”
Edmonds further spoke to the partnership structure that allows him to maintain ownership of his office and therefore continue to be a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), a distinction that continues to be rare in the commercial real estate industry. He explained, “Diversity advocacy was a big attraction for me in joining SVN. SVNIC has a stated company-wide goal to achieve a 50-50 balance of diverse talent by the year 2020, and that strongly aligns with my personal and professional goals.”
SVN | The Concordis Group becomes the fifth SVN office in the area including those currently in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Lehigh Counties. Edmonds pointed to the high-level professionals in those offices with whom he has already begun to collaborate, “The SVN culture strongly encourages team work on a local, regional and national basis. I’m fortunate to have local colleagues’ who are successful commercial real estate advisors in all the major service lines, including investment and property sales, agency leasing, tenant representation, corporate services and consulting.”
As SVN President and CEO Kevin Maggiacomo explains, the importance placed on collaboration not only makes Edmonds and his team an excellent fit for SVN, but for their Philadelphia market as well. “SVN recently completed a study proving when brokers cooperate, assets sell for an average of 9.6% more per square foot. By bucking against the self-serving trends in CRE brokerage and working with competing brokers, SVN | The Concordis Group brings exponential, untapped value to their clients and colleagues.”
SVN is the only major commercial real estate brand that markets all of its qualified properties to the entire brokerage and investment community. Participating in approximately $10.1 billion in sales and leasing transactions in 2015, SVN Advisors shared commission fees with co-operating brokers in order to close more deals in less time and at the right value for clients. Advisors also reap the benefits of our SVN Live™ Open Sales Meetings, cloud-based leading-edge technology, and national product councils. This open, transparent and collaborative approach to real estate is the SVN Difference.
For more information on SVN | The Concordis Group, please visit http://svnconcordis.com/.
About SVN®
SVN International Corp. (SVN), a full-service commercial real estate franchisor of the SVN® brand, is one of the industry’s most recognized names based on the annual Lipsey Top Brand Survey. With 200 offices serving 500 markets, SVN provides sales, leasing, corporate services and property management services to clients across the globe. SVN Advisors also represent clients in auction services, corporate real estate, distressed properties, golf & resort, hospitality, industrial, investment services, land, medical, multifamily, office, retail, self-storage and single tenant investments. All SVN offices are independently owned and operated. For more information, visit http://www.svn.com.
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Diane Danielson, SVN International Corp., http://www.svn.com, +1 (781) 780-3047, [email protected]
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