About
Professional Summary
As Associate Vice President with Colliers International, my primary focus is assisting clients in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily properties throughout the Midwest with an emphasis on West Michigan.
My specialty lies in helping our clients maximize sale proceeds during the transaction process, but my team prides ourselves on our ability to deliver data driven market knowledge and trends to our clients throughout the life cycle of a property. As a property investor myself, I am able to view each assignment through multiple lenses to achieve the best results for my clients. My client list includes small and large developers, private equity funds, family trusts, and international investors. I have sold numerous properties to first time international buyers and maintain a network of contacts that extends far beyond the Midwest.
My entire professional life has been focused on multifamily investment properties and I pride myself on delivering a hands-on, personal approach that has developed long-lasting business relationships with my clients. My team is focused on understanding our clients, their company, their long-term objectives, and being a true solutions-based adviser on their side of the table.
Accomplishments
2017 CoStar Power Broker
2018 CoStar Power Broker
Education
I obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado.
Memberships & Involvements
- Michigan Apartment Association
- Grand Rapids Economic Club
- National Multifamily Housing Council
- Van Andel Institute JBoard
- Urban Land Institute
- Rental Property Owners Association
- Property Management Association of West Michigan
Testimonials
“What comes to mind when thinking about Matt and his team? Creativity, perseverance, resiliency. They facilitated the sale of one of our properties at a premium price to a foreign buyer, and when it looked like everything was going to come apart, they had the patience, skill, and influence to keep it all together.” -Murray Aslcher, Stronghold Capital
“We have transacted with Matt on four separate occasions. The tenacity, expertise, and responsiveness that they bring to each transaction make them a clear cut choice for our multifamily brokerage needs.” -Max Hoshino, Principal, Saratoga Property Advisors
“Matt and his team are true professionals. They have deep seeded relationships with both Buyers and Sellers and have a unique ability to move each transaction forward in a win-win manner.” -Ron Abrams, Principal, Silver Property Group LTD.
Services
My Team
My Team
I provide financial analytics generated from detailed reports to forecast the current trends and to determine a fair market value within West Michigan. Over the course of my time in commercial real estate I have gained valuable knowledge on a variety of different asset classes including multifamily, retail, mixed-use, and alternative investment properties.
I began my professional career as an analyst at Beacon Realty Group, a Grand Rapids based commercial real estate agency. With my knowledge of and experience in the commercial real estate industry, I was able to seamlessly transition to Colliers International.
Ryan Pena
Associate | West Michigan Investment
Grand Rapids
Ryan specializes in multifamily properties and is proficient in all aspects of new construction, redevelopment, repositioning and operations. His team has assembled a vast database of rents, transactions, development pipelines and operating expenses for multifamily properties of every scope and scale and have a finger on the pulse of every aspect of the multifamily market in the West Michigan region. He and his team advise clients on changing and emerging trends in new construction and renovation as well as on debt, refinancing and positioning assets for disposition.
Ryan entered the commercial real estate market in 2016, working with a prominent apartment owner in Southern California. During his time in California, Ryan worked on a team that was responsible for over $110 million in acquisitions and raising over $50 million in private equity. Ryan joined the Colliers' team in 2019, and has since then worked to develop the Colliers' multifamily footprint in the West Michigan region.