TRUSTED ADVISORS. EXPERIENCE. REPUTATION.
Our team distinguishes itself through a specialized approach. By concentrating exclusively on religious and educational properties, we leverage our meticulous attention to detail, exclusive database, and extensive track record of satisfied clients. Our time-tested systems and exceptional results enable us to deliver unparalleled service to our clients.
We are deeply committed to serving faith-based and non-profit institutions, leveraging our commercial real estate and local market expertise to align with your values, goals, and objectives.
Your mission is our mission.
MEET THE TEAM
Eric Knowles is a Senior Vice President with Kidder Mathews and is a member of the firms’ religious & educational facilities group. In this position, Knowles uses his veteran experience to assist faith-based non-profit institutions with creative acquisition and aggressive disposition of religious facilities.
Prior to joining Kidder Mathews, Knowles was practice leader of North America’s religious facilities group at Cushman & Wakefield, started the religious facility group for CBRE, and was the founder and CEO of Church Brokers [of Diversified Realty Advisors, Inc], a real estate brokerage and investment firm which specialized in real estate for religious facilities.
Robert Fletcher is a first vice president with Kidder Mathews and is a member of the firm's religious & educational facilities group. Robert specializes in assisting faith-based non-profit institutions with the unique challenges of dispositions, acquisitions, leasing, and the generation of additional income for religious facilities. Robert also serves as a valuable partner for religious organizations by educating religious leaders on the aspects of special use real estate including financial, zoning, conditional use permits, and guidance through relocation transitions or expansion.
Robert works closely with Eric Knowles leveraging over 25 years of experience and expertise providing creative solutions that meet the needs of today’s challenging demands.
Riley is an emerging, young San Diego commercial real estate professional. She is a graduate from the University of San Diego with a degree in real estate from the Burnham-Moore’s Center for Real Estate.
Riley joined the team of Eric Knowles and Robert Fletcher and is a member of the Kidder Mathews religious & educational facilities group. She works primarily on the leasing business of the group, which strives to assist churches and schools with their real estate. She worked as an intern on this team for two years, where she built a solid foundation in the industry and has joined the team as a full-time agent post-graduation.
We pledge to represent your interests with honesty and integrity, educate the leadership so they can make informed decisions, communicate proactively, and provide creative solutions to your situation.
Our team represented more religious, educational, and non-profit organizations in Southern California with their property sales and acquisitions, leasing, and real estate advisory than any other.
These experiences have equipped us with a specialized skill set that assures our clients of best-in-class professionalism, resulting in superior results, seamless transactions, and top-of-the-market values.
Our commitment to providing exceptional real estate services has earned us a reputation for excellence and reliability, making us the go-to choice for non-profits seeking expert real estate guidance and support.
You can be confident in our expertise and counsel.
team services
real estate advisory
Educating our clients so they can make an informed decision is paramount to our commitment to providing superior services. Our dedicated focus continuously exposes us to readily transferrable situations that benefit our clients. These services include:
participation in leadership & congregational meetings
strategic planning
highest & best use analysis
Access to industry professionals
interface with attorneys
consultation
denominational services
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portfolio analysis/optimization
Evaluate denomination's church sites regionally
Strategize Church expansion budgets and timeslines
Grade sites for comparison
Inventory sites in a single reference
Redeploy assets for new sites or improve existing
Eliminate reactionary property disposition decisions
02
development advisors
Land/site analysis & evaluation
Aligning our client's opportunity with the best developer option
Investigating the developer's reputation
Advising on how best to negotiate inclusive of critical terms and conditions
Providing guidance and counsel throughout the developer's project approval process
Identifying and negotiating a replacement property when needed
sales & acquisition
As the market leader, our team understands the value-added component integral to special-use properties. Our market knowledge and experience ensure our clients exceptional representation, resulting in increased buying opportunities and higher disposition valuations. Our most requested services include:
Alternatives to selling
Opinions of value
Highest and best-use assessments
Transition planning and timing
Future needs estimates
Site assemblage
Property identification according to specific criteria
Creative deal structuring
Achieving sales prices beyond appraised values
Sub-dividing excess land for development
Representing organizations that receive unsolicited offers
Sale-Lease back structures
Proven systems to create targeted marketing strategies
Facility requirements for churchs and schools to be legally conforming
Establishing the intrinsic value of the Conditional Use Permits
Experts in leveraging demand to create a competitive bidding environment
Rental Program
We believe in helping our clients develop sustainable income through renting space when it is not utilized. We help define rentable space, establish rental rate recommendations, provide materials and market exposure, prescreen prospects, and provide standardized legal agreements.
Additionally, as a direct benefit from our years of serving this niche property market, we have become adept at helping our clients discover creative ways to utilize their properties to develop income from non-traditional means. Through our involvement, our clients often uncover opportunities to use a portion of the property uniquely that had not been previously considered.
As part of our full service, we provide:
kidder mathews overview
the edge in your market
For over 55 years, our clients have gotten the best of both worlds — independent counsel from trusted experts, working as part of the largest privately held commercial real estate firm in the Western United States. Today Kidder Mathews has over 900 real estate professionals and staff in 19 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona.
Kidder Mathews SERVICES
Commercial Brokerage
Asset Services
Valuation Advisory
Debt & Equity Finance
AWARD-WINNING SERVICES
180+
Times Ranked as a Largest CRE Firm
90+
Awards for Best Places to Work
10+
National Awards for CRE Marketing
6X
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies
Commercial Brokerage
500+
no. of brokers
$10B
3-year average transaction Volume
Asset Services
55M sf
management portfolio
800+
assets under
management
Valuation Advisory
2,600
3-YeaR AVERAGE ASSIGNMENTS
43/27
total no. of
appraisers/mai's
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