Michael Rauch and Thomas Robertson, co-founders of Rauch, Robertson & Co. and CRE Florida Partners, welcome Greg Laskody, CCIM and Grant Rowars to its team of professional commercial real estate specialists.

Gregory J. Laskody, CCIM joins CRE Florida Partners as Senior Vice President Investment Sales and Capital Markets. Greg brings more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience throughout the South Florida market, with extensive expertise in investment sales, real estate mortgage and investment banking, and valuation. Collectively, he has been involved in over $2.0BB of commercial real estate transactions since graduating from the renowned and nationally-ranked Real Estate program of the College of Business at The Florida State University, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate and Finance in 1988. Since graduating, he has successfully completed more than 60 real-estate related courses and seminars sponsored by the Appraisal Institute, the CCIM Institute, accredited universities, and others. 

Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership and management positions with some of the most notable companies in commercial real estate, such as: Deloitte; Nomura Capital; Wells Fargo, Q10 Capital; Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, and most recently as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets with Colliers International. In addition to being a Certified Commercial Investment Member of the CCIM Institute, he is also a former Member of the Appraisal Institute, and previously was a licensed mortgage broker, a state-certified general real estate appraiser, and a general real estate appraisal instructor, all in the State of Florida. In addition, he was also an Adjunct Professor of Real Estate Studies at Miami-Dade College.

Greg joined the Boca Raton office of CRE Florida Partners in August 2018 as a Senior Vice President of Investment Sales and Capital Markets, and focuses on investment sales and realty capital origination, the majority of which is focused on the South Florida tri-county market area. He was also a Conference Committee Member of The Florida State University’s Center for Real Estate Education and Research from 2011 through 2015. He has also been a panelist and speaker at various local, state-wide, and regional commercial real estate events.

Grant Rowars also joins CRE Florida Partners as Vice President – Commercial Sales & Leasing, focusing on Industrial and Office properties in the Tri-County area.

As a real estate advisor, Grant works directly with the founding partners to bring over forty-five plus years of combined commercial real estate brokerage, development and management experience to his clients. His analytical background and degrees in finance and real estate bring unparalleled underwriting expertise and empowers his local market knowledge to help landlords and investors maximize their properties returns and execute strategically timed acquisitions and dispositions all while minimizing risk.

His focus at CRE Florida Partners is in the Industrial and Office sectors of the Tri-County area providing a wide range of services that include: investment sales, leasing, sale disposition, tenant and corporate representation, property underwriting, capital structure, financing, loan and asset due diligence, and IRC 1031 exchanges.

Grant is also serving as a 1st lieutenant and Executive Officer in the United State Army National Guard where he is responsible for the readiness and training of soldiers and the maintenance of +$50 Million in assets. The skill sets utilized in his military career are reflected in his dedication to the commercial real estate industry, which results in an unwavering commitment to loyalty, work ethic, and leadership.

Prior to joining CRE Florida Partners, Grant was a member of the Investment Sales and Capital Markets group of Colliers International where he worked on identifying, underwriting and brokering investment properties in the Tri-County area.

CRE Rauch, Robertson & Co. is seeking leasing and investment sales professionals for its growing commercial real estate expansion in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Multiple positions are available within these and other Florida markets that offer a unique ground floor career opportunity to work closely with the firm’s Founders Tom Robertson and Michael Rauch to move their vision for the CRE Florida Partners brand forward. Commission and benefits are commensurate with experience. A Florida Real Estate License and Commercial Real Estate experience are required. Only qualified candidates should apply by forwarding resumes to mail@crefloridapartners.com.