Investment Real Estate Associates

What Investment Real Estate Associates does

Investment Real Estate Associates (IREA) is a privately held, partner-owned commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Encino, California, founded in 1999. The firm specializes in the sale, acquisition, and 1031 tax-deferred exchange of multifamily, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial investment properties, with disclosed activity across 40 U.S. states and licensed in California (DRE 02113651) and Utah (14214769-CN00). Over its 25-year history, IREA has accumulated approximately $7 billion in total closings, 12 million square feet of office and retail sold, and 18,000 apartments sold, with a particularly strong franchise in Southern California multifamily (Glendale, Burbank, West LA, San Fernando Valley, Hollywood) and single-tenant NNN investment product leased to national credit tenants such as CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Home Depot, and Starbucks.

IREA operates a traditional, relationship-based sales-led brokerage model with no proprietary technology platform disclosed. The firm generates revenue exclusively through transaction commissions on sales, acquisitions, leasing, and 1031 exchange advisory engagements, with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The GTM motion is direct broker engagement with commercial real estate investors and property owners, supported by a website-driven content marketing channel featuring current and archived property listings with social media sharing. The 51-100 person firm is anchored by five named partners (Chris Thompson as Senior Partner, David Leibowitz, Jonathan Krikorian, Clark Everitt, and William Everitt as Managing Director) who collectively account for a significant share of career closings; the Everitt brothers also operate The Everitt Group sub-brand (founded 2006) focused on Southern California multifamily. The firm has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no AI/ML capabilities or API products, consistent with a mature, traditional mid-market CRE brokerage.

Name

Investment Real Estate Associates

Legal name

IREA Inc.

Website

https://irea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IREA is a privately held, partner-owned commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm based in Encino, California, founded in 1999, specializing in the sale, acquisition, and 1031 exchange of multifamily, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial investment properties for property investors across 40 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

1031 Exchange Intermediary Services (BPAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Investment property sales
• Multifamily property brokerage
• 1031 exchange services
• Single tenant NNN

Headquarters

HQ city

Encino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Commissions: IREA generates revenue through commissions on the sale, acquisition, and 1031 exchange of commercial real estate properties including multifamily, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial assets. The firm serves property investors nationwide across 40 states.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

IREA is a national commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm that intermediates the sale, acquisition, and 1031 tax-deferred exchange of multifamily, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial investment properties across the United States. The firm provides complementary valuation, buyer representation, and seller/landlord representation services to commercial property investors, primarily delivered through individual brokers.

Product overview

Investment Real Estate Associates (IREA) is a market-leading national commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm based in Los Angeles. The company offers a single, unified brokerage service platform that encompasses property sales, acquisitions, and 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. The core offering includes specialized services for multifamily, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial properties, complemented by valuation, buyer representation, seller representation, and 1031 exchange advisory services. The firm's unique client-focused business model has driven success for over 25 years with $7 billion in total closings across 40 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Everitt Group: Co-founded by Clark Everitt and William Everitt in 2006, a dominant market maker for apartment buildings throughout Southern California.

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Services Full-service commercial real estate brokerage specializing in the sale, acquisition, and 1031 exchange of multifamily, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial properties throughout the United States. Delivered to commercial property investors by IREA's partner brokers.
• Valuation Services Property valuation services that help commercial real estate clients determine fair market value of investment assets in support of sale, acquisition, and 1031 exchange decisions.
• Buyer Representation
• Seller & Landlord Representation
• 1031 Exchange Services
• Multifamily Property Brokerage
• Single-Tenant NNN Investment Brokerage

Quantifiable outcome

• $7 billion in Total Closings
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IREA_CRE

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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