Tom Hunter serves as an Associate Broker and Auctioneer
for SVN Interstate Auction
Company, and Interstate Brokers, independently-owned offices of SVN (SVN) based
in Atlanta, GA. SVN is a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm with
over 100 offices nationwide.
Over the course of his 30-year commercial brokerage and auction management
career, Hunter has developed and executed high-impact, accelerated marketing
programs for all types of commercial real estate assets for banking and
investment clients throughout the United States.
Prior to becoming a commercial real estate broker and auctioneer, Hunter served
as a project manager for Bank Earnings International, Inc., (acquired by
Electronic Data Systems, Inc.) and BEI Real Estate Services (acquired by
Amresco) where he specialized in the analysis of commercial real estate loan
portfolios and real estate asset management for financial institutions.
With an extensive commercial real estate background, Hunter has completed
numerous property analysis and feasibility studies, identified potential buyer
groups, structured property offerings, and implemented marketing plans on time,
under budget, optimizing results to reach targeted buyers. Hunter’s client list
includes international, regional and local financial institutions, government
agencies, and private investors.
Some of the notable auctions Hunter has been involved in include the sale of a
surplus 400-acre psychiatric hospital complex in Livonia, Michigan for the
State of Michigan for $31,000,000 and a 22 building, section 8, apartment
portfolio in the Little Havana district of Miami, Florida for $36,000,000.
Regardless of the asset size or value, Hunter always endeavors to structure the
offering to achieve a sale for the highest price possible for the client.
Hunter is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors and the National
Auctioneers Association. In addition, he frequently volunteers as an auctioneer
for fund raising auctions held by charitable organizations. Hunter earned an
MBA with concentrations in Finance and Real Estate from the Terry College of
Business at the University of Georgia (1984) and a Bachelor of Science degree
(1980) in Psychology.