New Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Tom Kretz brings 15 years of commercial real
estate experience and 26 years of business ownership to
Glasshouse
DAYTON,
Ohio, Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Glasshouse
Realty Group, a full-service real estate brokerage headquartered in
Dayton, Ohio, welcomed commercial
real estate leader Tom Kretz to build a formal commercial
division that will expand and diversify the brokerage's footprint
across the Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus markets. The brokerage anticipates
its expansion into commercial real estate will net roughly
$35-50 million in new sales volume by
the end of 2025.
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Kretz comes to Glasshouse after finalizing the sale of his
co-ownership stake in Irongate Inc. Realtors, which is the second
largest brokerage in the Dayton
area. At Irongate, Kretz developed and managed all aspects of the
commercial division, growing the annual commercial real estate
transaction volume by a staggering 1,500% in less than three years.
After starting, acquiring, growing and selling 10 businesses over
the last 26 years, Kretz decided to focus on managing his broad
commercial real estate portfolio while developing and mentoring a
dedicated team of full-service agents at Glasshouse. "Glasshouse
has built an outstanding reputation in residential real estate,
commanding more and more market share and attracting top talent in
recent years," said Kretz. "I quickly recognized the untapped
potential for Glasshouse to expand its business model into the
commercial space. The brokerage is energetic, nimble and
technology-driven — key ingredients for navigating the broad
spectrum of complexities that can arise in commercial transactions.
There's something different and exciting at Glasshouse."
Prior to Irongate, Kretz ranked third globally for Top
Commercial Agents in the Berkshire Hathaway Global CRE Network. He
holds several leadership positions across industry and local and
regional government, and serves on numerous boards, commissions and
committees. He worked with and helped lead the rewriting of the
commercial contract forms for Dayton Realtors in 2023 and continues
to serve on the Commercial/Industrial Committee, Legislative
Committee and Commercial Forms Committee at Dayton Realtors.
"We're thrilled to have Tom on board as we grow our Glasshouse
Commercial Division and become a top-producing, full-service
brokerage," said Mo Zahedi,
Glasshouse broker and co-founder. "The commercial market throughout
the Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati regions is strong and we're
confident our expansion will generate a new tier of sales volume in
the years to come."
About Glasshouse Realty Group
Glasshouse Realty Group is a full-service real estate brokerage
headquartered in Dayton, Ohio that
counts more than 180 agents across 11 locations in Ohio. Founded by Dayton natives Evan Kloth and
Mo Zahedi in 2019, the brokerage
welcomed Kunal Patel — lead of one
of the highest producing real estate teams in the region and
long-standing community advocate — as broker/owner in 2023.
Glasshouse was voted "Best Real Estate Agency" for two consecutive
years in Dayton.com's 2023 and 2024 Best of Dayton awards and was named to the Dayton
Business Journal's 2024 Fastest Growing Companies List, which
recognizes companies in the Dayton
region with the highest percentage growth in revenue over the past
four years.
For more information, visit glasshouserealty.com and find
Glasshouse Realty Group on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and
YouTube.
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