C. Blair Howe, CCIM

Consultant
206.296.9600 / bhowe@gvakm.com

Career Summary

Blair Howe specializes in providing real estate consulting services.  His practice involves delivering advice, guidance, and assistance in real estate matters that is personalized, objective, and solution oriented.  Prior to focusing exclusively on delivering consulting services, Blair provided corporate and valuation services for GVA Kidder Mathews clients.

Between 1995 and 1997, Blair was the managing member of Goodbranch L.L.C., a residential real estate development company administering family-owned projects located in Pierce County, Washington.

In 1988, Blair was employed by Gateway Associates as an owner’s representative for the AT&T Gateway Tower (now Metropolitan Tower), located in Seattle.  He acted as a member of the team responsible for the construction and leasing of the one million square foot mixed-use real estate project.  He was personally involved in many aspects of the project and was responsible for conducting market and lease analysis, broker relations, leasing proposals, lease negotiations, administration of tenant improvement design and construction, ongoing tenant relations, owner and lender reporting, scheduling, budgeting, and financial projections.

Qualifications

• Proven skills working with a wide variety of individuals and organizations.

• Sound record of meeting deadlines and demands in high-pressure environments.

• Ability to think strategically.

• Recognized for delivering excellent customer service.

• Excellent listening skills and open minded to new ideas and differing points of view.

• Problem solver.

• Trusted by clients to handle sensitive and confidential matters.

 Licenses and Professional Affiliations

• National Association of Realtors, Member

• Commercial Investment RE Institute, Member

• Commercial Brokers Association, Member

• Washington Association of Realtors, Member

• Licensed WA Real Estate Agent

• Licensed WA Associate Broker

Educational Background

• BA, Management in the Public Interest

• Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA 1988

• Undergraduate Marketing Program

• Albers School of Business, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 1987

Select Real Estate Courses Completed

• Intro to Commercial RE Analysis, CCIM

• Course Concepts Review, CCIM

• Financial Analysis – CI 102, CCIM

• Market Analysis – CI 103, CCIM

• User Decision Analysis – CI 103, CCIM

• Investment Analysis – CI 104, CCIM

• Case Studies in RE Analysis, CCIM

• USPAP Standards, AI

• Advanced Sales Comparison and Cost Approaches, AI

• Advanced Income Capitalization, AI

• Highest & Best Use & Market Analysis, AI

• Advanced Applications, AI

• Blue Prints & Specifications, AI

• Puget Sound Commercial RE Market Place, WAR

• Development in the Age of Endangered Salmon, CLE

• Off-Balance Sheet Financing, First American Title

• Commercial Real Estate Underwriting