More Regions
2026 Top Broker Awards
Atlanta & Southeast
- Bert Sanders with Newmark Oversees over $152 Million in Transactions
- CBRE Team Completes Over 1 Million Square Feet of Office Leases
- Colliers’ Kimberly Kendall Handles 88 Transactions at a $63-Million Deal Volume
- Marcus & Millichap’s Josh Jacobs Inks $192.9 Million in Deals
- Newmark Carolinas Multifamily Investment Sales Team Handles 41 Deals In Excess of $2.5 Billion
- Sean Boswell With Colliers Handles 43 Transactions Totaling Over $430 Million
- SRS’s Casey Smallwood Handles over 305,000 Square Feet Across 19 Transactions
- The Providence Group’s Melissa McDonald Spearheads 200,000 Square Feet in Leasing Transactions
- Walker & Dunlop Team Closes $818 Million Across 15 Transactions
- Cushman & Wakefield’s Matt Treble and Fermin Deoca Handle 98 Deals Totaling Over 11 Million Square Feet

Bert Sanders with Newmark Oversees over $152 Million in Transactions
Leasing Total
3,055,550 square feet
Bert Sanders joined Newmark in 2002 and currently serves as a Vice Chairman. During 2025, he handled 15 deals totaling $152.3 million.
With more than 35 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, Sanders specializes in complex real estate structures in the industrial and office asset classes. His focus includes tenant representation, investment sales, build-to-suit, debt/equity placement, financing/sale-leaseback, municipal incentives, and long-term strategic planning.
These are some of the reasons we selected Bert Sanders as one of Connect CRE’s Atlanta & Southeast Top Broker Award winners for 2026. These awards recognize industry professionals who have demonstrated the highest standards and transaction volumes in investment sales and leasing.