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California People and Company News, Week of March 28, 2025

  • ExchangeRight, a provider of diversified real estate DST and REIT investments, has added Will Powers as national sales director. Powers brings more than 25 years of experience in the industry, serving as CEO at Alternative Advisers, LLC before joining ExchangeRight. 
  • Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, has added Jacob Fahner and Ayda Kach as VPs. Fahner joins the firm’s newly established San Diego office, led by partner Jeff Lefko, while Kach will bolster the team at Hanley ’s corporate headquarters in Corona del Mar. 
  • NAIOP SoCal announced that Courtney Wing, VP of development and construction, Newcastle Partners, has been named a NAIOP Research Foundation Visionary. Wing is one of five rising commercial real estate professionals selected based on their career accomplishments, history of involvement with NAIOP and demonstrated interest in the Research Foundation’s mission. 
  • Motif, Inc., makers of a software platform for the modern built environment, launched a cloud-based platform intended to enable seamless real-time collaboration for architecture and engineering teams. It’s designed to unify 2D and 3D workflows into a single platform.  
  • EV charging is coming to Petco Park for the 2025 season through a new partnership with locally based XLR8 America. The San Diego Padres have engaged the EV charging systems solution provider to install 20 chargers in Petco Park’s Parkade parking facility located on the corner of 10th Avenue and J Street. 
  • Irvine-based CoreLogic is rebranding to Cotality. The rebrand introduces a new name, logo and brand identity that reflect the company’s transformation into an information services provider for the mortgage industry. 
  • Presidio Bay Ventures, a Bay Area-based real estate development and investment firm, has launched The Main Post, a hospitality-driven real estate services platform designed to unlock the full potential of properties for owners and tenants. It is intended to enhance the design, execution and operations of residential, commercial and retail properties. 
  • Staley Point Capital, a leading real estate private equity firm focused on industrial and self-storage investments across Southern California, Seattle, and the Bay Area is seeking an Asset Manager in Los Angeles, CA.  This position reports directly to the Managing Partner and will be instrumental in executing asset management initiatives across the firm’s growing portfolio.  The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in real estate asset management, ideally industrial and/or self-storage.  Executive search firm RETS Associates is handling the search.  Inquires and resumes can be sent to Berkeley Davis at [email protected]
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