CBRE has announced the appointment of Jeff M. Manas as Vice President of Business Development for the CBRE Valuation and Advisory Services Group, focused on the Mid-Atlantic region. Jeff, a professional with an extensive array of experience throughout the real estate industry, will be based in Washington, DC.

In this role, Mr. Manas will focus on real estate business-to-business consultative sales of due diligence services to agency lenders, mortgage brokers, institutional managers, investors, life insurance companies, pension advisors, asset managers, REITs and corporate real estate departments. The services he will be promoting include property condition assessments, environmental site assessments, appraisals, zoning compliance, seismic surveys and construction monitoring.

Mr. Manas, who spent a large part of his career managing environmental and property condition assessments, has the in-depth understanding to drive production forward and manage a large pipeline of projects for an array of existing clients. He will also endeavor to expand the current book of business within various market segments, and he has the experience required to develop new client relationships.

“Jeff is a welcome addition to the Valuation and Advisory Services business development team. He comes equipped with the critical thinking skills, consultative sales techniques and an in-depth knowledge of due diligence services we provide. He has acquired invaluable, on-the-ground experience with respect to environmental and property condition assessments, which will certainly be appreciated by those with whom he is interacting. We eagerly look forward to Jeff’s contributions to the Valuation & Advisory Services team and his clients, “said Linda Bryson, Senior Managing Director.

Mr. Manas joins CBRE after holding numerous commercial real estate brokerage, business development and project management positions over the last 15 years with various companies which include Washington Realty Group, IRIS Consultants, his own firm that operated between Washington and Los Angeles, DAZ Systems, Nova Consulting, EMG Corporation and IVI International (prior to the CBRE acquisition).

CBRE Valuation & Advisory Services has a dedicated NAV team that allows them to streamline the NAV valuation process, resulting in a consistent and timely product for clients. CBRE’s Valuation & Advisory Servicesprovides appraisal, property condition, market studies, feasibilities, underwriting due-diligence, environmental, zoning and telecommunication consulting services to a broad base of local, regional and global clients. It has a professional staff of more than 1,700 appraisers, engineers, architects and environmental scientists in more than 300 major metro areas globally. CBRE was named the leading global valuation services provider in the 2015 Euromoney real estate awards for the fourth year in a row. In addition to the global awards, CBRE was named as the leading real estate advisory firm in North America, Western Europe, Latin America and Africa, as well as the U.S. and 20 other individual countries.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2015 revenue). The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.