Andrea put together her first foreclosure transaction in Chicago in 2001 and has been interested in Real Estate ever since. She has experience in both Real Estate and Real Estate finance, having spent the beginning of her career on Wall Street in New York at an investment bank in the Financial Analytics and Structured Transactions group of the Mortgage trading desk, performing collateral, deal structure, and valuation analysis. She then transitioned to VP of Sales, trading mortgage backed bonds and other securities with institutional investor clients. She then worked with a building / development / RE investment company as a business and project manager where she participated in a variety of projects ranging from the building of custom luxury homes to the procurement and renovation of distressed properties that were converted to housing for disabled veterans. She has since moved back home to Chicago and is using her experience to help clients find, analyze, manage and lease RE investments.
Andrea has experience with a full range of Real Estate Professionals having strong relationships and experience working on all aspects of a transaction. She specializes in the sale and leasing of commercial property and her client list includes primarily commercial accounts such as investors, developers, and financial institutions.
Andrea received her Bachelors of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois, graduating with Honors. Andrea then earned her MBA with concentrations in Analytic Finance and Econometrics from the full-time program at University of Chicago, graduating Beta Gamma Sigma (top 8% of graduating class). While at business school, Andrea participated in a 1-semester exchange program, during which she attended Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE) in Barcelona, Spain. Andrea was born in Chicago, grew up in Orland Park, owns real estate in 10 of the Chicago neighborhoods and currently resides in the Chicago Loop. Andrea is affiliated with University of Illinois Alumni Association, CFA Institute, Real Estate Investment Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, Chicago Real Estate Council, and Urban Land Institute. She also served as a Professional Advisor at DePaul University’s School for New Learning. Andrea has her Real Estate license in Illinois, Florida and New York.
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