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PM Realty Group Opens New Satellite Office To Cater To
Growing Fort Worth Market
FORT WORTH, TX – PM Realty Group, one of the nation’s leading full-service commercial real estate firms, today announced that Richard E. “Rick” Hopwood has been named Vice President of Marketing in Fort Worth, effective December 1.
As Vice President of Marketing, Hopwood will provide strong local leadership and support to PM Realty Group’s growing client base and existing assets throughout Fort Worth and the rest of Tarrant County. In addition, Hopwood will be responsible for providing a full range of real estate services including property management, project leasing, general brokerage, development and acquisitions to the Fort Worth market. Mr. Kurt Cherry, Vice President and Leasing Manager of a more than 400,000-square-foot portfolio in the Mid-Cities, will also office in Fort Worth. PM Realty Group is currently establishing an office space for the new team as well as the new associates.
With more than 25 years of real estate experience, Hopwood previously served as Vice President/Regional Director of Northern California for Prentiss Properties Limited, Inc., where he leased and managed a five million-square-foot portfolio in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento area before joining Prentiss’s Fort Worth office as Vice President of their Southwest Region.
He was most recently responsible for leasing the one million-square-foot Burnett Plaza in Fort Worth. He also served as Senior Director/Senior Vice President for NAI/Stoneleigh Huff Brous McDowell, LLP/Huff Brous McDowell Management, Inc., where he was responsible for brokerage services such as investment sales, tenant representation, landlord representation, and land sales of industrial, retail, office properties, as well as property management supervision for a five million-square-foot portfolio. In addition, Hopwood was Senior Vice President and Partner at Red Oak Realty, LLC where he helped organize the newly formed company while managing and leasing a portfolio in excess of 500,000 square feet.
“Under Rick’s leadership, PM’s goal is to grow and expand capabilities in the Fort Worth area from leasing services to a one-stop-shop full service real estate office,” said Bernard Deaton, Executive Vice President and Managing Director with PM Realty Group. “Rick’s expertise and knowledge of the market will attract quality clients and some of the best talents in the industry so that PM can continue to provide the highest level of real estate services.”
Hopwood earned a bachelors degree in Finance from Texas Tech University and is a Licensed Real Estate Broker and a Certified Property Manager candidate. In addition, Hopwood is very active in the Fort Worth community. He serves as the Director/Treasurer of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) in Fort Worth and has previously served as a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee, President of the Fort Worth Building and Owners Association, and Director of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.,. | 
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