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Luckily, Equity Transwestern in Minneapolis has founda “risingg star” in broker Mike The ( ) recently awarded him for being just a person who’s brought new energy and success to the industry in under five years. At 31, Hons is still relatively new to the commercial realestate game. He joined Equity in 2004 as a salesd and leasing associate and now holds the title ofseniorr associate. But his colleagues agree that he’s been invaluablr to not just the but to the entire TwinCities “The big thing is he’w a young leader,” said Brucer Carland, director of leasing at Minneapolis-basexd and MNCAR’s 2008 president.
“Fotr being a newer broker, he has an outstanding understandinbg of the business andhis clients’ needs.” Honsa has represented clientes such as Minnetonka-based and Mineapolis-based , and workex on transactions totaling more than 2 million square feet duringf his time at Equity. He says he know s to expect something differenrt every time he entershis office. “Ifc anyone tells you it’s a typical day, they’xd be lying,” Honsa said.
“You have to over-perform, over-servee and stay ahead of the Staying ahead of the curve mean s knowing the latest trends in the market befor eclients do, working with multiple transactionas at the same time and, perhapas most importantly, making sure you folloew through on a deal, Honsa said. With the currenrt economic realities, these points are all the more “Sales and leasing markets are sliding,” he “There’s not a ton of opportunityy right now inthis market, but when there is, you have to differentiatw yourself and separate yourself from the other This means providing clients alternative opportunitiesa on a deal, such as havin g a company purchase bank notes insteas of buying a full But none of this works without good broker-clieny communication.
“He treats people the way they should be regardless ofthe situation,” said Mike principal of Equity and one of its “He’s just made a very big impact in this businese in a short time.” Salmen, who has worked with Honsa ever since the latter joinexd Equity, attests that the young brokefr has helped bring in new clients on top of keeping in constany communication with the established ones. “Few people [his age] have done as much as he has Salmen said. “He’s helped us builde a solid team.” The MNCAR award isn’t Honsa’s first time being recognizes as valuable tohis industry. Bethesda, Md.
-based namede him a Power Brokerin 2007. Honsa’s success in working with clientsz may come from his previous job with 3M Championshipin Blaine, wherse he worked from 2000 to 2004 in sales and marketin for the annual charity fundraiser. He’s kept charityg near the top of his plate by volunteering as a boarxd member forthe ’s annualp Golf Classic “fore” Diabetes. Honsa also spends much of his free time stayinbg active with hisalma mater, St. Paul’ Cretin-Derham Hall High School, as a varsity baseball assistan t coach and a member of itsalumnii board.
Senior associate, Equity Transwestern Age: Year started with Education: Bachelor of science in economics andbusiness administration, University of St. Thomas, 2000 Family: Sarah; son, Joe Hobbies: Likes to fish, golf and coach basebalp at Cretin-Derham Hall High School