NAI Partners Expands Texas Brokerage Team Amid Pandemic
Travis Rodgers
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – NAI Partners, the fifth-largest commercial real estate brokerage in Houston, is expanding its brokerage team across its Texas offices as it navigates the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Houston-based company announced.
NAI Partners stated it “is successfully navigating the headwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic with its professional staff, utilizing technology to continue supporting its clients.”
“Our people are our greatest asset, and we feel galvanized that we’ve been able to weather this storm and keep moving forward together. As a result, we’ve avoided any furloughs, pay cuts or layoffs across our teams in Houston, Austin and San Antonio,” said Travis Rodgers, Executive Vice President, NAI Partners.
NAI Partners— which completes more than 800 leasing and sales transactions annually— is using this unprecedented period as an opportunity to grow its team. The firm has made several recent hires and continues actively recruiting talent at all experience levels, from administrative staff to senior brokers. The company is focused on its goal to recruit more than 20 new sales professionals in 2020.
With social distancing and travel restrictions in place, real estate firms have shifted many client and internal interactions online.
Larry Koestler
“NAI Partners has long been a tech-forward company,” said Larry Koestler, Vice President of Marketing & Communications. “Across the organization we have pursued strategic collaborative efforts to evaluate and adopt additional digital platforms so we can maintain constant communication and ensure our sales professionals have the tools to proactively serve clients. These tools include virtual site tours using Google Earth Tour Builder, Matterport virtual office tours, meetings via Microsoft Teams, Zoom and FaceTime, and real-time research, information sharing and market commentary through LinkedIn and other social platforms. Online presentation tools like Prezi also help us deliver polished client solutions. Our commitment to partnering with clients during this unprecedented time remains as strong as ever.”
