HREC Investment Advisors announced the expansion of its brokerage platform, naming hospitality and casino real estate expert Joshua Smith as a senior vice president in a newly opened brokerage office in Las Vegas.
Smith brings over 20 years of transactional property experience in the lodging and gaming arenas to HREC. During his career, he has gained hospitality specific real estate skills in acquisitions, disposition, development and expert testimony, and served as a trusted advisor on over 250 hospitality and gaming assignments totaling over $20 billion in volume and valuation. He is widely recognized as a “go to” real estate professional in Las Vegas and Nevada.
“We are thrilled to have Mr. Smith join Team HREC and expand our national platform with an office in Las Vegas,” commented Mike Cahill, CEO and Founder of HREC. “Josh knows the hotel and gaming markets intimately.”
Prior to joining HREC Investment Advisors, Smith led the creation of the hospitality division at Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc. He played a significant role in founding the Colliers International Gaming Group and acted as an adviser to several global and local hospitality and gaming companies. He spent seven years with CBRE, Inc. where he spearheaded the growth and integration of the Valuation and Advisory Services gaming practice with the Global Gaming Group in Las Vegas.
