Richard Knutson is a Senior Managing Director with 星空体育app下载鈥檚 Oakland office, serving professional and institutional apartment investors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Knutson has successfully closed a broad array of transactions, including over 300 sales involving over 18,500 housing units and transaction volume in excess of over $2.8 billion.
Prior to joining 星空体育app下载, Knutson co-founded Premier Apartment Advisors, formerly the East Bay office of Moison Investment Company. Knutson began his real estate career in 1982 as an apartment investment specialist with the Oakland office of CBRE, where he earned the Top Rookie and Top Five Producer honors during his 15-year tenure.
Knutson received the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 1987.
Partial Client List
- Bentall Residential US
- Carmel Partners
- CitiBank
- Essex Property Trust
- Fairfield Residential LLP
- Fowler Flanagan
- The John Stewart Company
- Madison Park Financial
- The Martin Group
- Matteson Real Estate Equities
- Pacific Urban Residential
- The Related Companies of California
- Rutherford Investments
- U.C. Berkeley Foundation
Professional Achievements and Affiliations
- Chair, director, Oakland Strategic Plan, 1994-2000
- Oakland Economic Development Advisory Commission, 1995-1997
- Long Range Planning Committee chair, executive committee, California Association of Realtors, 1992-1993
- Director, president, Oakland Association of Realtors, 1985-1993
- Returned Volunteers Association, United States Peace Corps
Education
Knutson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University, with concentrations in real estate and finance.