Ernest Kiser, Jr. joined Newmark’s Atlanta office in 2009. Mr. Kiser specializes in providing real estate advisory services to government and corporate clients. His experience includes office space lease acquisitions, lease restructuring, expansions, renewals, sale-leasebacks and build-to-suit transactions. Mr. Kiser focuses on aligning real estate needs with overall organizational goals, selecting optimum sites, analyzing financial alternatives, reducing occupancy costs and increasing operating efficiencies. With more than 20 years of business experience, Mr. Kiser leverages his consulting, finance and contract negotiation skills to provide clients with strategic and comprehensive real estate solutions.
Prior to joining Newmark, Mr. Kiser was a member of the tenant advisory services team at Transwestern. He has completed assignments for a wide variety of companies and the following is a list of successful transaction and satisfied customers:
Partial Client List
- American Family Insurance
- Atlanta Dermatology & Aesthetics
- Bosch-Siemens Home Appliances
- Cigital, Inc.
- Envisionware
- John Hancock
- ePI Media Group
- National Financial Group
- Wells Fargo Advisors
- GSA - U.S. Census Bureau, USDA Forest Service, U.S. Marshalls
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Professional Affiliations
- Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® Member (ACBR)
- ACBR Million Dollar Club Member (MDC), Life Member 2022
- Speaker, Southeastern Economic Development Conference Panel, 2021
- Speaker, GSA - Region 4, Industry Day Panel, 2013
Education
Mr. Kiser is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree. He earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Florida. Mr. Kiser also earned his CCIM designation and completed the ULI-recognized, Real Estate Associate Program (REAP).