Corona del Mar, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has acquired the retail investment sales division of Fresno, California-based Visintainer Group. Together, the teams have closed more than $665 million in the Central Valley since 2021.
John Kourafas will join Hanley Investment Group as vice president of sales and Jamey Browning will join as transaction manager. Brett Visintainer, principal of Visintainer Group, will stay on as a strategic advisor to both teams, focused on clients and 1031 exchange buyers.
At Visintainer Group, Kourafas was involved in more than $600 million in investment real estate transactions across multiple states, where he specialized in retail investment sales. Notable transactions included Vintner’s Square Shopping Center in Lodi ($23.3 million); Cedar Tree Village in Fresno ($20.85 million); and Visalia Plaza Shopping Center in Visalia ($17.35 million).
Founded in 2018, Visintainer Group is an investment advisory and brokerage firm specializing in tailored real estate solutions for the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties.
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors is a real estate brokerage and advisory services company with a transaction record exceeding $13.1 billion, specializing in the sale of grocery-anchored, anchored, multi-tenant and single-tenant retail properties nationwide.