President Jim Belfiore has 13 years experience in market research. From 2000 to 2005, he served as Vice President of Market Research and Investment Manager for one of the largest off-balance sheet financing organizations in the United States, co-underwriting an estimated $1.5 Billion of residential real estate in the top 20 U.S. metro areas. Prior to this, he helped build the largest multi-family brokerage firm in the U.S., from 8 to 23 offices, as its National Research Director.

Jim and his Team regularly speak at major events, are quoted in major national, regional, and local publications, and cited in numerous trade publications and at events. Belfiore Real Estate Consulting has recently spoken for the following organizations or been quoted, cited, or regularly advertises in the following publications:

• Business Week Magazine
• The Wall Street Journal
• UBS
• www.msn.com
• www.glgroup.com
• The Arizona Republic
• Business Real Estate Weekly
• The Urban Land Institute
• Lambda Alpha International
• Homebuilders’ Association of Central Arizona
• Numerous Business Journal Publications, including The Phoenix Business Journal

Belfiore Real Estate Consulting is built upon basic, fundamental principles:

• Relationships are our first priority. Without strong relationships with our clients and information providers, we will not reach our potential. We demonstrate our commitment to them with respect, prompt service, and accurate information.
• Understanding the clients needs. Without a firm understanding of the goals to be accomplished in an assignment, a client’s needs cannot be met. Our first step in understanding every assignment is a meeting in which the client shares desired goals and outcomes.
• Thorough research. Cutting corners is not an option and all resources must be utilized in completing market and / or consumer research. Research must be thorough and thoughtful. We take ownership of our assignments.
• Nothing replaces “on the ground” research. Several data resources are available in industry, but none of these resources educates more than field research. BREC proactively collects data from a minimum of 250 sales offices on a monthly basis. Additionally, BREC personnel meet with homebuilding and lending industry professionals, auditors, investors, and periphery business leaders that affect the outcome of future conditions. BREC pulls these resources together to bring you a more complete view of where the market is and where it is going.