Jack Brett, managing director for Newmark’s Student Housing group, specializes in investment sales and equity placement for purpose build student housing properties. Brett is responsible for facilitating client relationships, business development, marketing strategy, and executing throughout the entirety of the disposition process. During his tenure at Newmark, he has represented many of the largest global institutional, public and private real estate companies, and has completed over $16 billion in real estate transactions.
Prior to joining the Newmark Student Housing group, Brett worked for Apartment Realty Advisors’ (ARA) LIHTC group, specializing in affordable housing across the country, where he facilitated over 100 transactions. He began his career with a Houston-based consulting firm where he performed financial reporting, analysis, modeling, and budgeting for a variety of clients. Brett frequently visits the UK to source emerging capital and leverage existing relationships within the sector.
Partial List of Sale Transactions
- The Gather Portfolio
- The Greystar Portfolio
- The Waypoint Portfolio
- NorthPoint Crossing, College Station, TX
- Exposition Point, Los Angeles, CA
- Current Midtown, Williamsburg, VA
- Hoffler Place, Charleston, SC
- Summit Place, Charleston, SC
- Moontower, Austin, TX
- Apex, Rochester, NY
- The Ridge Portfolio, Athens, GA, Knoxville, TN, Gainesville, FL, and Clemson, SC
- Raleigh Portfolio, Raleigh, NC
- Estates and Villages at East Riverside, Austin, TX
- Automatic Lofts, Chicago, IL
- CEV Portfolio, Clemson, SC, Statesboro, GA, Greensboro, NC
- Standard St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
- Cottages on Hollywood, Fayetteville, AR
Partial Client List
- Greystar
- Harrison Street
- Blue Vista Capital Management
- Investcorp
- KKR
- CA Ventures
- Heitman
- Park 7
- Crow Holdings
- Core Spaces
- Scion
- Inland
- The Preiss Company
- University Partners
- Ares
Education
Brett graduated magna cum laude from the University of St. Thomas with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with majors in finance, economics, and marketing. He was honored with the outstanding graduate award by the Cameron School of Business.