Michael Saign

CA RE License #01706668

Michael Saign is a vice chairman in Newmark’s San Jose office. A Silicon Valley native, Michael specializes in developing and implementing customized real estate strategies for a diverse group of clients ranging from high-growth startup ventures to global Fortune 500 corporations. His consultative approach focuses on strategically aligning clients’ real estate commitments with their overall business objectives. Michael is differentiated by his ability to integrate traditional brokerage services with cutting-edge corporate advisory tools, enabling him to provide a fully integrated platform of solutions for successfully optimizing facility acquisitions, dispositions and lease restructurings. He has a proven track record of simplifying the strategic planning process, providing thoughtful site selection services, mitigating risk, increasing flexibility and reducing operating costs for his clients.

Michael also advises a wide range of institutional owners and developers across Silicon Valley on their asset management and leasing strategies. He and his agency advisory team are known for their headquarter leasing experience, state-of-the-art marketing expertise and best-in-class market intelligence.

Michael has consistently been one of Newmark’s top-ranked advisors. Over the last three years alone he was involved in over 5.1 million square feet of premier Class ‘A’ office and R&D transactions. Michael received the 2020 Dealmaker and Deal of Year award from the Silicon Valley Business Journal. He has been named multiple times to Newmark’s Chairman’s Club, which recognizes the firm’s top 100 producing agents in the United States. Additionally, Michael has been recognized by Real Estate Forum as one of the Top 50 Under 40 rising commercial real estate professionals in the country. Since joining the firm, Mr. Saign has completed more than 450 assignments valued in excess of $4.7 billion. He is one of the first real estate professionals in Silicon Valley to have earned Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation. He is known by clients for his work ethic, competitive nature, expert market knowledge and integrity.