Seth Singerman is the President and founder of Singerman Real Estate, LLC (“SRE”) and is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the firm. SRE is a value-driven real estate investment firm that has deep experience executing complex transactions and unlocking embedded value through the ownership of properties, real estate loans and operating companies. SRE focuses on maximizing risk-adjusted returns through investments in both debt and equity across all major asset classes including industrial, office, hospitality, retail and multifamily in addition to secondary real estate asset classes such as life science. Since 2010, SRE has sourced and executed, with partners, over $4.0 billion of investments across the major property type on behalf of institutional investors including public and private pensions, endowments, foundations, and asset management firms.
Prior to forming SRE, Singerman was managing director and the youngest partner in the history of GEM Realty Capital. During his tenure, the GEM’s assets under management grew from $30 million to over $1.5 billion. He has a public–private crossover background in real estate as he helped lead the formation and development of a long-short real estate securities hedge strategy in addition to his senior investment role on direct real estate investments.
Outside of SRE, Mr. Singerman is on the Advisory Council of the Center for Real Estate and Finance, Cornell School of Hotel Management; a Board Member of the Graaskamp Real Estate Program and the Real Estate Applied Security Analysis Program, University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Business; member of the Kellogg School of Management Real Estate Advisory Council; member of Owners Advisory Board of Aimbridge Hospitality, the largest third-party hotel manager in the US; and a Board Member of the Next Generation Council to the United States Holocaust Museum. Additionally, Mr. Singerman was a Board Member of publicly traded IMH Financial; on the NAREIT Investor Advisory Council; and Co-Chair of Jewish Federation of Chicago’s Young Real Estate Division. Mr. Singerman is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization. He received his MBA with a concentration in Real Estate and Finance from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, and his B.S. with a concentration in Real Estate and Finance from Cornell University where he graduated as a Ye Host Honor.