Last year is generally considered the start of this long and bumpy recovery, and for a firm to log in a 20% year-over-year revenue gain is a respectful accomplishment, something any major, global company could look to with pride. But what if the year of comparison is 2007, when the industry, still in its heady go-go days, was firing on all cylinders? That’s exactly what the small, tight-knit team who helm Miami-based United Trust Fund has accomplished.
UTF has built that success on a carefully designed, carefully focused platform, one that hasn’t deviated since president and CEO Sidney Domb founded the firm four decades ago: sale/leasebacks. Counter-culturally, it’s a success that’s been built without multiple offices or in-house experts on the ground around the country. But within the narrow scope of its parameters, UTF has built a solid reputation for service and flexibility.
“All we have is money and experience,” Domb tells REAL ESTATE FORUM. “We’re the oldest firm specializing in sale/leasebacks. But the key is that we do only sale/leasebacks.” That specialty, and the flexibility UTF displays within that specialty, is what sets the firm apart from the competition…
…For the rest of the story, go to the September 2012 issue of Real Estate Forum online.
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John Salustri
John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
