Clarence Wong

Clarence has unique perspective from hands-on application of ARGUS having worked on investment opportunities covering across all major commercial real estate asset classes, including office, retail, industrial, & multifamily, both on the investment sales & owner-operator sides of the business. He is a commercial real estate consultant & part-time UCLA Extension instructor for ARGUS Enterprise.

He was previously an Acquisitions Analyst at BKM Capital Partners, a real estate owner-operator & fund manager focused on acquiring small & mid-bay light industrial multi-tenant business parks in major metros across the Western U.S. (AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR, UT, WA) & creating value via strategic upgrades, hands-on management, & adaptive repositioning. In his role, he underwrote acquisition & disposition / recapitalization opportunities.

Before that, Clarence was an Asset Management Associate at Harbor Associates, an owner-operator w/ institutional LPs focused on value-add & covered land play office / flex investments located in Southern California & Denver markets. Prior to joining Harbor, Clarence worked for South Street Partners where he underwrote value-add office opportunities in the West & Southeast.

Clarence started out on the investment sales side as a Manager & Lead Financial Analyst at Faris Lee Investments focused on multi-tenant retail dispositions including unanchored strip, neighborhood/community centers, & regional malls across the US. Clarence also has underwritten value-add multifamily in the West & Sunbelt for MIG Real Estate, & core/core-plus office in Denver for KORE Investments.

Over his career, Clarence has underwritten over $5B in commercial real estate investments across the US & has been involved in closing over $450MM. He also has held previous roles in commercial real estate research & analytics at CoStar as a Research Manager for Denver, Salt Lake City, & Kansas City, & as a Senior Market Analyst for the US. covering all property types.

Clarence holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UC San Diego & Masters of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) from University of San Diego (USD). While attending graduate school, he was a member of the 1st place USD MSRE team for the ARGUS Software University Challenge. He also earned his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation & ARGUS software certification (ASC).