About
Professional Summary
David Santistevan specializes in the sale of land, focusing on property suitable for apartment and condominium development as well as single-family subdivisions. His expertise includes the representation of financial institutions in the disposition of land. David has also coordinated multiple asset sealed bid sales for the City of San Diego, San Diego Unified School District, Girls Scouts of America, financial institutions, the RTC, FDIC and major corporations.
Accomplishments
Since joining Colliers International in 1987, David has brokered more than $3,300,000,000 in land transactions. He has earned annual Top 10 Producer honors for over twenty years, including fifteen years in the Top 5.
Education
BS, Finance, Real Estate - University of Colorado, Go Buffs!
Real Estate Development Executive Program - UCSD
Memberships & Involvements
Trustee, University of Colorado
Holiday Bowl Committee
Lincoln Club Board Member
Lambda Alpha International
Urban Land Institute
Buff Club – Cabinet Member
President, Inspire Educational Non-Profit
Colliers International – National Land Advisory Board
Big Brothers – Former Board Member
Services
Service Lines
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Specializations
My Team
My Team
Gunder Creager specializes in all phases of land sales from raw land to finished lots/pads. Since 1984, Gunder brokered over $3,400,000,000 of land for the development of over 36,000 residential units and 12,000,000 square feet of industrial and commercial buildings.
Ciara Trujillo specializes in the sale of land of both single-family and attached developments. With a focus in market research and financial analysis, Ciara also has experience in site planning and underwriting residential developments. Ciara has a strong understanding of the relationship between land, development costs, construction costs, absorption, and revenue. She has worked for multiple public homebuilders and understands the difficulties the homebuilders face while balancing their internal hurdles with acquiring land.
Erin McKinley specializes in entitlements and researching the highest and best use of development sites. Ascertaining likely hurdles for development & entitlement as well as determining the untapped potential of the property. Erin has a long history in the home building community and deep roots in development industry. She has been a project manager for both public and private homebuilders and has been active in the political community. Erin cultivates short term and long term strategies for the profitability of property and has a strong understanding of the entitlement process.