Gary Ralston

Background

About Gary Ralston

Gary M. Ralston, CCIM, SIOR, SRS, CPM, CRE, CLS, CDP, CRX, CRRP, FRICS is Managing Director of SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty, LLC – the premier commercial services provider in Central Florida. Gary is a recognized subject matter expert on retail and commercial properties, a successful real estate developer, investor and group investment sponsor. From the early 1990s through 2004 Gary was the president and a member of the board of directors of Commercial Net Lease Realty, the industry leader in single-tenant corporate net-leased real estate. During that time he guided the company's growth from less than $15 million in real estate assets to over $1.5 billion. Gary holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), Specialist in Real Estate Securities (SRS), Certified Property Manager (CPM), Counselor of Real Estate (CRE), Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS), Certified Development, Design and Construction Professional (CDP), Certified Retail Property Executive (CRX), Certified Retail Real Estate Professional (CRRP) and Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors professional designations. He is also a Florida licensed real estate broker and certified building contractor. Gary holds a Masters in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver. He is an adjunct faculty member at Florida Southern College and the University of Florida. Gary was inducted as a Hoyt Fellow in 2001. He is a member of the Regional Economic Information Network of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. “Gary is recognized as the most accredited commercial real estate practicing professional in the Nation.”