Manufactured housing experts
Michael Nissley is the founding member of the Manufactured Housing & RV Group and leads the team as the Vice Chair and National Director. He works closely with his team to oversee the execution of the team’s Manufactured Home, Recreational Vehicle Community and Land assignments. This includes strategic positioning of offerings, coordination of the financial and underwriting processes, and interaction with key decision makers within industry REITs, large institutional investment firms, family offices and owner operators.
The Colliers Manufactured Housing & RV Group focuses exclusively on Manufactured Housing Communities and RV Resorts across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. The group offers a diverse collection of relevant industry experience including community ownership and management, acquisitions, disposition, debt and equity finance, land development and assemblage, property marketing and market research. They have developed significant influence within the local, regional and national investment communities as trusted advisors for a wide range of clients. The team delivers superior results for our clients by leveraging extensive property marketing resources and real-time market knowledge and research. The group has been involved in more than $100 billion in MHRV transactions, financing and appraisals and has consistently ranked among the top producers in the industry.
Bruce Nell
Senior Vice President | Advisory Services & Manufactured Housing Practices Leader
Columbus - Valuation
Bruce Nell serves as the Executive Managing Director of Colliers International’s Columbus, Ohio office which provides valuation and advisory services throughout the Ohio Valley Region. He has extensive experience in commercial real estate, having completed assignments in all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Canada. Projects have ranged from CBD trophy highârise office buildings, Manhattan residential buildings, regional shopping malls, industrial facilities and numerous multifamily residential developments. He has facilitated client valuation needs in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Portugal and New Zealand. He also serves as the National Practice Leader of the company’s Manufactured Housing Community (MHC) Valuation Group. Bruce has been nationally recognized for work with manufactured home communities and RV resorts. He has been a frequent speaker on MHC valuation for the Manufactured Housing Institute, as well as several state and regional associations.
Bill serves as Vice President of MH, RV and Land Services for the Manufactured Housing & RV Group. He works closely with the team and National Director to oversee the execution of the team's Manufactured Housing, Recreational Vehicle Communities and Land assignments. Bill specializes in operating and managing these communities, previously owning over 30 properties and currently owns 8 communities with a mix of park-owned units and lot rentals.
Haldane has been an integral part in the sale of more than $350 million of commercial real estate assets, including the 2022 closing of a Florida MHC Portfolio that sold for $114 million.
As Senior Vice President of the Colliers Manufactured Housing & RV Group, I work closely with our team in the execution of our Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicle assignments. This includes strategic positioning of investment offerings, coordination of the financial and underwriting processes, and interaction with key decision makers within industry REITs, large institutional investment firms, family offices and owner operators.
Our specialized group focuses exclusively on Manufactured Housing Communities and RV Resorts across the United States and Canada. We offer a diverse collection of relevant industry experience including community ownership and management, acquisitions, disposition, debt and equity finance, land development and assemblage, property marketing and market research. We have developed significant influence within the local, regional and national investment communities as trusted advisors for a wide range of clients. We deliver superior results for our clients by leveraging extensive property marketing resources and real-time market knowledge and research. Our group has consistently ranked among the top producers in the industry with more than $2 billion in transactions.
Kari serves as the Director of Capital Markets in the Manufactured Housing Advisory Group. She specializes in assisting clients with the placement of debt and equity for Manufactured Housing and RV investment properties nationwide. With more than 12 years of Commercial Real Estate experience, her knowledge and understanding of the industry helps identify opportunities for her clients and identify the optimal capital structure that corresponds with their unique needs.
Prior to joining Colliers, Kari worked with Wachovia/Wells Fargo Bank’s Commercial Real Estate division for 10 years. While there, she gained extensive experience originating, underwriting, structuring and negotiating commercial debt for institutional, corporate and private owners of commercial real estate. Additionally, Kari worked as an Asset Manager in Wells Fargo’s Real Estate Owned Group (REO) and managed a portfolio of distressed assets throughout the nation and of all major property types. She then worked as a Development Manager, running the acquisition, entitlement, and construction efforts of multiple large in-fill developments with the JBG Smith REIT based in Washington, DC. Kari holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Florida with a B.S. in Finance and completed her Masters in Real Estate at University of North Carolina Charlotte in 2014.
Kari's expertise includes:
- Property underwriting & valuation
- Originating, structuring, & closing debt
- Bank REO & CRE workouts
- Contract review & negotiations
- Project & asset management
Amy Barrett, CCIM serves as Vice President with the Manufactured Housing & RV Group. Since joining Colliers in 2013, Amy has brokered investment sale transactions in several asset classes and, until 2020, focused primarily in the Tampa Bay MSA. With the MHRV Group, Amy provides acquisition and disposition services of stabilized, value add, and development opportunities of manufactured housing & RV communities to clients across the country.
An 19-year industry veteran, Amy is a highly-regarded professional within the Florida real estate occupier services and investment markets. She has established a vast network of contacts and provides expert guidance and advisory services to her clients throughout all stages of their ownership cycle. Amy’s local expertise, together with the Colliers International platform providing global reach, produces total client success.
Richard serves as the Associate Director of Capital Markets and associate broker in the Manufactured Housing & RV Group and is located in Denver, CO.
He specializes in the underwriting, marketing, due diligence and closing process for clients on investment properties nationwide. With more than 6 years of Commercial Real Estate experience, his knowledge and understanding of the industry equips him to identify opportunities that correspond with his clients’ unique needs as well as maximize value for his clients.
David is an associate with the Manufactured Housing & RV Group. He specializes in the contract review, marketing, due diligence and closing process for the clients of the teams Manufactured Housing, RV Communities and Land assignments.