Joe Montgomery is a 30+ year veteran,  Executive Managing Director with Colliers International and a leader within the Investment Sales team. Joe specializes in the sale of retail properties across the Southeastern United States.   He holds real estate licenses in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama.  Joe has personally closed over 350 transactions exceeding $1.5 billion in volume during his commercial real estate career.  Joe brings experience, integrity, creativity and leadership to each assignment.

Since entering the industry in 1984, Mr. Montgomery’s credentials feature exclusive capital market transaction experience including the financing and sales of retail, office, multi-family, and industrial properties around the southeast.  Previous work experience includes 10 years as a commercial mortgage banker originating debt on behalf of institutional and CMBS lenders and an asset management post with a Canadian Life Insurance Company where he participated in the resolution of a $3 billion commercial real estate loan portfolio.

Scott Israel is a seasoned retail veteran and the newest member of the Southeast Retail Investment Sales team. Prior to joining Colliers, he spent 3 years with CBRE's National Retail Partners completing more than 14 transactions totaling in excess of over 760,000 square feet and $55 million in property sales. 

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Before CBRE, Mr. Israel provided leasing and sales brokerage services for property owners at Skyline Seven Real Estate, a local boutique firm. During his six-year tenure, Scott helped the company grow from 200,000 square feet to more than 4 million square feet of retail leasing and management product. He has completed more than 280 transactions at retail centers in his lifetime, amounting to over 2.1 million square feet. 

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Scott previously served on the board of Young Atlanta Retail Alliance (YARA), a networking group focused on bringing retail experts together, and has been a member of The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for more than 10 years. 

Helen Zaver is part of the Colliers Hotels US Brokerage  Group at Colliers International and is based in the firm’s Atlanta office.  Her and the Zaver team focus and expertise is on Hospitality Brokerage throughout the US.

She originally joined Marcus & Millichap in early 2005 as the Hotel Brokerage Specialist for the Southeastern Region and moved to Colliers in 2019.  With an extensive background in ownership, management, sales and marketing of hotel properties, she is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) as well as a Certified Hotel Owner (CHO), and understands the needs of both hotel buyers and sellers. Having over 20 years of hotel experience in the Southeast, she has achieved recognition throughout the hotel industry. Helen is experienced in Franchise Negotiations, Financing, Re-Branding, and Marketing from start-up properties as well as turn-around investments.  Some of these clients include large private and public REITS, Management Companies, Lenders and Servicers as well as Owner/Operators of hotel properties throughout the United States. 

Currently transitioned to Colliers International, the team utilizes the platform to better serve clients and their goals. Zaver Hotels has closed on more than $500 million of hotel transactions over the last few years.

Vik Zaver is an investment sales broker specializing in hospitality assets with a market focus of North Georgia, North Alabama, and Tennessee. He graduated from the University of
Georgia in May of 2016 with a Bachelors in Supply Chain and Operations Management. Previously, he had interned for several years at Marcus & Millichap and earned his real estate license  during the summer of 2015. Vik became an agent in June 2016 within the National Hospitality Group of Marcus & Millichap. After underwriting and conducting pricing analyses on hundreds of hotels within the Southeastern United States, Vik has become more experienced in market knowledge and sales. Currently with Colliers International, the team utilizes the platform to better serve clients and their goals. Zaver Hotels has closed on more than $500 million of hotel transactions over the last few years.

Mr. Harrell is Senior Vice President Investments with Colliers International and, specializing in office and industrial investment sales.

During his fifteen years in the commercial real estate business, Mr. Harrell has been involved in the sales and leasing of industrial, flex, and office properties in the Atlanta and Southeast markets. Mr. Harrell works extensively with REITs, institutions, private equity, individual investors, and owner/operators to procure the best possible outcome for their acquisition/disposition needs.  Mr. Harrell provides clients with expertise in asset management, portfolio analysis, site selection, lease advisory and consulting. Mr. Harrell supports a client base that ranges from Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, major national and international corporations, government agencies and national and local entrepreneurs. Over his career he has generated an excess of $500 million in transactional sales volume.

Dylan Patel is an investment sales broker specializing in hospitality assets with a market focus of South Georgia, South Alabama, and North Florida with Colliers International. He graduated from the University of Georgia in December of 2016 with a BBA in Finance. Prior to graduating, he interned with Walker and Dunlop specializing in Class A multifamily investment sales. However,  Dylan soon realized his passion was for the hospitality industry. After graduating, he returned to Savannah, GA to gain valuable experience in hotel management and operations by working in various positions in hotels throughout the area. He then obtained his real estate license in April 2018 and began working with Zaver Hotels as a sales intern. He has since become an expert in market knowledge and has underwritten numerous hotel assets throughout his time as an agent including full and select service, limited, and extended-stay products. Currently with Colliers International, the team utilizes the platform to better serve clients and their goals. Zaver Hotels has closed on more than $300 million of hotel transactions over the last few years.

Mr. Bartlett is Senior Associate  with Colliers International specializing in industrial investment sales.

During his ten years in the commercial real estate business, Mr. Bartlett has been involved in the sales and leasing of industrial, flex, and retail properties in the Atlanta and Southeast markets. Mr. Bartlett works extensively with REITs, institutions, private equity, individual investors, and owner/operators to procure the best possible outcome for their acquisition/disposition needs.  Mr. Bartlett provides clients with expertise in asset management, portfolio analysis, site selection, lease advisory and consulting. Mr. Bartlett supports a client base that ranges from Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, major national and international corporations, government agencies and national and local entrepreneurs. Over his career he has generated an excess of $100 million in transactional sales volume.