Nick Bonner has worked in commercial real estate since 2004 operating in the roles of loan production, investor, asset manager, and broker, including 16 years at CBRE. In his brokerage career alone, he has completed over 1,000 lease and sale transactions of more than 4.5M square feet for a total consideration of nearly $900M.

He has regularly advised sophisticated institutional owners, such as Equity Office Properties and Kilroy Realty, on complex transactions as well as overall asset strategy on properties valued in upwards of $250M. In his investment career, he has completed over forty deals in a broad range of areas with a focus in real estate.

He is well known as a thought leader in faith driven real estate investing, has published white papers, and is regularly sought out as a speaker on the topic. Mr. Bonner is also a founding board member of the Pinetops Foundation where he has managed the investments for a sizable portfolio and deployed over 500 grants in the last 13 years. He has also volunteered on various nonprofit boards in the microfinance space as well as with his church elder board for 10 years.

Nick founded Open Doors, a mission driven commercial real estate syndicate specifically designed to lower the real estate barriers for churches and he is delighted to employ his God-given knowledge, skill set, and extensive network for AARE in order to carry out the vision for the REIT. Above all, Nick is known for his integrity and dependability, and he is grateful to be able to leverage his diverse background for good.