Mike Harris

Managing Director

(201) 252-7487

Michael Harris is the Managing Director of CREModels, bringing over 25 years of real estate and technology experience and a lifetime of entrepreneurship to the team. Mr. Harris has held numerous roles within CREModels including Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Director of Marketing. In his current capacity as Managing Director, Mike oversees the marketing and general operations of the firm. Additionally, he is in charge of both client-facing and internal technology solutions while spearheading the CREModels Ventures and CREModels Labs divisions.

He successfully started and sold a Network Consulting company in the early 1990’s which handled both systems rollouts and training across the country. In the real estate world, Mr. Harris is known as an expert in distressed debt and REO transactions. He helped form the Special Assets Services division of a large commercial real estate brokerage firm and later served as Director of the Loan Sales division.

Mr. Harris also launched a Private Equity fund which acquires distressed commercial real estate assets in secondary markets of the US. To date they have over $25,000,000 in equity capital deployed. Mr. Harris has been involved in over $1 billion in transactions as a private investor, syndicator, broker, and lender.

Mike received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida, his MBA from the University of Florida and is a proud member of Mensa. Mr Harris has also attended the Real Estate Executive Seminar at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Harris also drives the CREModels Cares initiative and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Children’s Museum Great Explorations in St. Petersburg Florida. He also takes on an active role on the Marketing, Technology, and Fundraising committees at Great Explorations.

Content Featuring Mike Harris:

Commercial Real Estate Lender Financial Models

Building Project Momentum with Real Estate Financial Models

By Mike Harris

Real estate developers and investors compete for attention with other professionals in the business, but often their financial models become an obstacle to their efforts.

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Mike Harris (CREModels) with Scott Turner (White House Revitalization Council) - Qualified Opportunity Zones

Interest in Opportunity Zone Projects Surging at National Conference, Expert Says

By Mike Harris

For commercial and multifamily real estate developers, alignment and communication are the keys to raising capital amid an onslaught of investor demand, advises Mike Harris of CREModels.

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Are the Bulls Still Running in Commercial Real Estate?

Spring Market Update: Are the Bulls Still Running in CRE?

By Mike Harris

Despite the recent roller coaster ride on Wall Street, the latest round of Commercial Real Estate industry surveys points to continued optimism ahead for commercial real estate over the next 12 months.

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QOZB - Opportunity Zone Business - CREModels

Opportunity Zone Business: The Business of Opportunity Q&A with CREModels

By Mike Harris

One of the main focuses of the recently released Opportunity Zone guidance was on Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses (QOZB). Michael Harris with CREModels indicated that the new guidance is hugely important for O-zone business which, in turn, will impact real estate development. Connect Media recently asked him a few questions about guidance clarifications, and how they impact both business and real estate in Opportunity Zones.

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Qualified Opportunity Zones: April 2019 Guidance, Analyses & Amendments

Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones – Special Analyses & Proposed Amendments

By Mike Harris

Annotated full-text of the primary portion of the Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones Guidance from April 2019. Find out what IRS and Treasury have just released regarding the second tranche of guidance around Qualified Opportunity Zones.

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Opportunity Zone Guidance: Round 2

Opportunity Zone Guidance: Round 2

By Mike Harris

Qualified Opportunity Zone guidance from Treasury and the IRS are a positive step in answering questions that will help to get capital off the sidelines.

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Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones Guidance April 2019

Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones – Guidance April 2019

By Mike Harris

Annotated full-text of the primary portion of the Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones Guidance from April 2019. Find out what IRS and Treasury have just released regarding the second tranche of guidance around Qualified Opportunity Zones.

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Real Estate Research Roundup - Outlook 2019

Real Estate Research Roundup – Outlook 2019

By Mike Harris

Read our Real Estate Research Roundup of reports released at the end of 2018 and during Q1 2019 covering the outlook for 2019’s real estate market.

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Commercial Real Estate Outlook 2019 - IRR Viewpoint 2019

IRR Viewpoint 2019 – Real Estate Research Roundup

By Mike Harris

IRR’s annual Viewpoint publication is perennial required reading, produced by one of the largest appraisal firms in the United States.

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Opportunity Zones and Real Estate Offer Significant Tax Benefits through Incentives

New Tax Benefits are a Hot Topic, but Questions Remain

By Mike Harris

New tax incentives could catalyze billions of dollars in development and investment in 8,700 federally designated Opportunity Zones across the U.S. The question, observers say, is how the program will actually work: While some investors and developers are forging ahead with projects in these low-income areas, others aim to wait until regulators clarify the rules.

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