The Ivy Group's founder & CEO Tim Vi Tran is one of the few designated CCIM (Certified commercial investment member) & SIOR (Senior Industrial Office Realtor).

Representing Sellers

Tim Vi Tran, SIOR, CCIM tells a case study on representing KB Home in selling 4 mixed use, retail condos in Castro Valley: Pricing, marketing, SBA 7(a) loan

By Tim Vi Tran, | Mar 10, 2026 | Representing Sellers

Selling Four Retail Condos for a National Homebuilder in Castro Valley, CA – an Intro to Case Study

What do you do when a national homebuilder entitles a mixed-use project… but gets....

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Case study on commercial property leasing vs. sale or 1031 Exchange for investors and owners: let personal priorities drive decision not tax, per Tim Vi Tran.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Dec 21, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Landlords

Commercial Property Leasing, Sales, 1031 Exchange: Decision-making Is Personal to Each Owner or Investor

This is a short intro to a case study: How the Ivy Group guided....

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Case study on protecting family relations and cash over prop 13, 1031 exchange, real estate taxes, CRE tax savings strategy, tax basis step up, per Tim Vi Tran.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Dec 19, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Landlords

Multifamily Apartment Owner Choose to Pay IRS Millions of Real estate Taxes, Without Passing Down Prop 13 and 1031 Tax Savings to his Children

This is a brief introduction to a full case study about the true story....

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Tim Vi Tran of The Ivy Group used 1031 strategies & negotiation to grow a seller's commercial real estate portfolio from 2 warehouses to 5 diverse properties

By Tim Vi Tran, | Nov 25, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Buyer

How The Ivy Group Turned 2 Aging Warehouses into 5 Real Estate Assets, Using a Smart 1031 Strategy

Negotiation, timing, and a smart 1031 Strategy turned 2 aging warehouses into 5 CRE....

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Tim Vi Tran of The Ivy Group sold a multi-tenant vacant commercial retail space, with a lien, as 1031 exchange real estate for a CRE seller in San Leandro, CA

By Tim Vi Tran, | Nov 11, 2025 | Representing Sellers

How The Ivy Group Used a 1031 Exchange Real Estate Sale for a $3.36M Abandoned Property with a $92K City Lien

How The Ivy Group helped a CRE seller with a 1031 Exchange real estate....

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A case study of 1031 exchange rules, strategies, timing, and creative solutions from the Ivy Group, the best commercial real estate brokerage in Silicon Valley.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Nov 6, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Buyer

How A Pharmacist Turned Rent Into Ownership with 1031 Exchange Properties and CRE Strategies – a short intro

The Ivy Group helped a client from rent to own in San Jose, CA....

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Tim Vi Tran, SIOR, CCIM, tells a personal story about Buying a Commercial Investment Property Using Other People’s Money (OPM) as a broker, investor, landlord.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Nov 5, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Buyer, Representing Landlords

How to Use OPM (Other People’s Money) to Invest in Commercial Real Estate – a Short Intro

Buying a $1.22 million Silicon Valley commercial cash flow property using OPM - other....

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Commercial real estate broker Tim Vi Tran, represented a client for the 5th time in buying an Oakland investment property. Build trust, build wealth is key.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Sep 6, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Buyer

Building Trust, Building Wealth: How The Ivy Group Represented a Repeat Client Five Times

Earning client loyalty is by building trust, building wealth through going above and beyond....

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The Ivy Group & Tim Vi Tran, SIOR, CCIM, closed a multi party, dual agency complex commercial property brokerage for a retail / office / daycare in Hayward, CA.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Aug 18, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Buyer

Navigating a Multi-party, Dual Agency Representation of a Complex Commercial Property Transaction – Hayward, CA

Teamwork, problem solving, and other skills of the Ivy Group led to the closing....

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Client first, above and beyond is how people know the Ivy Group as a top broker "we give a comprehensive view from different angles", said Tim Vi Tran.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Jun 2, 2025 | Representing Sellers

Client First Is the Way to Win Deals, Trust, and Loyalty

Practicing the Client First philosophy is the Ivy Group's secret sauce to becoming the....

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