Linda Gibbs and Tim Sharpe, Senior Vice Presidents, manage the CB Richard Ellis Private Capital Group practice for the state of Iowa. Collectively the team brings over 50 years of commercial real estate experience to the table and are widely recognized as leading investment property specialists in Iowa. Their sole focus is the acquisition and disposition of all types of investment properties including retail, office, industrial and multi-family. Linda and Tim have been involved in disposition and debt equity transactions exceeding $500,000,000 in the last five years.

Linda and Tim are committed to the fundamentals of providing the same quality service and creative real estate solutions on which they have built their solid reputation. They have been recognized in the commercial real estate market as experts in investment properties and their entrepreneurial spirit, business savvy, “hands-on” management and consistent follow-through on behalf of their clients are hallmarks and keys to their success.

Linda’s career in real estate began in 1986 with CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial, after seven years as a vice president and division head at the largest financial institution in the state of Iowa. Tim began his career with CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commerical in 1983. With a construction background, proven track record, and his extensive market knowledge, he is one of the most aggressive and successful investment brokers in the marketplace. In 1990, Linda and Tim joined forces and formed a dynamic team combining their many yearsof experience and expertise in the commercial real estate market. Their goal continues to be developing and maintaining long-term relationships with clients,providing them with quality services based on a philosophy of honesty, integrity and professionalism.

Linda and Tim have been recognized throughout their CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial career with numerous awards. Both have consistently earned the brokerage’s Top Producer award, Heitmann Properties’ Deal Maker of the Year award, and have earned the F. M. Hubbell Memorial Production Annual Award every year since joining the company. They have been recognized by Des Moines’ Downtown Community Alliance as the Downtown Brokers of the Year in 2005 and 2007. In 2008, Linda and Tim were named Midwest Real Estate News “Forty over Forty” honorees and 2008 Brokers of the Year by the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association (ICREA) and 2008 Top Producer Award by CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial. In 2009, Linda and Tim ranked seventh out of 76 Private Capital Group teams throughout the country in total revenue production.

Both Linda and Tim have attained the CCIM and SIOR professional designation, which places them in the top 1% of commercial real estate professionals nationwide. They are licensed brokers in Iowa and Arizona.