Chester F. Allen, CCIM

"Carlton, Well, I think we got it done! I expect this one will live as the most time spent per dollar earned of any successful closing you've been involved with. Thanks for keeping after it to find an actual buyer. I have not looked back to see when CBRE first formally engaged in the effort but I'm sure it was more than 9 years ago we started working on this. For 15 acres at the end of the road it turned up about every conceivable obstacle a land transaction could imagine. I think all we lacked was a contaminated soil problem. The CBRE team did a good job understanding the market for our niche and finding most likely candidates. Thanks for helping us 'get her done.'"

"Chester, I want to thank you and the Raleigh CBRE team for your guidance and professionalism with the selling of our family farm. Not being familiar with large real estate transactions such as this one, I was rather overwhelmed at the daunting prospect of understanding the whole process. You and your team provided the most helpful direction and counsel at every step of the way and made me feel constantly reassured that we were working the best deal possible. I was impressed with your market knowledge and industry contacts that made the marketing to contracting to closing timeline surprisingly short."

"Barry, I’m not sure I can articulate the depth of my appreciation to you for what you did for our family. You were a perfect fit for each of us. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. We’re not the easiest bunch to deal with, I imagine, but you handled and managed us so beautifully. We had unwavering trust in you. Your decency shines through! I don’t think I can find the words to express our gratitude to you. I believe it may have been Paul Snow in Chapel Hill who recommended that I contact you about selling mother’s property. It was truly the best recommendation I ever received."

“CBRE brokered a couple of very interesting deals that we worked together on in 2018. Their ability to place us in the exact situations in which we thrive was impeccable. We were able to go from contract to close on 700 acres in just about 100 days. CBRE’s outreach and guidance throughout the limited timeframe we were granted to contemplate these acquisitions was instrumental in our decision-making. We are grateful to have worked with the team at CBRE and look forward to more deals in the future.”

“Chester Allen and the Land Services team at CBRE were instrumental in closing several deals for us, totaling more than $16 million. Chester took the time to understand our mission, financial circumstances and property needs, and used that information to match us with properties that positioned us well to meet challenges linked to years of double-digit growth. Chester helped structure each deal to minimize development risk and counseled us towards efficient and effective diligence efforts, while helping us navigate requisite site plan approvals that were a condition of closing.”

“Barry Bowling represented extended family and me in selling the last acreage of an old family farm in the Wendell area. When we started this relationship in 2019, what I thought was going to be a simple process became very complicated when our property became part of a larger land purchase. Barry managed the entire process exceptionally well particularly the closing. His outstanding communication and negotiation skills with the buyer and other sellers kept this project on track. We would have never closed on this project without this advice and tireless efforts. We successfully sold our property in July of 2023. Barry's attention to details, transparency and professionalism was greatly appreciated. Without hesitation, I would give Barry the highest of recommendations.”