RETS Associates Employee Directory
Staffing and RecruitingCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
RETS Associates is a staffing and recruiting firm founded in 2002 that specializes in executive search for permanent and executive positions in the commercial real estate industry. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and employs 11-50 people, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, and Pittsburgh. It serves a diverse client base including REITs, developers, investors, pension fund advisors, operating companies, real estate private equity firms, family offices, corporate real estate departments, homebuilders, financial services, and third-party real estate services firms. RETS identifies candidates across asset and property management, development, construction, acquisitions/investments, and financial analysis, and has handled an average of 400 searches per year since 2011, ranking it as the most active real estate search firm on the West Coast. In April 2026, RETS announced the appointment of Sandra Kawahito as Director in Los Angeles, and the firm participates in industry associations such as ICSC, NAIOP, ULI, BOMA, CREW, and IREM.