Agents
Steve Laursen Personal Real Estate Corporation
Independent Agent
250.808.8101
stevelaursen@rlkcommercial.com
The Height of Real Estate Confidence
Over the course of 20 years, Steve Laursen has established himself as a leading real estate professional in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Specializing in the commercial market, Steve possesses a wide scope of real estate capabilities, including industrial, office, and retail leasing and land, building, and investment sales. By focusing on the Okanagan, he has developed comprehensive knowledge and a keen understanding of the market as it continues to grow and evolve, and, as a result, provides creative, value-add solutions for his clients’ needs.
Steve nurtures lasting relationships with a range of real estate professionals in Kelowna and across North America, including brokers, developers, investors, and multi-national, retail, and office occupants. Paired with Steve’s perseverance, passion, and confidence, this far-reaching network is an integral part of his and his clients’ successes.
As a top-producing agent with Royal LePage, Steve has worked closely with various national commercial real estate firms to complete leasing mandates, project marketing partnerships, land acquisition, and disposition, building, and investment assignments. He has worked in partnership with CB Richard Ellis, Avison Young, Cushman Wakefield and JLL on multiple assignments during his career. To date, over $1 Billion in sales and over 1,200,000 square feet in tenant / landlord representation have been orchestrated by Steve.
Raised in the Okanagan, Steve is immersed in the spirited lifestyle associated with a community where entrepreneurship is prevalent. It brings him great pride to contribute to his hometown’s growth and prosperity, and, through real estate, he is dedicated its advancement.
Services
Industrial, office and retail sales/leasing, land sales, and investment transactions.
Key Functions
- Local market knowledge
- Highest and best use strategy
- Introduction to Okanagan properties
- Assisting with due diligence
- Confident negotiation
- Preparation of offer documentation (vetted by vendor’s lawyer)
- Acquisition / disposition assignments
- Investment transactions
- Tenant representation
- Build-to-suit facilities
Sample Clients
- Beedie
- Nicola Wealth
- Denciti Development
- PC Urban
- Wesmont Group
- University of British Columbia
- Kerkhoff Construction
- Worman Commercial
- Shaw Communication
- McIntosh Properties
- Wyant Auto Group
- National Tire Distributors
- Ecotex Laundry Services
- Ford/Lincoln
- Wolseley Canada
- Canada Bread
- WSP Global
- Disney
- Faction Projects
*All agents operate independently*
Over $1
Billion in sales
Over 1.2
Million sq.ft. in representation
Top 1%
of sales at Royal LePage annually
Meghan Cortese Personal Real Estate Corporation
Agent | Modern Commercial Team
250.808.6775
meghancortese@rlkcommercial.com
Since entering commercial real estate in her early twenties, Meghan has built a notable career for herself in the Interior of BC. She has also consistency represented a prominent share of the market and has maintained many key landlord, tenant, and broker relationships in the industry, across Canada.
Meghan has a depth of experience in the retail, office and industrial sectors. Her understanding of the leasing markets provides a valuable perspective as it relates to investing into cash flowing assets and she is passionate about pursuing strategic investments and successful dispositions on behalf of her clients.
Meghan is committed to innovating her business and to a modern marketing approach, subsequently bringing a unique and forward thinking proposition to her portfolio.
*All agents operate independently*
Tristan Chart
Independent Agent
250.777.7493
tristan@tristanchartcommercial.com
With a decade of commercial real estate experience, Tristan is an industry-leading transaction advisor, with a focus on investment and development property sales across the BC Interior and Western Canada.
Formerly with CBRE’s National Investment Team in Toronto, where he gained over $4 billion in transaction exposure across all property types including institutionally-owned office, industrial, retail, hotel, multi-family, condominium, affordable housing, and commercial strata and development land in major Canadian markets from coast to coast. Tristan draws from this experience an extensive network of relationships, relentless attention to detail, strong financial underwriting and valuation skills, and unwavering professionalism which collectively combine to create exceptional outcomes for his clients. Born and raised in the Kootenays, it brings Tristan immense fulfillment to contribute to the prosperity of the regional communities he works in through his passion for real estate.
Tristan is also a designated Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Services
Acquisition and disposition advisory for office, retail, industrial and development land sales.
Key Functions
- BC Interior regional market knowledge
- Highest and best-use strategy
- Introduction to regional investment opportunities
- Assisting with due diligence
- Financial underwriting and analysis
- Industry-leading marketing materials and videos
- Contract negotiation
- Preparation of offer documentation (vetted by vendor’s lawyer)
- Acquisition / disposition assignments
- Investment transactions
Sample Clients
Riocan REIT
Dream
Choice REIT
Loblaws
George Weston Ltd
Kingsett Capital
Macdonald Communities Ltd
Joshua Development Corp
Qwid Capital
Anthem Properties
*All agents operate independently*
Morgan Asling
Agent | Modern Commercial Team
250.681.1871
morganasling@rlkcommercial.com
Coordinators
Kasha May
Executive Assistant | Steve Laursen
604.360.1071
kasha@rlkcommercial.com