CCIM: Certified Commercial Investment Member®

EXPERIENCE ABC Advisors, Inc. is a full-service, boutique, commercial real estate company specializing in land, investments and user properties with an emphasis in retail. Founded in 1991, ABC Realty Advisors is well known in the Houston, Sugar Land, Katy and surrounding commercial real estate communities with a strong network of seasoned customers and clients. FULL-SERVICE ABC Realty Advisors, is led by Donnie Chang, CCIM (awarded REALTOR EMERITUS 2018) licensed since 1976 and Jimmy Chang licensed since 2003. Both have the tools, the experience, and the expertise to accommodate a wide variety of real estate investment and management requirements. We specialize in commercial retail space leasing, retail center management. We work with our clients to develop the business plans and make the key decisions that will help them ultimately reach their goals. Because we only succeed, when our clients do. FOCUS Everything we do is focused on the ultimate goal of maximizing our clients' cash flow and increasing the net value of their investments as if we own it. From marketing to accounting to maintenance issues, we develop a customized business plan for each property. Then, we find the best people to execute it. RELATIONSHIP & STABILITY We pride ourselves on the long-term relationships we have developed with our clients as well as the stability of our staff. Over the years we, our people have gained detailed knowledge of the properties we oversee. This knowledge enables us to increase our effectiveness and deliver a high level of personalized service and responsiveness yielding outstanding results fro our owners and their properties.

I am a bit of a serial real estate entrepreneur. I own and manage Rifle Real Estate Company, a commercial brokerage and management company. I am also a partner in Rifle Development Company, a commercial land development company. Most recently, we launched Ai Realty - a tech enabled, producer-owned, residential brokerage firm.

As the managing partner of our Rifle, I lean on over 3 million square feet of development, construction and brokerage experience, along with 15 years in the public and private sectors to serve our clients. I know the complexities of doing business in our Houston market.

To put some common language around the commercial real estate business, I earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in early 2019. The institute describes the CCIM pin as designation conferred to recognized experts in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate, and earned by just the top 6% of professionals across North America. As a "student of the game" I am currently pursuing the CCIM Development Specialist Designation.

As an active volunteer with community organizations like United City Church, the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the Houston A&M club, and as a Leadership North Houston alum, I know how to help QB processes involving diverse personalities.

If you want to talk business, we can talk about how to best balance commercial facility location, build out, lease terms, and amenities for your occupancy dollars. Or I can connect with you with one of my agents in the residential firm to help you find your next home.

For everything else, I love to learn about the best coffee you've discovered in the area, or brag on our families, or even swap skiing stories, and especially anything Texas A&M.

HAJIMEMASHITE, HOUSTON E YOKOSO! 14 NENKAN NIPPON (FUKUOKA) NI SUNDEIMASHITA. DOZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU. JAPANESE WEBSITE: www.annoura-fudousan.com JAPANESE BLOG: www.yokoso-houston.com

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

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My name is Susan Kwok Annoura. As you can see from my name, I have a very culturally diverse background. I was born and raised in the U.S. (Susan) but my parents are from Hong Kong (Kwok) and Taiwan (mom), and my husband is from Japan (Annoura). I am tri-lingual English, Mandarin, and Japanese. Through an exchange program with Baylor University, I spent my junior year abroad at Seinan Gakuin Daigaku, and upon graduation, I decided to move permanently to Fukuoka, Japan. While in Japan, I was a radio personality on Love FM for nine years, hosting several popular programs including the Top 40 Countdown. I married a professional athlete and after the birth of our second son, we decided to move back to the United States, to my hometown of Houston, TX.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

I have always been an avid fan and practitioner of real estate investment. When we moved back to Houston, I decided to combine my knowledge of the city and its suburbs, my gift of gab (from working on the radio), my ability to speak other languages, and my passion of helping others, to pursue a career in real estate. I worked two years at the busiest real estate company in Chinatown, during which time, I sold close to $10 million in residential and commercial real estate throughout Texas. With the growing number of Japanese companies bringing in new employees, I decided to get my broker's license and open my own brokerage in January 2010.

Fast forward to 2023, Annoura Realty Group has seven licensed agents, four who speak fluent Japanese, and one who can speak fluent Mandarin. We specialize in serving international clients relocate to Houston- buying, leasing, apartment locating. We have also found a special niche working with investors, helping them solid investment properties, finding qualified tenants, then managing their assets. In 2015, our team handled over 200 transactions, including a commercial transaction to bring Japanese supermarket SEIWA MARKET to West Houston. Our listings are priced aggressively, marketed thoroughly, and sold quickly. The greatest satisfaction of my job is knowing that my clients are happy with my performance, that I have served them to the best of my ability, and that they can confidently refer my team to our next client.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

I continuously challenge myself to always be on the leading edge of technology and education and have obtained several designations recognized by the National Association of Realtors including GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute), ABR (Accredited Buyer's Representative), and CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist). I am also a certified SMP (Social Media Pro), MCNE (Master Certified Negotiation Expert), and in 2017 obtained the highest commercial real estate designation, CCIM. In 2009, I was selected to participate in the intensive yearlong Texas Realtors Leadership Program alongside 21 other talented and successful Houston realtors. In 2010, I was awarded the Top 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate Award. In 2023, I served as the Global Chair for Texas Realtors and I am an honorary member of the Houston Association of Realtors Global Advisory Group, where I served as Chairperson in 2018. Most recently, I was elected to the Executive Board of Directors for the Houston Association of Realtors, where in 2024 I will serve as Secretary/Treasurer of our 51,000 members. As for affiliations, I am a founding member of the Houston Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA). On the volunteer front, I serve as a Division Vice Chairman for the International Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

OTHER INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ME

Both of my parents worked for NASA, so I grew up in the Clear Lake area of Houston. After graduating from Clear Lake High School, I attended Baylor University for my undergraduate studies, graduating Cum Laude with a B.A. Business degree and Certification in Asian Studies. While living in Fukuoka, I obtained my Masters of Education in Curriculum and Technology from Temple University Japan, and taught English communication at several Japanese universities and corporations. My husband, Koh, was a professional KEIRIN racer and at one point was on Japan's national cycling team. He still races track cycling in the masters category and is the 2022 sprint world champion in his age bracket! We have three sons, Joe, Ty,and Zachary.

ANNOURA REALTY GROUP LLC...

Commercial and Residential Real Estate Brokerage

Hardworking, Trustworthy, Responsive

Aggressive Negotiation with Loyal Representation

Buy, Sell, Lease, Relocation, Investment, Property Management

Multi-cultural, Multi-lingual Brokerage (English, Japanese, Mandarin)

Woodlake Real Estate, Houston, Texas, Brokerage, Property Management

Founder and Broker/Owner, Appoint Realty, LLC

Appoint Realty is a commercial real estate firm that expanded into the residential marketplace to raving fan reviews. Appoint brings its commercial intensity to every real estate deal, with client experience ratings that speak for themselves.

Chris founded Appoint Realty to represent buyers and sellers, and landlords and tenants, in sales and leasing of commercial and residential properties. His real estate brokerage experience has been predominantly commercial in nature, with transactional and advisory experience across a variety of real estate property types.

Chris's market knowledge, financial expertise, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail all serve his clients well in terms of pricing, negotiation, and transaction execution.

Chris entered the real estate industry in 2008 by way of leading a multi-generational single-family office at a privately-held real estate investment, development, and management company. Prior to that, he had worked primarily in business valuation, corporate finance, and M&A advisory, with over a decade advising owners, executives, and boards of privately held and publicly traded companies on complex matters pertaining to their debt, mezzanine, and equity securities, and testifying as an expert witness.

A native Texan and longtime Houstonian, Chris graduated from Memorial High School in Houston and completed his Bachelor of Science from Trinity University and his MBA and MPA from The University of Texas at Austin.

Chris's real estate credentials include Licensed Real Estate Broker in Texas; Registered Property Tax Arbitrator in Texas; Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM); Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI); and LEED® Green Associate™. His financial credentials include Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Texas (note: Appoint Realty, LLC is Not a CPA Firm). As an additional service to his clients, Chris is also a Certified sUAS Remote Pilot licensed to commercially operate drones under FAA Part 107.

Communication and detail oriented

Helping first time homebuyers

Interstate/International relocation experience

Knowledge of new home builders

Waterfront property locations

Use of latest marketing strategies

Bilingual - English/Spanish...Hablo Espanol

I was born in Trinidad, have lived in Venezuela, Florida and Northern Michigan. Having relocated many times, I know the difference between a good or bad experience. I also know that buying or selling a home is greatly dependent on the service and help received from the agent.

If you are selling, I will work hard to sell your home in order to realize a timely and profitable transaction. If you are buying, I will help you all the way. First, in finding your near perfect home, then helping you through the paperwork. Whether buying or selling, I'll do my bext to make your move as smooth as possible.

Investment brokerage, landlord/tenant representation, site selection. Today's owners of commercial real estate require both sophisticated and cost effective solutions. By integrating research, financial analysis and real-time market data, we have developed a systematic method for evaluating investment opportunities or helping you identify and implement property enhancement strategies.