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In seeking a way to better serve his clients, Alan X. Reay, president of Atlas Hospitality Group, has raised the bar of excellence in hospitality property brokerage. After several decades of experience in the hotel industry and in investment real estate brokerage, Reay put together a plan, a team, and established his own company. Before founding Atlas Hospitality Group, Alan Reay was the top producing hotel broker for a national real estate brokerage firm based in California. He earned Outstanding Recognition Awards or ranked in the Top Ten nationally for seven of his ten years with the firm. Reay has an extensive background in the hotel industry, having served in various capacities, including Director of Sales with ABC International Hotel Guide headquartered in London, England. In that position, he established contacts both nationally and internationally. Thus, the philosophy of the company is grounded in the understanding that hotels are operating businesses with real estate as one of their assets. Reay has an impressive list of clients he has represented, including Wells Fargo Bank, OneWest Bank, Motels of America, Sunstone Hotels, Tarsadia, JHM Hotels, General Electric Capital Corporation, J.E. Robert Companies, Goldman Sachs. Alan Reay has been quoted extensively in both…

Since 1997, Atlas Hospitality Group Executive Vice President Oliver L. Shah has brokered the sale of more California hotels/motels than any other broker or brokerage firm. Shah has represented clients that have closed over $2 billion of hotel sales, a record. Major clients include LNR Property, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, C.W. Capital, Rabobank, One West Bank, Zions Bank, CDC Small Business Finance, Fremont Bank, East West Bank, MOA Hospitality, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Tarsadia Hotels, Pacifica Enterprises, Chrysler Credit Corporation, Cathay Bank, Ocwen Financial Corporation, DKN Hospitality Group, AMRESCO and  J.E. Robert Companies. Shah was named the Atlas Broker of the Year in 2014, presented to the firm’s top-producing agent. He has received the award for 18 consecutive years, from 1997 to 2014. Shah has been awarded the Atlas Deal of the Year numerous times. He was recognized for the Holiday Inn, San Pedro (1998); Best Western Miramar, San Diego (1999); Hanford Hotel, Buena Park (2000); Best Western, Long Beach (2001); Quality Inn South Bay, Carson (2004); Gaige House Inn, Glen Ellen (2006); Days Inn, Arcata (2007), International Motor Inn, San Ysidro (2008) Ramada Plaza, San Diego Note (2010), Hampton Inn Morgan Hill (2012) and the Best Western Valencia, Holiday Inn…

Wilson Wang is one of the founding members of Atlas Hospitality Group. Since its inception in 1997, Wang has been a significant part of Atlas and helped in creating the success stories of Atlas. Wang attained his Bachelor’s Degree from University of Southern California in 1993 with dual emphasis in Corporate Management and Real Estate Financing, and began his real estate brokerage career immediately post-graduation. Prior to forming Atlas, Wang successfully brokered hotels at a national brokerage company. Wang has gained a reputation by serving three years as a President in the Taiwan Hotel & Motel Association of Southern California (THMASC). The goal of the Association is to better assist Taiwanese/Taiwanese investors in becoming owners of hotels/motels and operating business opportunities in California. Wang assisted the members of the Association in various different aspects, including hotel sales consulting and assisting owners in fighting with “drive-by lawsuits”. Other hospitality affiliations include California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA), Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), and California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA). Wang’s philosophy in hotel business is best described as client-needs driven, which is evidenced by the number of clients that have done multiple transactions with him, and his dedication to the services…

Sachin J. Shah was one of the founding members of Atlas Hospitality Group (AHG) in 1997. Having proven himself with years of dedication and perseverance, Shah was named a vice president. Along with his colleagues, Shah aspires to build the leading hospitality brokerage firm in California. Shah gained the respect of his clients through building trust and offering the best solutions to their hospitality needs. He is responsible for over 150 transactions equaling well over $800 million. His clients repeatedly seek his expertise and guidance. Shah focuses on the sale of mid-market hotels in the 50- to 300-room range. Transactions such as the 300-room Marriott (Ontario, California), the 150-room Courtyard by Marriott Cal Expo and 74-room Fairfield Inn Cal Expo (Sacramento, California), the 300-room Mission Plaza Hotel (San Diego, California), the 101-room Hampton Inn & Suites (Morgan Hill, California), and the 121-room Best Western Gateway Hotel (Santa Monica, California) are representative of the types of property Shah usually handles. Prior to joining AHG, Shah had several years of hotel operational experience, including over seven years with Jabman International Inc., where he was involved with the management of 11 independent and franchise hotels that ranged from 40 to 120 units. Shah…

After graduating from California State University, Fullerton, with a degree in Business Administration, and a specialization in Real Estate Finance, Robert J. Feist began his real estate brokerage career in 1994 as a Sales Associate in a national brokerage firm. Feist sold a total of 23 properties in 24 months and was one of the top transactional agents in his office. Feist was able to easily translate this experience to his work at Atlas Hospitality Group. Now with over 20 years of transactional experience and knowledge, Feist is well positioned to deliver results now and into the future for his clientele. He currently specializes in the representation of Sellers and Buyers of Hotel properties in all parts of California When you look for a real estate professional to represent you as a Seller or a Buyer, you should focus on certain principles, which Robert has continued to exhibit. Trust – Foremost, you must be able to trust the real estate professional that you hire to work for you on a multi-million dollar transaction. What is the biggest concern you have in a large transaction? Trust in the person that is working for you that they are trying to command the…

Justin B. Myers graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences degree in Hospitality and Tourism with an emphasis on Hotel Business and Operations. Myers brought several years of hospitality operations experience to Atlas, where he quickly established himself as a successful team member. Since joining the company in 2005, Myers has successfully closed over $325 Million in transactions. Myers’ abilities and strong sales skills have helped him in several difficult transactions. Myers has successfully closed numerous Lender-Owned and Short-Sale transactions. Myers has worked with several major institutions such as Wells Fargo, Pacific Western Bank, Union Bank, CW Capital, Umpqua Bank, One West Bank, Zions Bank, Fremont Bank, East West Bank, Schulte Hospitality and Trigild. Myers has been awarded deal of the year in 2006 for the Gaige House Inn Glen Ellen, in 2010 for the Ramada Plaza San Diego & most recently in 2014 the Trigild Receivership Portfolio sale consisting of five hotels (Courtyard Thousand Oaks, Courtyard San Luis Obispo, Town Place Suites Thousand Oaks, Holiday Inn Express Santa Clarita & Best Western Valencia Inn) a portfolio transaction totaling more than $100,000,000. Myers has significant transactional experience with upper midscale, upscale and select service…