About
Professional Summary
Caity joined the Colliers International Strategic Advisory team as a Senior Analyst in 2016. Prior to joining Strategic Advisory, Caity worked in Colliers’ Hotels team in Auckland.
Caity’s recent work with the Strategic Advisory team has included corporate and investment property strategies, land use advice, options analysis, and development feasibilities. Caity has six years’ experience in the commercial real estate industry. She is currently underway with her Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Accomplishments
Colliers International New Zealand Most Valuable Player - Professional Services 2020
University of Auckland Property Department Emerging Talent 2018
Graduated Bachelor of Property with First Class Honours May 2015
Education
Bachelor of Property with First Class Honours, University of Auckland
Colliers Commercial Property Research Certification (CPRC)
Memberships & Involvements
APC Candidate - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Services
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My Team
My Team
Chris Farhi
Director | Strategic Advisory
Auckland CBD
Chris is a Director within the Strategic Advisory team. The team helps you with your big property decisions and complex transactions.
Chris' advisory work focuses on:
- Decision making processes (eg property strategy, business cases, feasibilities, etc)
- Tenant representation for large lease transactions (office, industrial and specialist-use)
- Multi-site networks (eg consolidation strategies, optimisation, etc)
Chris’ background in brief:
- Property strategy advisor for some of New Zealand’s most successful private sector, public sector and non-for-profit organisations.
- Tenant representative (tenant-paid lease negotiator) for organisations ranging from small-to-medium enterprises through to major listed companies and government agencies.
- Specialist skills in commercial leasing, financial analysis and market research.
- Part-time lecturer at the University of Auckland Business School and commercial leasing trainer for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Chris’ qualifications include Honours degrees in both Civil Engineering and Property from the University of Auckland, and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Outside of work, Chris is a combat engineer in the NZ Army Reserve and a keen baker.
Alan McMahon
National Director | Strategic Advisory
Auckland CBD
Alan has overall responsibility for Strategic Advisory for Colliers International in New Zealand.
He advises a wide range of public and private sector organizations. Clients include Auckland Council,, Massey University, Kiwi Property, Ngai Tahu Property, Ngati Whatua Orakei, Ngati Whatua o Kaipara, NZ Super, and various departments of the New Zealand government including Police, MBIE, Ministry of Justice, and Kainga Ora.
William joined the Strategic Advisory team as an Analyst in the Auckland CBD office in 2019, after completing studies at The University of Auckland.
Specialising in reseasrch, reporting and analysis to support strategic commercial proprety decision making.
Renee joined Colliers in August 2019 as a Project Assistant for the Project Management team. Renee is now an Analyst for the Strategic Advisory team. Renee is currently in her final semester studying towards a Bachelor of Property and Bachelor of Commerce conjoint at the University of Auckland.
David White
Director | Strategic Advisory
Wellington (Corporate Solutions)
David leads Colliers International’s Wellington Strategic Advisory team. The team focuses on helping clients to make their big property decisions, particularly in the central and local government sector. Key areas of expertise include corporate real estate strategy, property investment strategy, feasibility studies, financial analysis, business cases and tenant representation.
David has worked for the past decade in the public sector, within the Treasury and as an advisor to a finance minister.
Prior to joining Colliers, David established and ran the Government Property Management Centre of Expertise, leading strategy and implementation of a portfolio approach to Corporate Real Estate in Government across its 1.6 million sqm commercial portfolio.
Prior to time in Government, David has worked in the property consultancy sector for Dow Group, Opus International, and Enrst & Young. After graduating, David spent time in both the Corporate Real Estate (Westpac) and Investment (AMP) sectors.