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About REALworkspaces

Controlling the documents required to manage, lease or sell commercial real estate is crucial to your business success.  Without control, documents or files may be lost or deleted, causing delays and adding to costs. 

Over the last five years, we created and enhanced REALworkspaces to provide our clients with a way to control the documents required to manage ongoing real estate operations and complex real estate transactions like sales and leases.  We built in easy to use templates and designed a simple way to set-up, store and access even the largest files with an unlimited number of users.  Then we made sure our clients had 24x7 access to their data in a secure, hosted environment.  We selected a technology team comprised of some of the most trusted and knowledgeable global real estate technology and hosting providers to ensure that REALworkspaces exceeded the expectations of our clients.

Our mission is simple - provide an affordable, easy to use way to help our clients manage their properties, generate leases and close deals.

Today, when commercial real estate is bought, sold or leased, a virtual data room is normally used for the due diligence that occurs prior to closings; files and documents are uploaded, downloaded and shared in a controlled environment.  REALworkspaces is a popular choice for all types of real estate transactions – large, small, complex, or simple, and for leasing, financing, buying or selling.

Our clients have discovered that a virtual data room can also be used to control the documents required for daily property management operations.  Many of the control attributes important to deals are also relevant to property operations.  And, because every property is likely to have some form of transaction at a future date, using REALworkspaces can proactively create a “diligence ready” property. 

We look forward to learning more from our clients, constantly improving our product and services, and sharing our valuable tools with the commercial real estate industry.

REALworkspaces Leadership Team

Jim Melson - Chief Executive Officer

Jim Melson is involved in all aspects of daily management including client services, product development, market positioning and sales.  Jim has more than twenty-five years of experience providing leadership and innovation evidenced by delivery of ground-breaking technology solutions to the commercial real estate industry.

Previously he was President of RealPage, Inc., a nationally recognized company offering property management software and integrated solutions to multifamily owners and managers. Prior to RealPage, Jim founded Melson Technologies, a consulting and software development company which established many technology standards (such as Skyline and Pro-Ject) during the 1990’s. He is a Certified Public Accountant and started his career in the audit practice group of Arthur Andersen & Co.

Nancy Summers - SVP, Client Services

Nancy Summers guides the support and training of REALworkspaces subscribers. Her extensive knowledge of real estate best practices enables subscribers to quickly launch and begin using the robust features and functionality of REALworkspaces.  Additionally Nancy provides leadership roles in product development, sales support and operational infrastructure. 

Prior to REALworkspaces, Nancy held a variety of roles within commercial real estate practice groups of prominent law firms.

David Marlow - VP, Business Development

David Marlow has responsibility for developing and implementing strategies that expand market penetration in commercial real estate. He actively participates in sales, marketing and research activities aimed at generating new business.  David has extensive experience in sales, marketing, overseas business development and operations in rapid growth, high tech environments.

Prior to joining REALworkspaces, he was Vice President of Marlow Industries, Inc., a $35 million privately held company that manufactures miniature solid-state cooling components and cooling assemblies for the military, telecommunications, medical, industrial and consumer markets. He has extensive business and travel experience in Western Europe and the Far East. He had an active role in winning of the 1991 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Mark Zeigler - Manager, Client Services

Mark Zeigler is instrumental in training and support of REALworkspaces subscribers. He has been an employee since inception of the company (ten years) and has become an expert in all aspects of administering and optimizing REALworkspaces. His responsibilities extend to supporting sales activities by educating prospective subscribers on advantages of REALworkspaces.