Karolina Furmańska joins the PRS team of Cushman & Wakefield

Karolina Furmańska has joined the Consulting & Research team of Cushman & Wakefield as a Senior Residential Analyst with responsibility for advisory to PRS clients. The new hire will also deliver transactional support to investors provided by the firm’s Capital Markets.

Karolina Furmańska has over 12 years of experience in real estate, focusing on the residential market and alternative investments such as rental apartments, student housing and co-living. Drawing on her expertise and knowledge she will support clients in the residential sector. In her new role, Karolina will be responsible for a range of measures concentrating on residential advisory including participation in PRS investment deals, preparation of advisory reports for developer and investor clients, internal residential sector databases, preparation of analyses and interim reports, and attending conferences and other industry events as an expert.

-We are very excited about an expert with such an extensive experience in the residential market joining our team. Karolina’s appointment marks the next step towards further strengthening Cushman & Wakefield’s position as the leading advisor in the PRS, – says Katarzyna Lipka, Head of Consulting & Research, Cushman & Wakefield.

-As the private rented sector in Poland continues to grow, developers need support in project analyses, advice on optimal specifications of rental apartments, preparation and execution of sales, while investors expect assistance in entering the market and evaluating specific investment opportunities. The full range of transaction advisory provided by our Capital Markets team combined with Karolina’s support is aligned with our long-term strategy to grow this business line – says Mira Kantor-Pikus, Partner, Alternative Investments, Capital Markets, Cushman & Wakefield.

Karolina Furmańska began her real estate career in 2009 by taking a job in the Department of Real Estate Management at the Office of the Capital City of Warsaw, where she focused on acquisition and clearing of property titles. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, she was a member of JLL’s Living Investment Team, which was responsible for transaction advisory comprising rental apartments, purpose-built student accommodation, co-living and other income-producing assets in the residential sector. Previously, since July 2012, she worked for residential sector advisory firm REAS with responsibility for assignments related to consulting development projects and the so-called Developers Act. In 2018, REAS was acquired by JLL.

Karolina Furmańska is a graduate of Interfaculty Studies in Land Management of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and Geodesy and Cartography with a specialization in Spatial Information Systems of the Warsaw University of Technology. She also graduated in Property Management from the Postgraduate Studies in Real Estate Valuation, Brokerage and Management at the University of Warsaw.

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Last Updated on April 13, 2021 by Karolina Ampulska