MEET THE TEAM 

EDDY NEVAREZ
First Vice President Investments, National Hospitality Division 
Circle of Excellence 2021 | Chairman’s Club 2021
National Achievement Award 2019 & 2021

O: 818.212.2690
E: Eddy.Nevarez@MarcusMillichap.com

A professional in the real estate industry for more than 20 years, Eddy is armed with an arsenal of intellect, class, and experience that shines through to each of her clients and colleagues. Eddy started her Real Estate career as an investor along with her father. Together, they would invest in value add properties, fix them up and sell then for a higher value. Eddy took this opportunity and started working with developers and very well-known investors in the industry to learn more about the business. Eddy’s enthusiasm and passion for Real Estate led her to start working commercial investments deal, which lead from multi-family, retail, development and hospitality. In 2014 Eddy became part of the very well-known Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services. Eddy was hired by the firm and became part of the National Hospitality Group of Marcus & Millichap. In a very short time, Eddy has developed great relationships with some of the best known clients in the industry.

Eddy loves real estate because of the challenges the industry presents. No two transactions are the same, and Eddy thrives off the opportunity to help her clients in whatever situations are presented to them. A master in the art of negotiation, with Eddy there are no problems, only opportunities to find a solution. Eddy is supported by a team of well-trained and specialized staff that provide the highest level of customer service to her clients. Eddy is a devoted and dedicated agent to her clients. Eddy will go above and beyond to meet her client needs. Her reputation speaks for itself. Her clientele is anywhere from small business owners, corporate institutions to worldwide national funds, which indicates the trust people have in her integrity, devotion, experience, and know how.

Eddy’s accomplishments in the hospitality industry have not gone unnoticed. She was the first female recipient of Marcus & Millichap’s Chairman’s Club Circle of Excellence award. The same year she was an honoree for Hotel Management Magazine’s Influential Women in Hospitality. She recently joined the board of the Latino Hotel Association. The Castell Project recently recognized her as being a Castell Luminary, for shining light on opportunity and inspiring others by sharing stories, experiences and her vast amount of knowledge. Most recently, Eddy was honored as one of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s 2022 CRE’s Women of Influence. Eddy has also been nominated for Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women’s Leadership Award 2022.

MEET THE SUPPORT TEAM

  • JESICA OCHELTREE

    Operations Manager
    E: Jesica.Ocheltree@MarcusMillichap.com

    Jesica began her career at Marcus & Millichap in June 2006 in the Encino office as a Brokerage Services Administrator. She became a Certified Agent Support Trainer in January 2008 and was promoted to Operations Manager in 2012.

    Jesica enjoys interacting with the diverse agent personalities and works hard to maintain Encino’s status as one of the most productive offices in the company. Jesica is a native Californian, born and raised in the San Fernando Valley.

  • JIM MARKEL

    First Vice President
    Encino, Bakersfield, Fresno, Ventura
    E: Jim.Markel@MarcusMillichap.com

    Jim Markel is the first vice president of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Bakersfield, Fresno and Ventura offices. He joined Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office as an agent in June 1999, specializing in the sale of multifamily assets. During his tenure as an agent, Mr. Markel earned the Encino office’s 2000 Rookie of the Year award, two National Achievement Awards and four Sales Recognition Awards.

    In early 2004, Mr. Markel left Marcus & Millichap to run his own boutique brokerage company in conjunction with a successful national syndication company. Between 2004 and 2014 he brokered or acted as principal in over one-half billion in real estate transactions across 10 states and in multiple product types. Mr. Markel rejoined Marcus & Millichap as sales manager of the Encino office in February 2013 and was appointed regional manager in August 2016.

  • ADAM CHRISTOPHERSON

    Senior Vice President / Division Manager
    Southern California Division
    E:Adam.Christopherson@MarcusMillichap.com

    Adam Christofferson is the senior vice president and division manager for Marcus & Millichap. As a Division Manager, he oversees offices in Southern California, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho as well as managing a Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation finance team of over fifty loan originators in eight offices.

    Adam began his career with Marcus & Millichap in 1997 as a sales assistant, and in 1998 he became a sales agent focusing on the Southern California retail market. Two years later, Adam was a top retail agent in the Encino office, and in 2001 he was appointed sales manager where he led the office to a record-breaking year. In 2002, Adam was named regional manager of the Denver and Salt Lake City offices where he spearheaded a major expansion. Adam was then named first vice president in 2007 and the regional manager of the Encino office in 2010, which became the firm’s top grossing revenue office. In 2012 he earned the much-coveted designation of the firm’s regional manager of the year. Adam also served as Western U.S. director of special asset services from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, he was honored by the Real Estate Forum magazine as one of the “45 under 40” most influential commercial real estate leaders in the nation. In 2014, he spearheaded the opening of the firm’s offices in Fresno, Bakersfield and Ventura.