About

Commercial National REO Professionals Association is a trade organization for those who conduct business within the distressed commercial real estate industry. The focus of CNRPA is to establish and promote education, as well as networking in business development opportunities for its members. Education and knowledge are combined to achieve certifications, which are applied with experience to achieve master designations. Preparation, integrity, reliability, consistency and teamwork are the defining characteristics of our members.

  • Lawyer
  • Broker
  • Developer
  • Title & Escrow
  • Bank
  • Government Agency
  • Asset Management
  • Servicer
  • Investor
  • Receiver
  • Property Manager

CNRPA Founders

Peter Monroe

  • Current Chairman & CEO of National Real Estate Ventures (NREV), a firm that buys and sells residential and commercial real estate distressed assets throughout the country.
  • Has held multiple CEO positions in companies specializing in all facets of real estate.
  • Former President of the RTC Oversight Board from 1990 to 1993 under Presidents Bush and Clinton.
  • Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) under Jack Kemp.
  • Former Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Foundation.
  • Former Commercial Council Co-Chair of REOMAC.
  • Member of the ULI Retail Product Council, ICSC and CMSA.
  • Graduate of Williams College, Oxford University and Harvard Law School.

John Murray

  • Current President and Chief Strategic Officer of National Real Estate Ventures.
  • Former Chief Technology Officer for a Fortune 500 company.
  • Former Commercial Council Co-Chair of REOMAC.
  • Operated nationwide sales offices dealing with distressed residential real estate (5,000+ transactions), including buying and selling over 2,000 properties ($20 Million in assets).
  • B.A.(Physics), Illinois Wesleyan; M.B.A., Northwestern University.

Matt Mandel

  • Current CEO of REO Property Specialists with 22 years of real estate experience.
  • Mandel has negotiated and sold over 2,000 REO transactions totaling several billion dollars.
  • Mandel holds the prestigious CCIM designation and teaches applied commercial real estate and negotiation techniques.
  • Vice chair of the REOMAC Commercial Committee
  • Founding member of the National Association of Short Sale Professionals (NASSP).