James is a seasoned real estate expert and broker with international experience and a passion for people-driven service. After a career as an educator and administrator, Kim worked with Asian foreign investments focused on buying US-based real estate for high-net-worth Japanese clients. He also spent brokerage years at SVN and was integral in all aspects of structured commercial real estate transa
ctions. Kim was brought on board by top real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson, where he rose to become Vice President of Real Estate Sales & Marketing. He was responsible for the ex*****on of auction and builder marketing services worldwide. He also co-founded a boutique real estate brokerage firm before moving to Keller Williams Realty & KW Commercial. His clientele included financial institutions, governments, developers, and investors. These clients benefited from the successful sales of single-family homes, condominium developments, five-star resort properties, bank-owned (REO) properties, FDIC residential and commercial properties, probate properties, apartment buildings, and income properties. Kim’s unique and varied abilities to manage complex real estate transactions have resulted in sales of over $620 million in commercial and residential real estate. Married for 29 years to his high school sweetheart, when not busy in brokerage, he can be found chasing after his five well-behaved children, ranging in age from 12 to 19 years old.
