Walker Barnett

Walker focuses primarily on industrial real estate sale and lease transactions involving warehouses, manufacturing facilities and land in the greater Houston area. He was named Principal in 2010, and was elected as a Director in 2013. He serves on the firm’s Governance Committee. He also leads the industrial division of the firm, a group comprised of 28 industrial real estate specialists. He has demonstrated consistent leadership in revenue production and has been recognized as a regular top ten performer in Houston. Walker has also achieved revenue performance in the top 10% of all Colliers offices worldwide. Prior to joining Colliers, he graduated from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University in 2002. While earning an MBA, he worked for FedEx in Hong Kong. Prior to graduate school, Mr. Barnett served for four years on the legislative staff of United States Senator Bill Frist in Washington, DC. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1996. Accomplishments Walker holds the professional designation of Industrial Specialist, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). He has served on the Houston Gulf/Coast SIOR Board, most recently as president in 2016. Early in his career, Mr. Barnett won the “Industrial Rising Star” award from the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). Mr. Barnett has also won the “Power Broker” award for leasing transaction volume in previous years and has been named an industrial brokerage “Heavy Hitter” by the Houston Business Journal.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Flex), Landlord Rep (Industrial), Landlord Rep (Land), Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Flex), Tenant Rep (Industrial)
• Languages
  English
• Markets
  Atlanta, Houston
• Property Types
  Industrial, Land, Office, Flex, Specialty
• Websites
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• Company Website
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• Education
  Mr. Barnett received an MBA from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University in 2002. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1996.
• Organizations
  CCIM - Certified Commercial Investment Member, SIOR - Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, NAR - National Association of Realtors