John Nicholson joined the Houston office of CBRE as Vice Chairman. In this role, Nicholson will focus on representing industrial users across the Houston market.

Nicholson has more than 20 years of industry experience and joined CBRE from Colliers where he served as Vice Chairman and Principal. His professional journey also includes impactful tenures as President of Douglas Development Partners, Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield and Senior Vice President at Transwestern. Throughout his career, Nicholson has successfully completed more than 800 transactions, totaling over $2 billion in value. Nicholson has consistently been ranked as a top producer in the Houston market and received the 2024 NAIOP Broker of the Year, NAIOP Industrial Deal of the Year, and HBJ Landmark Deal of the Year awards.

Nicholson attended Southern Methodist University and the University of Houston. He is an active member of SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors), underscoring his dedication to excellence and professionalism in the brokerage community. Beyond his commercial real estate achievements, Nicholson’s unique background includes being a second-round pick in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies.

Tony has been promoted to Senior Associate at Rise Commercial Partners where he specializes in tenant representation, identifying strategic opportunities for the firm and its clients. Tony’s clients include Shipley Do-Nuts, Swig, AFC Urgent Care, Great Clips, Rush Bowls, LaundroLab and more.

MYCON General Contractors has promoted Sterling Tuley to Project Executive. Tuley joined MYCON in 2016 and has played a key role in the firm’s growth within its Special Projects division. In his new role, he will lead the strategic expansion of MYCON’s retail and grocery remodel operations nationwide, bringing strong operational insight, collaborative leadership, and expertise in executing complex, fast-paced projects.

Torrey Littlejohn will lead JLL’s North Texas brokerage teams. Littlejohn has been with the firm for more than two decades and has led its Dallas Office Tenant Representation Group since 2022. In her new role, she will be acutely focused on leadership, development and growth, further strengthening JLL’s position in North Texas.

A Dallas-Fort Worth real estate veteran, Littlejohn has extensive experience in the market and has been widely recognized for her accomplishments. Among her most notable recognitions D CEO’s Dallas 500 (2022-2026), D CEO Broker of the Year (2022), GlobeSt.’s Women of Influence (2024), Dallas Business Journal’s Women in Business Honoree (2022), Dallas Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 (2017), and JLL Champion of Excellence (2025). In addition to her role at JLL, Littlejohn serves as Vice Chair for the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas.

Specializing in office tenant representation, she is known for her expertise in the financial services industry and excels in identifying optimal financial and operational solutions on behalf of her clients. Littlejohn has transacted over 20 million square feet during her time at JLL, including the Toyota North American Headquarters, Pioneer Natural Resources headquarters, Wells Fargo’s regional consolidation and Vanguard’s Dallas-Fort Worth office.

As North Texas Broker Lead, Littlejohn will oversee business operations and provide strategic counsel and direction for more than 200 employees across Dallas-Fort Worth, focusing intently on leading high-performing teams, fostering talent development and furthering client relationships.

Littlejohn earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and an MBA from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business.

Houston – January 6, 2026 – CBRE announced today that Parker Duffie has been promoted to Managing Director for its Houston office, effective January 1, 2026. In this role, Parker will oversee our office, industrial and healthcare leasing business.

“Parker will be an exceptional leader for us,” said Russell Hodges, Senior Managing Director and Houston Market Leader. “His proven ability to cultivate deep client and broker relationships, combined with his success navigating diverse market conditions, provides an unparalleled foundation to lead our professionals. I look forward to partnering with Parker as we enter this next phase of growth.”

Duffie brings more than 12 years of commercial real estate experience to his new role. Most recently, he served as a CBRE office investor leasing broker in Houston, where he was responsible for leasing over 8.5 million square feet across 30 buildings during his career. His expertise includes the strategic repositioning of existing assets and the complete lease-up of ground-up developments, consistently leveraging CBRE’s comprehensive service platform to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients and investors.

“I am honored and excited to step into this new role and lead such a talented group of professionals,” said Duffie. “I look forward to collaborating with our teams to continue delivering outstanding results for our clients and further strengthening CBRE’s market-leading position in Houston.”

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, digital infrastructure services); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

DALLAS – Marking a major milestone for his career, Joe Santaularia, executive vice president of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services, will become the youngest president of CORFAC International in its 36-year history, effective Jan. 1.

Santaularia, who turns 39 this week, previously has served as CORFAC’s vice president, treasurer and secretary in addition to his tenure on multiple leadership committees. He is succeeding Daniel Shindleman, CCIM, MRICS, Bridgemer AG/CORFAC International in Wollerau, Switzerland.

“It’s my honor to lead CORFAC International’s network of 75 independently owned and operated commercial real estate brokerage offices,” Santaularia says. “As president in 2026, I want to contribute to making the CORFAC brand even stronger worldwide. We’ll also be concentrating on developing more in-network referral business and relationship building, which will benefit our network’s clients.”

CORFAC’s new president grew up in the commercial real estate business, tagging along with his father, Kevin J. Santaularia, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services, who bought the firm in 2000 and shortly thereafter joined CORFAC’s global network of independently owned brokerage firms to grow the company.

“CORFAC referrals have been instrumental in helping our firm grow and attract new business to Dallas/Fort Worth, as we do for other network members throughout the country,” says Bradford’s president and CEO.

The younger Santaularia, and new CORFAC president, earned his broker’s license in his sophomore year at the University of Kansas. He closed his first deal in his senior year.

Joe Santaularia joined Bradford as a broker associate in 2008 after graduation, rising through the ranks to executive vice president and director of strategic investor relationships, capital placement and 3PL partnerships. In 2021, he was accorded CORFAC’s Thomas Hayes Jr. Member Excellence Award for his dedication to introducing cutting-edge ideas to the network. To date, he has completed more than six million square feet of transactions.

CORFAC’s 2026 executive committee also includes Trent Scott, CCIM, First Capital Property Group of, Orlando, Fla., as vice president; Dan Dokovic, SIOR, of Intelica in St. Louis as treasurer; Edward F. Del Beccaro of TRI Commercial in Walnut Creek, Calif. as secretary; and Shindleman, immediate past president. At-large members are Brody Cohen of Capacity Commercial in Portland, Ore,; Chris Gerlach, SIOR, of CSA Realty Group inn Austin, Texas; Andy Mills, SIOR, of Elford Realty in Columbus, Ohio; and Jason Capitani, SIOR, of L. Mason Capitani in Troy, Mich.

The CORFAC network annually closes $10 billion in transaction volume, 10,000 sales and leases, and closes and manages 750 million square feet. The global footprint includes offices in the United States, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican, Republic, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, South Korea, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates.