Professionalism

Howard H. Ran, J.D. is the broker of record and chief executive officer of Howard Realty Partners, Inc. Mr. Ran has extensive experience and has been a California licensed and practicing real estate broker for over eleven years. Mr. Ran handles multi-million dollar commercial and residential transactions with the care and attention to detail high net worth clients come to expect of him. He is a continuous lifelong learner and never ceases the opportunity to learn new things whether it is in the professional and personal world.

Mr. Ran started off as a broker associate at Coldwell Banker in 2010 under the guidance of his father Henry who is a licensed salesperson since 1985. As his career in real estate began, he has dealt with numerous residential and small to large real estate investors. He started the mantra to place the clients best interest before the agents own self-interest and one will achieve greatness. His outgoing and impeccable personality in sales since he was a child allowed him to gain traction in the real estate industry rather quickly. In 2012, he was named top agent among 250 other agents in that office as his caring attitude and charisma allowed him to become a well known name in the San Gabriel Valley area. He always says to treat every client better than we treat ourselves. His hard work and attitude paid off well for him.

Experience

Mr. Ran‘s real estate experience is like no other, as he has single handedly supervised and traded about one hundred million US dollars in single side transactions over his career and has formed close relationships within his professional network while doing so. For example, In February 2020, he closed a medical office building for $8 million dollars within a whopping seventeen days including all due diligence and inspections. This speed and efficiency is impeccable as he works tirelessly to ensure that the clients best interest come first before his. He is also well versed in the real estate procurement process behind IRC 1031 exchanges to defer the tax liability of his clients.

He is also directly in charge of 250,000 square feet of leasing, sales and management of commercial and residential space throughout Southern California and he contacts owners, tenants and vendors personally more often than usual. He spends a lot of time vetting the correct vendor to lower costs for his client. He cares tremendously about the profitability of his investors and ensures that they are as profitable as possible. His advice is trusted by numerous high net worth clients, appraisers and his team of agents that help him spread his belief to always place the client first. Mr. Ran will be there for your real estate needs when you need him and his team the most.

Mr. Ran is also a luxury high net worth residential listing specialist where he obtains listings in upwards of over $20 million dollars in the most luxurious and secluded parts of the San Gabriel Valley and Southern California. With his guidance and counseling, he and his team almost exclusively trades multi-million dollar properties in Southern and Northern California.

Education

Mr. Ran is just as passionate in learning in a classroom setting as he is learning from clients in his real estate career. He was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles, California. While attending schools locally, he managed to learn and keep full proficiency of Mandarin Chinese and the Cantonese dialect. He is also able to speak conversational Spanish to better assist his clients as well. He is truly a linguistic talent and it works rather well to his advantage in his career.

After graduation from San Marino High School, he went to community college at Pasadena City College and eventually transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he earned his Bachelors of Arts degrees in History and Political Science. Mr. Ran always wanted to achieve a graduate degree and after a few years into his real estate career decided to pursue his law degree part time. It was undoubtedly no easy feat but he persevered. He graduate with a professional Juris Doctor law degree from Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law in August of 2018.  Mr. Ran is eligible and will sit for the California General Bar Examination to become an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California.

Licenses and Credentials

• California Department of Real Estate, Real Estate Broker License, since 2010, DRE 01876980
• Mortgage Loan Originator License, since 2012, NMLS ID 886370
• Notary Public, Los Angeles County, since 2014
• Member, National Association of Realtors
• Member, California Association of Realtors
• Member, West San Gabriel Valley Realtors
• Member, San Francisco Association of Realtors
• Member, Orange County Realtors
• Member, State Bar of California  (pending)