Matthew McCormick launched his real estate career with Charles E. Smith, one of the area’s premiere development and management companies, rising through the ranks to eventually become the Executive Vice President of Residential Services. Matt went on to serve as the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Archstone-Smith, formerly the nation’s third largest apartment REIT with a market capitalization of over $12 billion. What’s a REIT and what does that mean? And why the switch to residential sales? Welcome to the show, Matt!