DeFazio joins Winick Realty Group as a broker

Cranford, NJ Thomas DeFazio has joined Winick Realty Group as the latest broker to join the company’s growing New Jersey branch. DeFazio, who will focus on both landlord and tenant representation throughout the state, comes to Winick Realty Group after more than two decades of success in the fields of finance and residential real estate. “Throughout his past experience, Tom has proven his ability to service clients in multiple channels of business. We are delighted to have him join the Winick Realty Group NJ team,” said Tyler Bennett, senior vice president and co-founder of Winick Realty Group NJ. For 26 years, DeFazio developed strong relationship and client management skills working in equity sales, trading and operations for major financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch, Bank of NY and Cantor Fitzgerald. He also played a major role in the business development of various alternative trading platforms, including G-Trade/ADR Direct owned by Bank of NY and AQUA owned by Cantor Fitzgerald. In 2013, he began a two-year stint at Chris Smith Realty, a residential real estate firm in Spring Lake, NJ where he successfully closed or placed under contract 20 sales and qualified for NJAR Circle of Excellence.