Mortgage Bankers Association Leadership Profile: Terence Tener, Member of Board of Governors
Name: Terence Tener, MAI, ASA
Title: Principal
Company: KTR Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Location: 575 Lexington Ave., 20th Fl., New York, NY 10022
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Family: Married, 3 children
College: Pratt Institute
First job outside of real estate: Bay clammer
First job in real estate or allied field: Broker
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Commercial real estate appraisals, locally and nationally
Hobbies: Skiing, boating and golf
Person you admire most (outside of family): Pope Benedict
Key to success: Client satisfaction
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Real estate brokerage
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