Jim Resha, MBA CCIM

Brief Profile

Retail Investment Advisor to Orange County Property Owners | 2025 Sperry Broker of the Year | 891 Transactions · $925M+ Since 2004

Full Profile

Jim Resha helps owners of retail investment properties in Orange County and Southern California decide their next move: hold, sell, refinance, 1031 exchange, lease up, or reposition. He leads The Resha Group at Sperry Commercial, which has closed 891 transactions totaling more than $925 million since 2004.

With 42 years in commercial real estate, Jim focuses on shopping centers and retail properties, with an industrial practice built on his experience as founder and CEO of P-R Properties, Inc., where he developed and managed more than 1.5 million square feet of industrial property. Notable transactions include Jamboree Promenade in Irvine ($42.5 million) and Seasons Place in City of Industry ($43 million).

What sets The Resha Group apart is that every engagement starts with strategy, not a listing pitch. Before any conversation about price or buyers, Jim looks at what the owner's equity is earning today, what risks are coming, and whether the property still fits their goals. His team's retail leasing practice, led by principal Heather Francine, helps owners fix vacancies and strengthen the rent roll so the property is worth more when it is time to sell.

Jim was named Sperry Commercial's 2025 Broker of the Year and is a two-time recipient of its Largest Transaction award (2014, 2018). He chairs Sperry's National Retail Group and National Industrial Group and is Chief Investment Strategist at 1880 Capital, giving him a principal's view of how buyers underwrite risk and income. He is a two-term past President of the Greater Southern California CCIM Chapter, holds an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business, and is a member of ICSC and NAIOP. In 2004, he and Heather Francine launched Integrity Real Estate and Investment Group, Inc., the foundation of what is now The Resha Group.