Jeff Kurtzman, the former co-founder and CFO of Better World Books joined the Hogan Companies as a member of the new Finance and Investment Division , headed by Richard La Vay, a former member of the Maryland General Assembly.  Mr. Kurtzman will focus on identifying and acquiring performing and non-performing real estate assets. He will assist development clients in formulating and implementing requisite fiscal strategies necessary for long term success.

Jacob N. Ermer, a mortgage industry executive, previously with Chevy Chase Bank and K Bank will be joining the Land and Commercial Division. A resident of Annapolis, he graduated from St. Mary’s College in Maryland. Also joining the Land and Commercial Team is Erik Lyon, an Annapolis resident and graduate of Washington College.

Victor W. White, a graduate of DePaul University, has moved to the area and will also be joining the company. Mr. White has held an Illinois Real Estate License since 2004 and has been associated with the Jerome H. Meyer & Co. as Property Manager for 26 properties in Chicago.

Licensed in Delaware and Maryland, Jennifer E. Wheeler comes to the Hogan Companies Residential Division after two years as a custom homes project coordinator on the Delaware beaches. She is well-positioned to serve the Hogan Companies clients from metropolitan Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Hogan Companies, a diverse group of companies that excels in brokerage, consulting, investment and the development of land, commercial and full service real estate brokerage, recently opened a division in the Carolinas.