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Lori Lewis Named Executive Vice President at KBS Realty Advisors

Newport Beach, Calif. (April 18, 2007)  KBS Realty Advisors, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate investment advisors, has named Lori Lewis Executive Vice President, Director of Portfolio Operations based in the firm’s Newport Beach office. Lewis heads a team of professionals responsible for the underwriting, transaction management and closing of all KBS acquisitions. She is also directly responsible for arranging financing and managing portfolio operations for KBS Realty Advisors’ funds.

“Lori Lewis has consistently made significant contributions to KBS since joining the company in 1996,” said Charles Schreiber, CEO. “As KBS expanded its acquisition activities, Lori and her team have kept pace with the growing demand for their services while ensuring the integrity of investment analyses, due diligence reviews and acquisition processes. Lori’s involvement on the KBS Investment Committee and her management of our financing activities and portfolio planning, have added significantly to the returns produced for our investors.

Prior to her role as EVP, Lewis was Senior Vice President. She has a total of 21 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining KBS, she was engaged in the valuation of commercial real estate through her affiliation with several Orange County-based consulting and appraisal firms. Lewis graduated from Biola University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.

About KBS Realty Advisors
Founded by Peter Bren and Chuck Schreiber in 1992 as a private equity real estate company, KBS Realty Advisors is a SEC registered investment advisor. KBS invests in, manages and sells high quality U.S. commercial real estate assets for institutional, corporate and private investors. Since the company was formed, KBS has created 18 separate accounts and six commingled funds. In addition, KBS has formed a publicly offered, non-traded real estate investment trust. For more information, visit www.kbsrealty.com.


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