MIAMI, Florida—October 2, 2024 — Lee & Associates South Florida continues to attract top commercial real estate talent to join its growing roster. Another accomplished industry professional, Michael Hinton, CCIM, is the firm’s newest Principal.

Based in Miami, Hinton has more than 25 years of experience specializing in investment sales. He is the 2025 President-Elect of the Florida chapter of influential industry organization CCIM. Hinton’s transaction output exceeds $200 million in total value.

Hinton is a sought-after advisor for a wide range of clients, including Union Planters Bank/Regions Bank, Commercebank/Mercantil Bank and Principal Global Real Estate Investments.

“Michael Hinton is someone I have known and admired for many years through our shared industry involvement,” Lee & Associates South Florida President Matthew Rotolante said. “He is a perfect fit for our expanding team, as Michael is a top-tier commercial real estate broker and active in industry and community organizations.”

Prior to joining Lee & Associates South Florida, Hinton was a Senior Associate at Apex Capital Realty and worked closely with CBRE, managing a national bank portfolio spanning three states and 150 locations. Hinton’s experience extends to leading teams as the Director of Commercial Real Estate at Weichert Realtors Best Beach, where he built and trained a group of commercial agents.

Hinton’s industry accolades include winning the 2022 Commercial Realtor of the Year honor from Miami Commercial Realtors and a 2024 CREXi Platinum Broker Award.

“It is impossible not to notice the impressive growth of Lee & Associates South Florida,” Hinton said. “The firm truly makes long-term investments in its team members and provides them with the platform, referral network and support to thrive in an extremely competitive market. I am so excited to join this talented team.”

Hinton earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Purdue University Global. His community involvement includes serving as Vice Chair of Urban Promise Miami during its operation, contributing to youth empowerment programs in the Miami area. He continues to work with board members to help set up a new charity in the near future.

About Lee & Associates South Florida

Lee & Associates | South Florida is a fully vertical commercial real estate brokerage firm focused on industrial, office, retail, multifamily, investment and land sectors. Our dedicated team of professionals is led by Matthew Rotolante, CCIM, SIOR a 4th generation South Florida native in a family that has owned and operated commercial property here since 1928. Lee & Associates is the largest agent owned brokerage in the nation with Senior Agent’s ability to earn profit share resulting in the highest splits while still receiving full resources, support and leads from our national network. Our collaborative and cheerful culture allows for open communications throughout the company, fostering the sharing of information and best practices to better enable client decision making.  The Lee & Associates’ robust national network that sold and leased over $115 Billion over the past 5 years offers clients a cross-market platform of expertise and deal opportunities across all asset specialties and representation roles. For the latest news from Lee & Associates South Florida, visit leesouthflorida.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, our company local news.

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