One example is George Sacks, who started at Cushman & Wakefield as an office broker in the Miami branch nearly 20 years ago. In 1994, he opened his own firm, Commercial Florida Realty Partners.

He sold the business last year to Grubb & Ellis and became managing director of G&E's two South Florida offices, operating from Boca Raton regional headquarters.

Brokers have been lured to the Grubb & Ellis banner with lucrative signing bonuses, some rumored in the six-figure category. Sacks's hires have included Edgar Jones, a 25-year market veteran who last headed Terranova Corp.'s office division.

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