ATLANTA—Marcus & Millichap just made a big move in its Atlanta office. The commercial real estate investment services firm named Michael J. Fasano first vice president. Fasano was most recently vice president of the firm.

“Mike brings extensive knowledge of the commercial real estate investment sector and strong leadership skills to his position as first vice president,” John J. Kerin, president and CEO of M&M, tells GlobeSt.com. Fasano joined Marcus & Millichap in 2002 as an investment professional in the New Jersey office. He specializes in multifamily transactions.

“A 12-year veteran of the firm, Mike has been a successful investment sales professional and manager, who now oversees the Atlanta office as its regional manager,” Kerin says. “Mike is an exceptional resource to our private and institutional investor clients, as well as our Atlanta agents.”

In 2004, Fasano was promoted to associate. Soon after, he joined the management team of the New Jersey office as its sales manager and was promoted to regional manager of the New Jersey office in 2005.

In April 2009, Fasano was elected a vice president of Marcus & Millichap. Finally, in June 2013 he moved to Atlanta to become regional manager of that office. He graduated from Seton Hall University with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Atlanta's multifamily market is hitting pre-recession levels. In fact, according to Marcus & Millichap's ApartmentResearch Market Report for the fourth quarter of 2014, Metro Atlanta apartment operations have made “substantial strides” since the downturn. What's more, Atlanta's multifamily market shows no signs of slowing down going into 2015.