Mission:

To deliver strategic, client-centered real estate advisory and brokerage services that unlock value, drive growth, and navigate complexity-serving retailers, landlords and investors with integrity, agility, and expertise.

Vision:

To be the most trusted, forward thinking partner in retail real estate - transforming uncertainty into opportunity and elevating the way commercial spaces serve people, business, and communities.

Strategic Intent:

To differentiate CMB Real Estate Solutions fusing deep market knowledge, curated client service to help clients make confident decisions, adapt to change, and outperform the competition.

Founder/Principal

Carmelita Botelho, CCIM, CRX, CDP, CLS

CA Licensed Broker # 01860471

After years of navigating dynamic markets and leading transformative real estate strategies, I’m excited to share that I’m now available to take on select client engagements through my advisory practice, CMB Real Estate Solutions.

I bring a trusted, strategic, and relentlessly persistent approach to helping retailers, owners, and investors optimize their portfolios, unlock hidden value, and navigate complexity with confidence—especially in today’s uncertain economic climate. Whether it’s site selection, deal restructuring, portfolio repositioning, or simply needing a steady hand through shifting market forces—I’m here to help.

With over three decades of experience across tenant and landlord representation, acquisitions, and development, I’ve delivered hundreds of successful real estate deals for nationally recognized retailers across grocery, pharmacy, QSR, and mixed-use sectors. My leadership roles have spanned companies like United Growth Capital Management, Boos Development, CVS/Longs Drugs, Safeway/Property Development Centers, and Baskin Robbins/Togo’s/Dunkin Donuts—culminating most recently in serving as Vice President of Real Estate at Grocery Outlet.

Today, I offer high-impact consulting, interim leadership, and co-brokerage services with a hands-on, results-oriented style. I am a licensed California Real Estate Broker and hold multiple respected industry designations, including CCIM, CRX, CLS, and CDP. I also proudly serve on national leadership councils through ICSC, CREW, The Pipeline, FIIRE, and Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School’s MSML Champions as I am completing my Master of Science in Management and Leadership.

Let’s connect if you're ready to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities!

Core Values:

  • Excellence: Bringing diligence, experience, and creativity to every project.

  • Integrity: Every engagement is built on trust, transparency, and follow-through.

  • Empowerment: Championing diverse voices, fostering mentorship/coaching, and advocating for those without a voice.

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