As an Associate Broker at Oxford Rhine Real Estate, Todd Smith brings over 15 years of diverse real estate experience to the team. His background spans internet-based mortgage lending, foreclosure prevention, and private client services lending with Chase Bank. Prior to joining Oxford Rhine, Todd served as the Director of Residential Brokerage for Underhill Associates, where he managed a team of over 25 agents and successfully closed more than $75 million in residential sales. Todd specializes in single-family residential (SFR) and multifamily investment properties, including purchase and rehabilitation projects. He holds a broker’s license in the state of Kentucky and is a proud member of the National Association of Realtors.
Founding Partner and Associate Broker Cole Schwein has extensive experience in all disciplines of commercial real estate, and along with Alex Brey, is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company’s commercial brokerage division. Cole has successfully represented both local and national clients in the acquisition, sale, investment & leasing of a variety of commercial properties. He is also skilled in analyzing and interpreting the needs of clients developing creative solutions in order to get deals closed. Cole is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of Kentucky and a member of Young Real Estate Professional Louisville, Greater Louisville Association of Realtors and Kentucky Real Estate Exchangors. Cole graduated from the University of Kentucky and resides in Louisville with his wife and two sons.
Alex Brey is a Founding Partner and Associate Broker for Oxford Rhine Real Estate. He and Cole Schwein work closely together on all major commercial portfolio and investment strategies. With an initial career specializing in asset management, his real estate endeavors quickly evolved and now encompasses a wide variety of commercial real estate and investment portfolio management. Alex leads all financial modeling as well as Oxford Rhine’s client and company specific acquisitions, dispositions and capital services. He previously served as the Director of Operations for Underhill Associates overseeing the firm’s operations and management across their entire multi-family and commercial portfolio. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of Kentucky and achieved a Certified Apartment Manager® (CAM) designation from the National Apartment Association. Alex graduated from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business earning a BBA in Management and Dean’s List honors. He currently serves on the Kentucky REALTORS® Professional Standards Committee, Greater Louisville Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network Committee & is a proud Ambassador for The Family & Children’s Place. Alex resides in Louisville with his wife and two daughters.
Ginnie is a Louisville native with over 10 years experience in Real Estate. She received her BA in Economics from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. Soon after, Ginnie moved to Washington, DC and worked for Jones Lang LaSalle in their brokerage and marketing departments. In 2009 she relocated back home to Louisville and was hired by Almost Family to oversee leasing for their many offices in the south. Ginnie maintained her real estate license over the years and joined Oxford Rhine full time in the spring of 2019. She has a wide range of experience in residential sales, remodeling, and investment purchases.
Brooks joined Oxford Rhine in 2019 as an executive advisor to the firm’s commercial sales business. He began his career in commercial real estate in 2006 as an analyst for National City Bank subsidiary Capstone Realty Advisors where he underwrote and procured permanent placement financing for institutional retail, industrial, office and multifamily assets for nearly 4 years, helping to place over $100,500,000 in loan dollars for clients across the region. In 2009, Brooks joined CBRE as a licensed real estate broker focused on the disposition and acquisition of income producing assets across the region. During his tenure at CBRE, he sold over $130,000,000 in assets. Brooks then joined Louisville, KY based Hogan Real Estate in 2015 to spur the growth of the firm’s investment sales platform.
In addition to capital markets transactions, Brooks represents third party landlords, local buyers and tenants in their commercial real estate needs across the Louisville area and Kentucky at large. Brooks earned a Finance degree from the University of Kentucky in 2004. He and his wife Sasha have two children and reside in Louisville.
Living in Shelbyville, KY almost her entire life, Mabel Valdez can offer knowledge of both the city as well as the local real estate market. Her enthusiasm for real estate is evident in her devotion to her clients and her dedication to her career. With four years of experience in managing and over six years of customer service experience, Mabel’s commitment to her clients is proven by always putting her client’s needs above her own. Being both fluent in English and Spanish provide Mabel the ability to service a very diverse customer base. Mabel has been with Oxford Rhine since December of 2021 and has always been eager to learn more. In her free time, Mabel loves to spend her time trying out new recipes, hanging with her family, and spoiling her three sons. Being born in Salinas, California, Mabel has resided in Kentucky since 1997.