Exeter Hires Lauren Speidel from Chicago to Lead the New Midwest Regional Office
Chicago, Illinois–June 1, 2017–Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC (Exeter1031™) announced today it has further expanded the company’s national 1031 exchange office footprint with the opening of its new Mid-West Regional Office located in Chicago, Illinois. The new Mid-West Regional Office will operate under the leadership of Lauren Speidel. In this role, Speidel oversees sales, marketing, and client relationship management throughout the Midwest Region, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri.
The new Chicago office strengthens Exeter’s presence in one of the nation’s most active commercial real estate markets, providing local investors and their advisors with direct access to experienced 1031 exchange specialists.
“Ms. Speidel’s rich background of professional experience in the areas of 1031 exchanges, Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) makes her an ideal candidate for heading up this exciting new Midwest Expansion,” said William L. Exeter, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC. Mr. Exeter further stated, “Our commitment to providing security, safety, expertise, and personal service for clients throughout Chicago and the Midwest has never been stronger.”
Ms. Speidel brings years of experience specializing in investment products, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and alternative replacement property options for clients performing 1031 exchanges and self-directed IRA and individual 401(k) plan. She has also worked extensively in the financial and banking industries, giving her a comprehensive understanding of the strategies and structures that help investors achieve their goals.
From its new Chicago location, Exeter’s Midwest Regional Office will provide the same comprehensive forward, reverse, improvement (“build-to-suit” or “construction”), leasehold improvement, foreign property, and zero equity 1031 exchange strategies that the company delivers to individual, corporate, and institutional clients nationwide. Each transaction is supported by Exeter’s commitment to safeguarding client funds through separate, segregated, dual-signature, restricted qualified trust accounts.
The Midwest Regional Office is located at 1136 S. Delano Court West, Suite B201, Chicago, Illinois, 60605. The office can be reached at (630) 828-5200, toll free at (866) 635-1031, or by facsimile at (866) 393-8371.
Exeter1031™ continues to operate as one of the safest and most secure qualified intermediaries in the industry today. Distinguishing itself from its competitors, Exeter1031™ is one of the few qualified intermediaries that has any kind of regulatory oversight. This crucial compliance framework is powered by its affiliate, Exeter Trust Company (ExeterTrust™), a prominent trust institution that is fully licensed, regulated, and audited by the Wyoming Division of Banking.
This exceptional regulatory oversight establishes a foundation of financial strength, safety, rigorous compliance, and unwavering reliability. Whether clients require assistance with a standard real property 1031 exchange or are conducting due diligence for an institutional transaction, the new Midwest Regional Office in Chicago ensures that all client funds and documentation are handled with the highest level of institutional care and expertise.
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About The Exeter Group of Companies
The Exeter Group of Companies includes operating businesses that offer diversified financial services designed to help investors build and preserve wealth through various tax deferral or tax exclusion strategies.
Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC is headquartered in San Diego, California, and now with its Midwest Regional Office in Chicago, serves as a qualified intermediary for forward, reverse, improvement, leasehold improvement, foreign property and zero-equity 1031 exchange transactions nationwide. Exeter1031™ is one of the few qualified intermediaries that has any kind of regulatory oversight.
Exeter Trust Company is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming and is licensed, regulated, and audited by the Wyoming Division of Banking. ExeterTrust™ administers separate, segregated, dual-signature, restricted qualified trust accounts for 1031 exchanges, serves as custodian for self-directed IRAs, individual 401(k) plans, and qualified retirement plans with an emphasis in non-traditional or alternative assets, provides private fund custody and administrative services, directed trust or administrative trustee services, serves as escrow agent for specialty holding escrows, and serves as trustee for title holding trusts (land trusts).
Exeter Asset Services Corporation is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and serves as an exchange accommodation titleholder or EAT when legal title to real estate must be held as part of a reverse or improvement 1031 exchange transaction.