# Fischer

> Fischer is a Dallas-founded corporate real estate advisory business, acquired by Cresa in October 2025. It combines tenant and owner-occupier representation, portfolio strategy and transaction services with proprietary ManagePath and Visual Manager software. Its historical customer base includes large corporate portfolios such as AT&T, FedEx and Alcoa.

- **Founded:** 1985
- **Headquarters:** Dallas, United States
- **Founders:** Clifford Fischer (Co-founder; former chairman and CEO; Executive Managing Principal at Cresa), Gail Fischer (Co-founder; no longer associated with the brokerage at acquisition)
- **Products:** ManagePath, Visual Manager, Tenant representation and transaction management, Strategic portfolio management, Lease administration and accounting
- **Notable:** Combined tenant brokerage with software development from its early years., ManagePath was used as the Texas statewide lease portfolio database., The 2025 Cresa transaction brought 110 Fischer professionals and its two proprietary platforms into Cresa.

## Products & services

- **ManagePath** — Corporate real estate portfolio, lease administration, lease accounting and project management software; web-era first-use records date to 2000.
- **Visual Manager** — Proprietary portfolio and project management platform; Jon Hardin began building its original version as a Fischer consultant in 2009.
- **Tenant representation and transaction management** — Occupier advice on leasing, renewals, relocations and property transactions.
- **Strategic portfolio management** — Corporate account advice connecting real estate decisions across locations with business requirements.
- **Lease administration and accounting** — Lease information management and software workflows that flag changes for accounting review.
- **Site selection and build-to-suit advice** — Location strategy, negotiations and build-to-suit expertise for corporate occupiers.
- **Capital markets and consulting** — Real estate capital strategies, sale-leaseback advice and due diligence listed among the firm’s specialties.

## Achievements

- Combined tenant brokerage with software development from its early years.
- ManagePath was used as the Texas statewide lease portfolio database.
- The 2025 Cresa transaction brought 110 Fischer professionals and its two proprietary platforms into Cresa.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Cresa announced its acquisition of Fischer on October 23; Cliff Fischer, Ted Uzelac and Chris Joyner joined as Managing Principals, with Cliff also joining the board.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cresa.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fischercre/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fischercompany
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fischercompany

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Last updated: 2026-10-01