Ken Shanahan is a Global Real Estate Advisor and Certified Negotiations Expert that excels in the Lakewood Ranch/ Sarasota market. Using his detailed proprietary pricing model, he has executed many record-breaking sales by helping his sellers understand their home's true value and by sharing his pricing reports with potential buyers and their agents. He has successfully closed every listed taken. His clients benefit from his unique skillset obtained during his successful 20 year Wall Street career that ranged from being Head of Trading at Keefe Mangers, a hedge fund with $1 Billion under management; and serving as Managing Director for International Proprietary Trading at Fox-Pitt Kelton, a subsidiary of SwissRe. This background allows Ken to communicate effectively correlation of economic activity to interest rates and, ultimately, real estate prices to his clients. Ken is a member of the National Association of REALTORS(r) and the REALTOR(r) Association of Sarasota and Manatee. Outside of real estate, he served on the board of Lakewood Ranch Little League, coached youth baseball for 10 years, and ran both the New York City and Miami marathons