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KBS Capital Markets Group Appoints Regional Vice President for Pacific Northwest

Rigo Medina Will Develop and Manage Broker Relationships in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska

Newport Beach, Calif. - April 19, 2010: Rigo Medina, an internal sales associate at KBS Capital Markets Group (KBS-CMG), has been appointed KBS-CMG regional vice president of the Pacific Northwest Region. The Seattle resident will be responsible for developing and managing broker/dealer and registered investment advisor relationships in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska on behalf of KBS Real Estate Investment Trusts.

KBS-CMG of Newport Beach, Calif., is an affiliate of KBS Capital Advisors and KBS Realty Advisors. One of the nation’s largest commercial real estate buyers, KBS-affiliated companies currently own eight commercial office and industrial properties in the six-state Pacific Northwest Region totaling more than 1.3 million square feet.

Prior to KBS, Medina was affiliated with Grubb & Ellis Securities and Triple Net Properties, LLC, both located in Santa Ana, Calif., in a wholesaling capacity.

"Rigo’s experience at KBS and elsewhere uniquely qualifies him to take the next step as a regional representative of KBS Capital Markets Group,” explained Tim Jensen, KBS-CMG sales desk manager. “His strong work ethic and experience in commercial real estate will prove especially useful as we expand our KBS brand-building efforts in the Pacific Northwest, especially Oregon and Washington.”

Rigo received his bachelor’s degree from Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas. He is a founding member of Tyler’s Team, a San Marino, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the fight against leukemia, and holds Series 7, 63 and 79 licenses from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

About KBS Companies
Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., KBS Capital Markets Group (www.kbs-cmg.com) is the dealer manager for KBS Real Estate Investment Trusts.  KBS Capital Advisors is the advisor for KBS Real Estate Investment Trusts.  Both companies are affiliates of KBS Realty Advisors, a private equity real estate company and SEC-registered investment advisor founded in 1992 by Peter Bren and Chuck Schreiber.  Since 1992, KBS has completed transactional activity exceeding $16.5 billion via 19 separate accounts, six commingled funds and two private equity REITs.  KBS has offices in Newport Beach, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, New York, Washington, D.C, Atlanta and Los Angeles.  For information, visit www.kbsrealty.com.