Michael Brandes is a Vice President in the Hospitality Investment Advisory practice at Hodges Ward Elliott. He specializes in select-service hotel and portfolio transactions throughout North America, including investment sales and equity placements.

Mr. Brandes joined the firm in August 2021. Prior to HWE, he spent over two years at Preferred Apartment Communities, a public, multifamily REIT in Atlanta, where he was directly involved in Class A property acquisitions and loan investments totaling over $200 million. Prior thereto, he worked as an Associate at Haddow & Company, a commercial real estate consulting firm in Midtown Atlanta. Mr. Brandes was also a prior intern at HWE.

Mr. Brandes graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in Real Estate.