Matt Battiata is an American businessman and
real estate expert from California.
He has appeared on regional and national media outlets speaking on the topics of real estate, foreclosures, and short sales.
He was also featured in the 2006 book ''Billion Dollar Agent'' by Steve Kantor.
Early life and education
Battiata was born in Washington, D.C. and attended
Tulane University
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where he earned a
B.A. in philosophy.
Prior to real estate, Battiata sailed
tall ship
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s, including the ''
Californian'' which he captained in 1996 when it was used for fundraising tours by the nonprofit organization who owned it.
Career
Battiata founded The Battiata Real Estate Group in 1999 in
Del Mar, California.
Since 2001, he has been rated as one of the top-selling agents in the United States, selling between 200 and 300 homes on an annual basis.
Battiata appears regularly on numerous television and radio outlets speaking on the topic of real estate, foreclosures, and short sales.
He has been a guest expert on
KPBS-FM
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,
KPBS Television,
KUSI-TV
KUSI-TV (channel 51) is an independent television station in San Diego, California, United States. It is the sole property of locally based McKinnon Broadcasting Company. KUSI-TV's studios are located on Viewridge Avenue (near I-15) in the ...
and also quoted in the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'', ''
The New York Times
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'',
''
The Wall Street Journal
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''
and ''
The Washington Post
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'' regarding short sales.
Battiata has twice traveled to Washington, D.C. and met with members of both the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
and
U.S. House of Representatives
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.
During his visits, he discussed
housing market conditions and lobbied for a plan to help curb the number of foreclosures.
References
External links
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Living people
Tulane University alumni
American real estate brokers
Year of birth missing (living people)