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PraiseBuildings Sells More Religious Property than Any Brokerage in the Mid-Atlantic.
PraiseBuildings Religious Property Brokerage sells more houses of worship than any brokerage in the Mid-Atlantic. Our team focuses exclusively on the sale and leasing of religious property, including churches, synagogues, temples, schools, daycares, camps, retreats, parsonages, and land. According to CoStar (the multiple list service for commercial property), we sell one of every two religious properties transacted by brokers in the Greater Baltimore metro area.
Because we have been selling churches since 1998, our team understands the needs of congregations, and we rely on our vast experience and knowledge to achieve success for our clients.
If you’re looking for a trustworthy, dedicated partner to buy, sell or evaluate your religious property, let’s connect today.
In 1998, Stephen Ferrandi, Broker of Record, founded PraiseBuildings as a natural extension of his father’s Church Renovation company. Since then, the PraiseBuildings team has grown to five dedicated team members, led by Barb Bindon, who has been selling churches since 2010. This year, Barb and her team put over $10 million dollars of religious property under contract, ranging in price from $50,000 to $2,600,000.
PraiseBuildings knows churches. Let us put our experience to work for your congregation.
Stephen J. Ferrandi
In 1998, Stephen Ferrandi incorporated PraiseBuildings as an extension of his father’s Church Renovation Services company.
Stephen J. Ferrandi
In 1998, Stephen Ferrandi, founder and Broker of Record, incorporated PraiseBuildings as a natural extension of his father’s Church Renovation Services company. Having grown up fixing and repairing churches and synagogues, Stephen has a deep knowledge of the issues that are particular to church management, and is attuned to the very special relationship religious leaders have with their buildings and congregations.
His father was there to support religious leaders through a time of huge growth and expansion, and Stephen continues that legacy of service in today’s challenging time of mergers, downsizing and tight fiscal management.
Each member of the PraiseBuildings team takes pride in providing top results, stellar service and knowledgeable advice that other brokers in represent-it-all firms simply can’t offer.
Barbara K. Bindon
Since 2010, Barbara Bindon, COO, CFO, has worked in commercial real estate with a concentration in religious property brokerage.
Barbara K. Bindon
Since 2010, Barbara Bindon, COO, CFO, has worked in commercial real estate with a concentration in religious property brokerage. Having guided dozens of congregations through the process of buying or selling their churches, temples, and synagogues, Barb’s comprehensive expertise and superior customer service have made her a sought-after broker and consultant. Barb’s goal in all real estate transactions is to have her clients feel 100% supported each step of the way.
Barb holds a BA Honors, an MA, and a Project Management Certificate. She has leveraged her many years of experience in marketing and project management to establish a brokerage and property management firm that offers clients one-stop solutions to their property needs.
Josh Halbedel
Josh Halbedel has been involved in the real estate industry since completing his enlistment with the United States Army.
Josh Halbedel
A graduate of the Real Estate & Economic Development Program at the University of Baltimore, Josh Halbedel, Sales Advisor, has been involved in the real estate industry since completing his enlistment with the United States Army.
In 2004, Josh began his real estate career as a real estate auction marketer, orchestrating over 200 auction events for land, industrial, offices, apartments and residential real estate.
In 2011, he began focusing on commercial real estate redevelopment as he started his tenure at NAI KLNB. Four years later, he left KNLB to help build the EA Realty family of companies (EA Commercial, PraiseBuildings, and Maryland Land Advisors).
Over that time period, Josh has honed his craft to become a commercial real estate adaptive reuse and specialty property expert. His niche is the marketing of unique properties for lease or sale which include, outdated industrial properties converted to office space or special uses like breweries; churches and community halls converted to apartments, offices, senior care, and townhomes; entitlements for renewed ground-up development; repositioning and revisioning challenging properties to attract new uses.
Josh helps guide property owners and developers in understanding the current market trends of buyers and sellers, highlighting desirable amenities and features, and setting pricing guidelines and expectations.
Active in the local and regional development industry, Josh currently serves as Chair for the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Baltimore chapter. And his dedication to the community goes beyond its commercial real estate market. Josh is both a volunteer and donor for the St. Francis Neighborhood Center in the Reservoir Hill community of West Baltimore. The organization’s mission is to end the cycle of generational poverty in at-risk communities, heal trauma, and affect real opportunity for the residents of Baltimore City.