Khalid Muneer

Jupiter Properties Inc/Universal Business consultants/Home constructors LLC

Khalid Muneer is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Central Florida, Business, Networking and closing deals are his best trade but his first passion is his family and the Orlando community, where he has built a legacy of good deeds, and strong business alliances over the last two decades.

Born in Pakistan, raised in the United Kingdom, Khalid Muneer, founded Jupiter Properties Inc. Group, successfully creating a real estate brokerage firm from one employee to 27 with an emphasis on service and an international staff capable of servicing a culturally diverse customer base.

As a 30-year resident of central Florida and having lived in ten different countries in his previous career in International investment banking, he acquired the skill set needed to excel in today’s rapidly changing and ultra-competitive technology driven real estate industry. Today, his company specializes in residential, commercial and business brokerage, covering Flagler, Volusia, Osceola and Orange counties with a physical presence of agents in these areas.

When he first arrived to the United States, he opened a number of small service-oriented businesses before starting his real estate career and the opening of Jupiter Properties Inc. a company centered on diversity and a brand marked by innovation. Real estate at that time was going through revolutionary changes due to internet and technology and purchasing by foreign residents. With an edge over other companies due to his vast international experience and knowledge of other cultures and languages, the company was successful by educating a very diversified number of agents, able to serve a vast international clientele.

With the pandemic behind us  2022 promises to be the best year for the group through merger and aquisitions and expansion, the emphasis will be on customer service, technology and affordable housing. This month will see the merger of his business brokerage side of his operation with the Lake Mary based UBC Mergers and Aquisitions which will give Jupiter Properties Inc. access to UBC’s global presence and technology. The key for the smaller brokerages to survive is the accessibility to expensive lead programs. Currently they are jointly working on a $29 million project in South Florida.Khalid also serves as the VP of Business Brokers Association of Florida and this will give UBC greater exposure for their projects.

Jupiter Properties Inc. has been very active in the area of affordable housing. Khalid says: “Every official event that I attend on affordable housing is always about acknowledging the problem but few solutions. Right now, we are experiencing  the worst scenario regarding affordable housing in Central Florida, with only 17 affordable home units available for every 100 required and getting worse with the rents rising rapidly.” Khalid and his team are looking into solutions for this problem. Last year Khalid helped to forge a joint partnership between local builders Home constructors LLC and a Turkish based company, manufacturing the solar roofing panels and other building materials in Turkey to lower construction costs. Their current affordable housing projects are in Poinciana and Debary.

The restructuring of the group will also see the residential side of the business  headed by his co-broker Ivan Aldea, focusing more on the luxury residential communities sales, as their office is strategically located in the Metro West area with close proximity to Windermere and Dr Philips. This will also result in shifting the commercial side of the business to its subsidiary, Urbanvest Realty corp with its concentration on commercial land acquisitions. The major restructuring will position the group to adopt a more specialized customer-focused service and to meet the ambitious revenue growth targets for the next five years.

“We are lucky to be living in Central Florida with its growth pattern and the timing could not be better to take advantage of the business opportunities available in the hidden gem of not only Florida but the whole USA,” says Khalid.