David B. Berkowitz, is managing principal and co-founder of Assurance Realty Group. David has a long history in real estate advisory, investment, brokerage, financing and development in the City of Newark. David’s experience in Newark spans over three decades, where he started in the mid 1980's at Prudential's Real Estate Investment Group. He went on to advising the City of Newark on economic and real estate development matters in the early 2000's; and working with a multitude of private, public and not-for-profit entities in the City in an effort to create value-add opportunities for his clients and the Newark community at large.

David has a deep and comprehensive understanding of the Newark marketplace and how to connect people and resources to navigate through even the most complicated deal structures. David is known for his creativity in bringing solutions that benefit all sides of a transaction.

David holds an MBA from Columbia University with a concentration in real estate and finance, and a BS from the State University of New York at Albany with a concentration in accounting and economics. He is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson and Title Insurance Producer in the State of New Jersey.

Alan S. Wellman is the Broker of Record, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Assurance Realty Group LLC. Alan has worked in the Real Estate industry for more than 15 years and brings over 30 years of customer-focused business experience to the firm. He is responsible for the operations of the company, which includes Finance, Operations and Information Technology.

Alan has an entrepreneurial focus and his business acumen includes managing small and medium size businesses and solving complex business problems. Alan has managed a number of small businesses in various industries including acting as the Chief Operating Officer of Assurance Title Services, the Vice President of Operations of an internet software company, and the Manager of Customer Care at a computer hardware company.

He also has experience as a Process Improvement/Strategy Consultant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and a Global Account Manager at AT&T.

Alan has a MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a BS from Babson College.

Alan lives in Monmouth County with his wife and 4 children.