Paul Ray Smith, Jr. and Jim Kemper, CoStar’s 2024 Top Retail Leasing Brokers!

Lexington, KY – CoStar Group, Inc., a leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, announced today the recipients of the 2024 CoStar Power Broker Awards, recognizing professionals and firms who closed the highest transaction volume in commercial real estate deals in their respective markets. Paul Ray Smith, Jr., Executive Vice President, and Jim Kemper, Vice President, of NAI Isaac, have been recognized as the most active Lexington/Fayette dealmakers with this prestigious industry award. The CoStar Power Broker Award program has honored the industry’s elite for 25 years. Please join us in congratulating Paul Ray Smith, Jr. and Jim Kemper on their 2024 CoStar Power Broker Awards for Top Retail Leasing in Commercial Real Estate! Paul Ray Smith, Jr. joined NAI Isaac as a leasing/sales associate in 1987 earning the confidence and trust of many top companies while assisting them in attaining their real estate goals. As Executive Vice President, he has overseen and facilitated numerous major projects, successfully negotiating the close of many sales and leases throughout his 37 years with the company. He also serves as a leader and mentor to the company’s sales, leasing and management staff. Jim Kemper has been a key member of NAI Isaac since 1991, specializing in the sales and leasing of retail, office, land, and bank properties, as well as tenant representation. Throughout his career, he has assisted numerous local, regional, and national tenants with site selection, lease negotiations, and property evaluations for multiple locations across Kentucky. Some of the brands he has worked with include Starbucks, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Great Clips, AT&T, Bella Cafe, Sun Tan City, and Bojangles.