Pantera Retail Advisors
Meet Wanda De Boer with Pantera Retail Advisors.
Wanda is one of those professionals I am happy to have as a resource when a real-estate question moves beyond residential property and into the world of retail and commercial real estate.
With more than 25 years of commercial-real-estate experience, Wanda has worked on nearly every side of a retail transaction. Her background includes representing landlords and tenants, leasing shopping centers, helping businesses identify new locations, negotiating leases and ground leases, working on redevelopment projects and advising property owners on how to position retail real estate for long-term success.
What I appreciate about Wanda's experience is that she understands these transactions from more than one perspective. She has worked as a broker, leasing professional, property manager, asset manager, owner and developer, giving her firsthand insight into the questions both property owners and tenants need to consider before making a commercial-real-estate decision.
Site selection is an especially important part of retail real estate. The right space is not simply about finding a vacant storefront. Traffic patterns, surrounding businesses, demographics, visibility, access, parking, lease structure, future development and the needs of the customer all play a role in whether a location ultimately works for a business.
Wanda also has extensive experience with shopping-center redevelopment and ground-up development. Earlier in her career, she helped develop a 65,000-square-foot mixed-use office-over-retail project in Oldsmar and has worked with hundreds of local, regional and national retailers, restaurants and financial institutions across Florida's west coast.
After approximately 15 years with RPM Realty Management, Wanda retired from her position there in February 2026, but she did not leave commercial real estate. RPM announced that she would continue working as President and Broker of Pantera Retail Advisors, concentrating on retail development, site selection and leasing consulting.
For my clients and business relationships, that makes Wanda a particularly useful resource. Whether someone owns a retail property, is considering opening or relocating a business, needs help leasing a commercial space, or wants an experienced perspective on a retail-development opportunity, having someone who understands the Tampa Bay commercial market can make a significant difference.
Retail real estate is about much more than finding an available space. Location, visibility, traffic, demographics, lease terms and the surrounding businesses all matter. Wanda has spent decades working on both the landlord and tenant sides of commercial real estate, and I appreciate having someone with that depth of experience to recommend when a client or business owner needs guidance.
If you are looking for retail site selection, tenant representation, landlord representation, retail leasing, shopping-center consulting, commercial development or redevelopment guidance, or experienced retail real-estate advisory services in the Tampa Bay area or throughout Florida, I recommend contacting Wanda De Boer with Pantera Retail Advisors.
Her specialty is helping retailers, business owners, landlords and property owners make informed commercial-real-estate decisions through extensive market knowledge, strategic site selection, leasing expertise, development experience and hands-on retail advisory services.