SouthTrend was formed in 1992 by Craig Rathbun, CCIM, former director of the Melbourne Florida Economic Development Council, and former Political Director of the National Association of Realtors in Washington, D.C..

SouthTrend specializes in sales, leasing, lease administration, asset management, tenant representation, and portfolio analysis. SouthTrend serves a market area that reaches as far south along the Florida east central coast to Palm Bay, and as far north as Titusville and the Kennedy Space Center. SouthTrend Realty currently manages and leases 340,000 sf of office, industrial and retail space in Brevard County. Adam Rathbun has personally brokered approximately $12,000,000 in commercial sales and $20,000,000 in commercial leasing since 2000.

Craig Rathbun’s successor, Adam Rathbun, CCIM, is on the Board of Directors of the Florida Commercial Brokers Network and an active member of the Melbourne/Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Adam Rathbun is a licensed member of the esteemed Certified Commercial Investment Manager Program, which is one of the highest designations a commercial realtor can receive. Adam graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1996 and has been the President and Broker of record of SouthTrend Realty since 1999. Adam served on the board of directors for the Haven for Children in Brevard County from 2006-2008.

In his personal life, Adam has been married since 1999 to Kimberly Rathbun and they have two young daughters. Adam enjoys fishing, golfing, camping, coaching his daughter’s flag football team and is actively involved with his daughters in the YMCA Adventure Guides program.