He started his Real Estate Career the summer he graduated Plano East High School in 1998 by finishing all his Real Estate Classes before heading off to College in the heart of Europe at Franklin University Switzerland in Lugano. He obtained his BA International Banking and Finance degree in 2001 and moved back to Dallas (Plano) to continue his passion for Commercial Real Estate .
He started out managing/leasing retail assets under GE Management Co. Early in his career he started to syndicate deals under TK Eng & Associates Investment Group, Inc by raising funds to acquire shopping centers in the Dallas/Fort Worth Market and still continues to do so with his family CRE companies .
During the financial crisis in 2008 , Daniel made the decision to take the time to advance his Commercial Real Career by joining the North Texas CCIM chapter , IREM Dallas Chapter and North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors. He obtained the CCIM and CPM Certification in 2009 and have served on the board for both.
In 2010 - he was approach by his CCIM instructor , Mac McClure , Past CCIM National President, to help head one of the KW Commercial Market Centers in Allen, Texas and later moved to KW Plano Market Center and teamed up with Kelley Liu and Trang Dang-Le.
In 2012 - Kelley Liu, Trang Dang-Le and him decided to form their own residential real estate company, DFW iRealty , and in 2017 they franchised the residential company to become ERA iRealty , in which his partners run the operations of this company.
In 2012 - Calvin Wong, Daniel’s ENGVEST Commercial Real Estate Partner, left Goldman Sachs Real Estate division to help lead and continue the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage and Investments for ENGVEST. They both met during their CCIM Investment Courses in 2009.
In 2016 , ENGVEST franchised with Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates under the leadership of Rand Sperry and James Huang to grow it’s commercial real estate network to provide a unparalleled commercial real estate services to Tenants and Landlords around the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
In 2020 - during the Global Pandemic ENGVEST moved the Commercial Real Estate Team to eXp Commercial | Engvest Group . He looks forward in growing his commercial team around the country and around the world with this eXp Global Cloud Base Platform.
In 2021 - #WePartnersNetwork Launched to grow the Real Estate Network Globally under the eXp Platform to provide member services and support to agents partners around the globe .
Calvin Wong is the co-founder of WE Partners, an international investment firm. Calvin oversees investment strategy and operation for the firm. Focusing on partnerships with investors in Asia and Europe and managing family office.
Calvin has created several successful partnerships in commercial real estate investments. He has over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and has involved in over $800 million in transactions.
Calvin is an Associate Broker at ENGVEST Group | EXP Commercial, a full service commercial real estate advisory firm. His past experience includes investment banking, Oil & Gas, Mergers and Acquisitions, and cross-border transactions.
Calvin is the 2022 North Texas CCIM Chapter President with over 600 members.