Mike, Sr. Castleman   CEO

10370 Richmond Avenue, Suite 750
Houston, TX 77042
Phone: 512.744.1550
Tollfree: 800.227.8839

Michael S. Castleman, Sr. is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Metrostudy. Mr. Castleman is a 1965 graduate of the Business School of the University of Texas at Austin, Texas; he also attended South Texas College of Law, in Houston, Texas, in 1971 and 1972.

With a background in banking, marketing, corporate planning and real estate consulting, Mr. Castleman co-founded American METRO/STUDY Corporation, now Metrostudy, for the purpose of conducting housing market research and providing accurate economic and market information to companies associated with the housing industry. He brought into the firm a thorough knowledge of real estate development market analysis, which enabled him to provide valuable analysis of housing markets during a time of rapid economic expansion and contraction.

Since the company's inception in Houston, Texas in 1975, Mr. Castleman has expanded the availability of Metrostudy's accurate housing market information to major housing markets throughout the U.S. Mr. Castleman's expertise includes strategic planning and forecasting housing market trends. Mr. Castleman has played an important role in helping Metrostudy clients anticipate changes in market conditions, before these conditions cause a negative impact on the clients' business. Mr. Castleman has also prepared feasibility studies and market studies for residential developments which range in size from fifty lots to more than 10,000 acres.

In addition to expanding Metrostudy geographically, Mr. Castleman has enhanced the information provided to the firm's clients by combining the availability of Metrostudy housing market data with public sector data and computerized mapping services in three software programs that provide Metrostudy clients with an electronic toolbox for use in the preparation of their market analysis. Mr. Castleman is Chairman and co-founder of American AERIAL/PHOTO Corporation, which provides photographic data as an enhancement to the numeric data provided by Metrostudy. Mr. Castleman is also owner of Castleman & Company, a 30 year old real estate consulting firm that assists real estate developers in complying with Federal and State regulations under the Interstate Land Sales Act. This expansion in technology and services reflects Mr. Castleman's goal of maintaining Metrostudy as a technological leader providing information for real estate risk-takers in this fast-moving information age.