LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

DANIEL L. STEPHENSON

EXECUTIVE BOARD

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

RANCON GROUP - FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

Dan Stephenson is an entrepreneurial, humanitarian, and visionary. His Real Estate career began in 1968 when he purchased property in the Temecula area of Southwest Riverside County. In the following 50+ years Dan and his companies have been the most dominate players in Real Estate development, sales and management in the entire area. 

Stephenson founded Rancon in 1971 to specialize in the development of Southwest Riverside County as a real estate brokerage and land development company. From the earliest days, Stephenson gathered knowledgeable professionals who shared his vision of Southwest Riverside County and the then fledging Inland Empire. Today, both Rancon Real Estate and the Rancon Group are staffed with the most qualified real estate professionals in the market area.

With Dan Stephenson at the helm, Rancon Group companies have developed over 350 projects which includes the first master-planned community, Alta Murrieta, the Inland Empire’s premier master-planned business parks, the 153-acre Tri-City Corporate Centre, Bear Creek Golf Course Community and the Europa Village Winery Resort.  During more than four decades of “doing the same thing in the same place” Stephenson has amassed a reputation for spearheading high-quality projects and maximizing his investor’s returns.

Office:

41391 Kalmia Street, Ste #200, Murrieta CA 92562

DRE #00357881

creating tomorrow's value through today's development

more than 50 years of experience in strategy, investments, development, and real estate

raised millions in capital

As a Syndicator

As a syndicator, Stephenson has formed over 350 partnerships and raised more than $800 million in investor capital. Rancon Group partnerships have developed and sold more than 10,000 acres or commercial and residential properties, and built over 100 Buildings consisting of industrial, office, retail, apartments, self-storage, master planned communities and a hospitality resort. The Rancon Group currently controls more than 2,800 acres of commercial and residential property.

As a philanthropist, Stephenson is a founding member of the Temecula Valley Theater Foundation and actively supports numerous charitable organizations including the former Sharp Medical Foundation (board of directors), the Arts Council of Temecula Valley, Habitat for Humanity and many more. In 1991, Stephenson was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. He has also been named “Citizen of the Year,” for the cities of Menifee (2002), and Murrieta (2005). One of Dan’s proudest moments was in 2019 when he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Stephenson graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in finance and real estate. He also attended the MBA at USC AND the executive MBA program at the Harvard School of Business.

Investment Offerings

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Resolution trust corp

Acquired 29 large land assets from RTC and Master planed several residential communities

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ESTIMATE PROPERTY WORTH

Rancon Group controls thousands of acres of residential and commercial properties

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INVESTOR CAPITAL

formed partnerships as limited liability companies, joint ventures and limited partnerships

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With Dan Stephenson at the helm, Rancon Group companies built the first master-planned community, Alta Murrieta, in Southwest Riverside County. He also built one of the Inland Empire’s first master-planned business parks, Tri-City Corporate Centre in San Bernardino. During more than five decades of “doing the same thing in the same place,” Stephenson has amassed a reputation for spearheading high-quality projects and maximizing his investors’ returns.