Steve Yetts oversees all executive and operational activities for Ashlar including the growth strategy through oversight and coordination of acquisition opportunities including sourcing, due diligence, contracting and closing of real estate deals.

Prior to Ashlar Development, Yetts held the position of Senior Vice President for Crescent Communities responsible for all Texas operations in the Central region, overseeing five projects. Yetts served as vice president and general manager for Discovery Land Company’s 525-acre Vaquero community in Westlake, Texas. There, he would oversee the acquisition and development of the community and Tom Fazio golf course as well as initiate and manage the development’s home-building division. Additionally, Yetts was Discovery Land Company’s Texas partner for Spanish Oaks, an upscale golf community in Bee Cave, Texas, where he managed development, operations and home building.

Yetts’ real estate involvement in the Dallas-Fort Worth market also includes property enhancements through planning, entitlements and land management efforts for Fort Worth-based Threshold Development Co. In the 1990s, he served as the regional vice president of land development with Mobil Land Development/Terrabrook Communities. There, he was responsible for the development and management activities for Dallas-Fort Worth communities such as Highland Shores, Stonebridge Ranch, Timarron and Aventerra. He also served as manager of land development for Carter and Burgess in Dallas, as well as working with Dallas-based Turner, Collie and Braden.