Based in New Jersey, Michael Fourte maintains a multifaceted career as a real estate broker, attorney, and Navy Reserve leader. Since 2019, he has led a law office in Verona as well as Fourte International Real Estate (FIRE). In tandem with his wife, Mary, Michael Fourte has expanded the annual revenue of the latter business from zero to $500,000, with over $20 million in real estate assets managed across retail, residential, and commercial holdings.
Since 2022, Mr. Fourte has also guided the New Jersey Real Estate Institute (NJREI) and provided training, education, and licensing to agents just entering the field. The school has attained recognition as one of the state’s top five focused on real estate, and he has authored a 600-page textbook that delves into industry aspects such as taxes and 1031 exchanges.
His accomplishments in the Navy have paralleled those in the private sector, including his promotion to the rank of Captain in 2021, when Mr. Fourte assumed command of the US Navy Pacific Fleet Fires Detachment 303 and the Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor Detachment. In these roles, he was responsible for strategic integration activities that ensured Indo-Pacific theater preparedness. In 2025, the Navy selected him to run the Third Fleet Maritime Operations Center. In his previous Naval commands, as the only attorney on staff, Mr. Fourte regularly provided colleagues with no-cost legal services.