Each year, PTK magazine — a publication of AZ Big Media — honors the talented people and compelling projects across Arizona’s commercial real estate landscape. Each day leading up to the PTK launch party, we will be spotlighting the influential professionals and projects featured in the 2027 edition of PTK. Today, meet the Arizona multifamily brokers to know in 2027.

AZ Big Media will host a launch party to commemorate the 2027 edition of PTK in on Oct. 29, 2026. The Presenting Sponsors for the PTK 2027 edition magazine launch party are Lincoln and Harvard Investments; the Premier Sponsor is Wolverine Builders; the Event Sponsors are DFDG Architecture and Layton; the Photobooth Sponsor is Chasse Building Team; the Digital Sponsor is ModLogics Commercial Furniture Solutions; the Social Media Sponsor is Tempe Mechanical; the Red Carpet Sponsor is Concord General Contracting; the Entertainment Sponsor is Gensler; the Appetizer Sponsor is Stevens-Leinweber Construction; the Dessert Sponsor is Arizona Escrow & Financial; the Lanyard Sponsor is BPR Companies; the Beverage Sponsor is LGE Design Build; the Valet Sponsor is Clayco; the Interactive Champagne Wall Sponsor is PDO, a studio of RDC; the Floral Sponsor is Empire Paving; the Seating Sponsor is Corporate Interior Systems; the Champagne Sponsor is Milhaus; and the Floral Provider is PJs Flowers. For more information, click here.

Austin Groen

Senior vice president

CBRE

BACKGROUND: Since joining CBRE in 2020, Groen has been involved in more than 130 multifamily transactions totaling over $11 billion, establishing himself as a trusted advisor in Arizona’s institutional multifamily market. 

SOURCE OF PRIDE: Groen played a key role in executing several high‑profile multifamily investment sales across the Phoenix metro over the last three years, including the $125 million sale of Cortland Biltmore and the $107.5 million sale of Soltra Kierland in Scottsdale.

Brian Smuckler

Senior managing director

Capital Markets, JLL

BACKGROUND: Specializing in multifamily sales in metro Phoenix for 30 years, Smuckler has provided unmatched results to his respective clients, having successfully completed over 700 transactions totaling more than $3.5 billion in total consideration. Within the last three years alone, his team closed 164 transactions surpassing $1.8 billion in total consideration — achieving 25% market share.

Jesse Hudson

Regional managing director

Northmarq

BACKGROUND: With more than
$4 billion in transaction volume since joining the firm in 2018, Hudson collaborates with clients to develop strategies for multifamily investment sales acquisitions and dispositions.

Kyle Inman

Associate vice president

Matthews

BACKGROUND: Inman focuses on the acquisition and disposition of multifamily investment sales throughout Phoenix. Working alongside his partner, Inman has closed over 50 apartment building sales totaling nearly $90 million in transaction volume.

SOURCE OF PRIDE: “I joined Matthews in June 2020 with nothing more than a phone, a database built from scratch, and my business partner. Since then, we’ve met with more than 600 local owners in person, forming long lasting relationships with multifamily owners across the Phoenix area.”

Steve Gebing

Executive managing director of investments

Marcus & Millichap

BACKGROUND: Gebing has solidified a reputation for approaching the business of multifamily brokerage with unparalleled energy coupled with a desire to know the market better than his competition. 

FAVORITE PROJECT: “My favorite commercial real estate project in Arizona is McKale Center in Tucson. As a University of Arizona graduate, diehard basketball fan and longtime Tucsonan, few places hold more meaning for me. It is one of college basketball’s most iconic venues, the heart of Arizona Athletics and a place that has been woven into the fabric of my life for decades. I purchased a section of the original court during one of its renovations, which probably says everything about how nostalgic I am about the place.”