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Creating optimal value for clients at every stage of a project or the real estate cycle is our specialty and focus as the nation’s largest brokerage and advisory firm focused on land.
Deftly navigating challenges such as complex site selection, development issues, asset positioning, capital structures and other make-or-break factors in successful land transactions, our brokers and advisors synthesize thousands of data points and trends every day to help our clients reduce risks, enhance returns and bring clarity to the most complex asset class, land.
We stake our difference on collaboration across our national network of offices, superior and proprietary databases, advanced mapping technology and our unrivaled commitment to providing a 360° solution for every project.
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Executive Team
At a time when brokerages were characterized by hostile, competitive environments, our founders envisioned a new kind of firm that would encourage cooperation among regional teams in order to deliver a better client experience. From superior offering memorandums and mapping technology to pioneering an auction process that maximizes the value of each transaction, we’ve been industry disruptors since 1987.
Greg Vogel Founder and CEO
Since founding the company in 1987, Greg has applied his unique knowledge in the areas of land economics, land use and market trends to become a trusted advisor to a broad spectrum of clients including financial institutions, investors, homebuilders and master-planned community developers.
As Chief Executive Officer of Land Advisors Organization, he has led the expansion of the company into 30 markets across the United States launching it to the largest land company in the US.. Over the past 36 years he has been involved in over 1,000 transactions including dozens of the highest valued land transactions in the country. He has developed an extreme level of expertise in large scale community development and the representation of large land owners in unique structured transactions.
Mr. Vogel received his B.S. in Real Estate from Arizona State University in 1985. Within the Urban Land Institute he has served over 25 years in many national and local leadership positions. Mr. Vogel focuses his philanthropic and civic involvement on the Arizona State University Real Estate Programs now Chairing the Real Estate Council and is a Board member of University Realty. He also serves on the board of Valley Partnership and is serving on the Valley Wise Hospital System current capital campaign.
Contact
(480) 483-8100
gvogel@landadvisors.com
4900 N. Scottsdale Road
Suite 3000
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Mike Schwab Principal and Designated Broker
Mike Schwab is a Principal and Designated Broker of the Land Advisors Organization. Since joining the Firm in 1989, Mike has specialized in the vibrant western metropolitan Phoenix land and lot market.
His clients benefit from his vast market knowledge, transactional experience, and access to the most comprehensive data available to not only list and sell all types of land holdings, but also to receive his insight on matters of land valuation, land economics, property entitlements, and utility solutions.
Additionally, his geographic specialization has afforded him the opportunity to foster and maintain relationships with key decision makers in multiple West Valley jurisdictions. These relationships, combined with his contacts with local land planning and civil engineering expertise, offer landowners the opportunity to enhance the value of their land via strategic and timely planning and entitlement efforts.
Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from Arizona State University in 1987. He is a member of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona and the Western Maricopa Coalition / WESTMARC (a public-private partnership of the 15 communities, the business community, and the educational sector in the West Valley of the Greater Phoenix region). He is past president and board member of the Hon Kachina Volunteer Awards and was a trustee with St. Luke’s Health Initiatives.
Contact
(480) 874-4330
mschwab@landadvisors.com
4900 N. Scottsdale Road
Suite 3000
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Brian Rosener President
Brian is the President of the Land Advisors Organization. Since joining the Company in 1999, Brian has played a vital role in the creation and implementation of the Company’s vision and associated growth strategies.
As President, Brian is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Company across the entire country. From strategic direction, office identification, infrastructure, financial management, compliance, process improvement, and talent acquisition/management, Brian’s deep operational knowledge and team-building skills have helped Land Advisors remain at the forefront of the land brokerage industry.
Prior to joining the Land Advisors, Brian was a Senior Manager with the global management consulting firm Accenture. In that role, Brian was responsible for improving the technology, business processes, and human capital elements of Fortune 500 companies across the country. He has used these skills and his experiences to help a rapidly growing Land Advisors Organization leverage the best practices employed by leading companies in a variety of industries.
Brian has an MBA with concentrations in Marketing and Finance from the University of Arizona, and a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Operations Management from Arizona State University.
Ethan Granger Chief Technology Officer
After joining the Land Advisors Organization in 1996, Ethan began developing a custom geographic information system focused on modeling the complex variables that drive land parcel purchasing decisions. This system helped transform the Land Advisors Organization from a small regional land brokerage firm to one with national presence. This growth has, in turn, led to an extremely sophisticated geographic database of land parcels around the country enabling the Land Advisors the ability to offer brokerage consulting in nearly any market.
Ethan’s ultimate accomplishment was to put this system into the hands of non-technical sales agents by creating an easy to use interface. Additionally, Ethan built a department to support the agents in efficiently creating custom map products for real estate transactions and clients. The Land Advisors’ IT department is continually recognized as utilizing the latest mapping technology and sets a high standard for the practical application of GIS.
Ethan still remains deeply involved in the IT operations helping to craft creative solutions, manage integration of emerging technologies and to ultimately steer the technological direction of the company. He enjoys working with the other Land Advisors sales agents to enhance their deal-making ability through geographic analysis and identify new opportunities where technology can play a vital role.
Ethan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies with an emphasis on Planning from Binghamton University. He pursued a Masters in Geography from Arizona State University. Ethan also holds a real estate license in the State of Arizona since 2003.
Michael Zarola Managing Director
Michael Zarola joined Land Advisors Capital in April 2020, serving as the company’s President/Managing Director with ultimate responsibility of leading the Land Advisors Capital team. Michael has held leadership positions in business development, origination, asset management and disposition for residential land and housing advisory firms spanning over his 20+ year career in the real estate sector. His experience has been focused in several of the top homebuilding markets including; Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Washington. Throughout his career, Michael has successfully drawn upon his analytical, problem solving, financial modeling and interpersonal skills to negotiate workouts between parties on complex projects and distressed assets to achieve optimal return on investments.
Previously, Michael served as Senior Vice President at The Resmark Companies, advisor to the California State Teachers (CalSTRS) pension fund, where he personally opened up new markets and established a presence on behalf of the company in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah and Washington. Prior thereto, he was a Vice President for Lowe Enterprises Residential Advisors and its predecessor company TriPacific Capital Advisors, an exclusive advisor to Los Angeles County Employment Retirement Association (LACERA) pension fund at the time. On behalf of Lowe and TriPacific, Michael originated and managed assets in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas.
Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San Diego State University.
Contact
(512) 327-3010
mzarola@landadvisorscapital.com
609 Castle Ridge Rd
Suite 335
Austin, Texas 78746
F. Brian Carricaburu Founding Principal
As one of the Founding Principals of Land Advisors, Brian has an extensive history in the real estate industry. He provides clients with unparalleled market knowledge and a broad network of industry relationships. He specializes in the sale of residential land and master planned projects in West Riverside County. During Brian’s 20+ year career, he has played an integral role in the sale of more than 130,000 residential units for consideration exceeding $5 billion.
Brian began his career at Grubb & Ellis with the Industrial Land Division. Brian participated in transactions totaling over $50 million, where he leased and/or sold over 1.5 million square feet of industrial product and more than 2,600 acres of land. He later transferred to Grubb & Ellis’ Newport Beach office to specialize in the sale of residential subdivisions.
Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing and Finance from the University of California at Riverside, where he was also a member of the baseball team. He is a licensed California real estate professional.
Contact
(949) 656-8002
bcarricaburu@landadvisors.com
100 Spectrum Center Drive
Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92618
Katie Spitznagel Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Katie brings more than 15 years’ experience in the real estate industry to her role as Chief Financial & Operating Officer for the California Division. She is responsible for structuring and implementing business operations, financial oversight for the company including accounting, reporting, budget and planning as well as designing marketing and branding efforts.
Since joining Land Advisors 2011, Katie has played several roles for the firm including Director of Marketing and Director of Operations. Additionally, she assists in the startup and operations of Land Advisors’ complementary businesses.
Prior to joining Land Advisors, Katie spent three years as a Marketing Coordinator for a Southern California land brokerage, where she was responsible for providing strategic and creative marketing direction for a land brokerage. She also spent a year at Developers Research focusing on graphic delineation of maps.
Katie holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Fullerton. She is a member of the Land Advisors California Board of Directors and a licensed California Real Estate Broker.
Contact
949.656.8022
kspitznagel@landadvisors.com
100 Spectrum Center Drive
Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92618
Tony Eaton President-CA Division
Tony brings decades of leadership, real estate brokerage, and finance experience to his role as President of Land Advisors Organization - California Division. He began his career in land brokerage in 2007 and has since been directly responsible for the purchase and sale of more than 9,000 residential lots with total consideration exceeding $750 million. Tony’s primary expertise is in the sale of master planned communities in California, but he has also participated in the sales of residential and commercial land in Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.
Prior to joining Land Advisors, Tony was the Vice President - Land Disposition for The Lewis Group of Companies, one of the nation’s premier developers of master planned communities with 10,500 acres and approximately 42,000 residential lots in California and Nevada. Tony began his career in real estate when he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of O’Donnell/Atkins, California’s largest land brokerage firm at the time. Tony previously held positions of increasing responsibility from financial analyst to controller and eventually Chief Financial Officer of various publicly traded and private firms.
Tony graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis with a Bachelor of Science degree and received a commission in the United States Marine Corps in 1988. During his service, Tony spent five years at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in an F/A-18 squadron where he accumulated more than 1,000 hours of flight time in the Hornet. After leaving active duty, Tony returned to school and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School in New York City where he was a member of the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. Tony is a licensed California real estate professional.
Contact
(949) 656-8030
teaton@landadvisors.com
100 Spectrum Center Drive
Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92618
COMMUNITY IS OUR PASSION
Land may be our business but supporting communities is our passion. We work with a variety of deserving non-profits across the country that meet the needs of at-risk children, families, first responders, veterans and the homeless. Committed to exemplary corporate citizenship, we are also actively involved with real estate organizations devoted to the responsible development of land. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE