Professional Experience
Associated Office
Derek Smigiel is a Senior Vice President with CBRE’s Phoenix office. As a graduate Suma Cum Laude from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University with a degree in Finance and a certificate in the Studies of International Business, he began his career in the Financial Consulting Group within CBRE, gaining him valuable experience. With more than 12 at CBRE, he finds the hidden values as well as the value-add features of multifamily properties in Metro Phoenix, ensuring clients achieve the full value for their investments.
Derek’s leveraging of his experience and background have significantly contributed to the team’s 700+ career transactions which total more than $3.5 Billion in consideration as well as a 97% sold-to-list price ratio. In the last three years alone, the team has closed 110 transactions with over $970M in total consideration and a 25% market-share. These results have helped them become the #3 producing team in the Phoenix office as well as being ranked in the top 10% nationally for CBRE.
- CBRE Investment Properties
- Arizona Multi Housing Association
- National Multi Housing Council PAC
- #8 Producing Team CBRE - Phoenix • 2022
- #3 Producing Team CBRE - Phoenix • 2021
- #4 Producing Team CBRE - Phoenix • 2020
- #7 Producing Team CBRE - Phoenix • 2019
- #7 Producing Team CBRE - Phoenix • 2018
- #5 Producing Team CBRE - Phoenix • 2017
- #5 Producing Team CBRE - Phoenix • 2016
- #7 Producing team CBRE - Phoenix • 2015
- National Achievement Award Winner – 2013 - 2022
- Sales Recognition Award Winner – 1999 - 2009, 2014 - 2021
- Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science; Finance, Certificate International Business, Suma Cum Laude
Team Overview - Phoenix Multifamily Investment Properties
Specializing in Multifamily Investment Properties in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.
Brian Smuckler, Jeff Seaman, Derek Smigiel and Bryson Fricke specialize in the disposition, acquisition and strategic repositioning of private capital multifamily investment properties in Metro Phoenix. The team leverages the resources, research, and collaboration of the CBRE platform to achieve exceptional outcomes for their clients, with a commitment to providing value-add advisory and transaction services while consistently exceeding expectations by raising the bar in client service and pricing.
Relationships • Expertise • Results
Relationships aren’t just what happens along the way, they’re the goal. By providing value-add brokerage to every assignment, they deliver strategic advising, intuitive underwriting and custom marketing collateral. Every step of the sales process is strategically executed with high integrity and efficiency, resulting in a "client comes first" approach.
Market Experts are the ones you go to for trusted advice. With over 65 years of collective experience, the Multifamily Investment Properties team specializes in the sale of private capital multifamily investment properties in Metro Phoenix. Their deep investor pool in the industry combined with their cumulative experience means they consistently deliver the highest quality advisory, research and acquisition/disposition services while delivering the highest quality brokerage service in the industry.
Unmatched Results is what happens when you trust the experts. The Multifamily Investment Properties team as a strong record of success. With more than 700 transactions completed to dated and a total consideration totaling more than $3.5 billion, they have a 97% sold price to list price ratio and the largest on-market inventory. Within the past three years alone, the team has closed 164 transactions, totaling over 8,200 units with more than $1.8 billion in total consideration. In addition, they’ve ranked annually within the top 5 producing teams in the Phoenix office and in the top 10% nationally within CBRE.
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700+
Transactions
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65+ Years
Combined Experience
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$3.5 B
Total Consideration
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