Arizona’s commercial real estate market continues to evolve, creating new opportunities across every major sector. Connect Arizona State of the Market brings together owners, developers, investors, brokers, lenders, and capital providers for an afternoon of conversations on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the region.
Hear from leading voices across Office, Industrial, Multifamily, Retail, and Finance as they explore development and construction costs, leasing and tenant dynamics, sales activity, lending and financing, capital strategies, and the market forces influencing investment decisions.
Connect with the executives making deals, navigating the market, and shaping the future of Arizona commercial real estate.
October 29, 2026
| 8:00 AM | Registration & Networking Check-in, Breakfast & Networking |
| 9:00 AM | Industrial Hear top industrial developers, owners and brokers discuss latest leasing trends and issues, capital market deals and challenges, and development activity throughout the state.
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| 9:50 AM | Office Hear expert brokers and operators in the office sector discuss leasing activity and if tenants have returned to the office; sale velocity and where values are at now; development activity if any and whether it is new product or change of use.
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| 10:55 AM | CoStar Presentation Hear Connor Devereaux present Costar's market analytics report on the current state of the Industrial, Office, Retail and Multifamily sectors in Arizona.
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| 11:15 AM | Finance Hear this panel of commercial real estate lending executives discuss the current market for capital, challenges closing lending transactions, what types of deals are getting done and how the future looks.Hear this panel of commercial real estate lending executives discuss the current market for capital, challenges closing lending transactions, what types of deals are getting done and how the future looks.
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| 12:05 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Multifamily Hear this high-level group comprised of apartment operators, investors and brokers discuss the multifamily sector in Arizona, starting with leasing issues and trends, where vacancies and rental rates are heading; capital markets and acquisitions: and what type of developments are moving forward.
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| 1:50 PM | Retail Hear the panel of retail veterans discuss the leasing market and what types of retail tenants are expanding and contracting, who are buying retail centers now and what are they going for; and what retail developments are getting done.
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| 2:45 PM | Networking Cocktail Reception |
Charles Carlise
Andrew Cheney, CRE, CCIM, SIOR
Brian Cousins
Connor Devereaux
Aaron Dutcher
Matthew Fish
Paul Hachigian
Phil Haenel
Cindy Hammond, CMB
Kaycee Kisling
Robert Kline, CMB
Lauren Lovell
Mark Mandala
Kevin McArthur
Jim McKenzie
Nick Nudo
Darren Pitts
Jon Tullo
Justin White
Dena ZellFor Sponsorship Opportunities, contact:
Emily Lettieri: [email protected]
(914) 391-2733
Strawberry Farms Golf Course
Address:
11 Strawberry Farm Rd
Irvine, CA 92612
Details:
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October 18, 9:00am
At registration select a golf tournament ticket.
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