Phoenix Chapter
Chapter Contact
Jennifer Calabrese
(916) 972-9700
aiphoenix152@gmail.com
Phoenix Chapter
Chapter Contact
Jennifer Calabrese
(916) 972-9700
aiphoenix152@gmail.com
The Phoenix Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a USPAP Class on December 7, 2026. This will be an in person class, and more information will be provided as the date approaches.
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The Phoenix Chapter of the Appraisal Institute had our annual Fall Forum on Real Estate Trends on Thursday November 13th, 2025. Our forum provided an overview of Arizona's economy, with local experts providing their view on development in central Arizona, along with presentations on specific property types. The forum provided 7.0 hours of Continuing Education hours for the State of Arizona. There were 9 presenters, speaking on a variety of topics with most providing their Power Points as outlined below. This seminar included a continental breakfast, lunch, and drinks and snacks throughout the day.
Power Points from our presenters are given below on their associated links. Not all presenters agreed to provide their information for dispersal to our members.
Thie 2025 panel of experts included:
Dennis L. Hoffman is Director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He has published numerous academic articles and a book in the area of macroeconomics and econometrics. He is director of ASU’s Office of the University Economist and has received both teaching and research awards from ASU, including the Distinguished Faculty Research Award and designation as a Dean’s Council of 100 Distinguished Scholar.
Click on this link for Power Point
Jamie Swirtz is Sr. Vice President with CBRE’s Advisory and Transaction Services, Jamie Swirtz specializes in office properties, exclusively representing Landlords and Tenants in the Southeast Valley (Tempe, Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert). He began his commercial real estate career in CBRE Research in 2009 and has since cultivated extensive relationships in both the brokerage and local business communities. A Mesa native who grew up in the industry, he leverages a keen understanding of the available product to craft a detail-oriented sales approach around that real estate.
Jamie is driven by a commitment to integrity and client relationships, combining a strong work ethic and intimate knowledge of the Southeast Valley to help clients identify the right real estate solutions.
Click on this link for Power Point
John Bullen John is the Transportation Economic and Finance Program Manager at the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). In this role, he oversees transportation funding policy and implementation for the region, including the Proposition 400 arterial and freeway programs, federal funding distribution, and financial activities related to the extension of Proposition 400. John first joined MAG in 2012. Prior to that, he served as a transportation planner for the City of Glendale.
Click on this link for Power Point
Nate Nathan Nate, a Chicago native, graduated from Arizona State University in 1976 and began his real estate career concentrating on the Southeast Valley. He founded Nathan & Associates, Inc. in December of 1980.
Nate is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and currently serves on the ULI Community Development Council (Silver Flight). Nate is also a member of Lambda Alpha International, the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, Valley Partnership and several other organizations.
Nate is committed to bettering the community with his support of many local charitable organizations including Circle the City, an organization which provides medical care to the Valley’s homeless, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors.
Nate did not supply his slide deck
Peter TeKampe Pete joined Marcus & Millichap as a commercial real estate agent in 1995 and has earned the distinction of Vice President Investments. The Firm has recognized him for outstanding performance in commercial real estate sales. Industry insiders know him as a reliable and accurate authority on the Phoenix apartment market and he is known for placing the interests of his clients above his own. He has a proven track record spanning two decades of helping his clients gain strategic advantages in transactions and of putting his clients into highly profitable investments.
Pete was elected to the Arizona Multihousing Association Board of Directors four times and is the first commercial real estate agent solely engaged in brokerage to ever serve on the AMA Board.
Click on this link for Power Point
Sarah Porter Sarah Porter is Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy and Professor of Practice in ASU’s College of Global Futures. Established in 2014, the Kyl Center promotes research, analysis, collaboration and open dialogue to build consensus in support of sound water stewardship solutions for Arizona and the West. The Kyl Center’s cornerstone project is the award-winning Arizona Water Blueprint, a comprehensive online hub of information about Arizona water resources and policy.
A native of Phoenix, Sarah received her bachelor’s degree with honors from Harvard College and her J.D. magna cum laude from Arizona State University College of Law, where she was a John S. Armstrong Award recipient. She clerked for Hon. William C. Canby, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Foster Bundy Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Foster attended the University of Arizona before working for Cushman & Wakefield. Mr. Bundy specializes in industrial brokerage across Metro Phoenix, advising owners and investors on the acquisition and disposition of high-performing industrial assets. He is part of the IAG Mountain West Team and Cushman & Wakefield’s Private Capital Group, where he focuses on delivering results for both private and institutional clients.
Justin Smith Justin Smith is an Associate with Cushman & Wakefield apart of the HMH Industrial Team specializing in Industrial Leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, and development within Phoenix, Arizona. Justin is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and native to Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Sintra Hoffman Sintra Hoffman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of WESTMARC, representing the West Valley of the Phoenix metro area. Sintra is a passionate and influential leader, whose career is reflective her values – strengthening communities through sustainable relationships. Her professional background includes over 20 years of experience in local, state and federal government, and in the business arena. In her current role, she has the pleasure of working with 15 communities, over 3000 square miles known as the West Valley of Metro Phoenix and home to 1.7 million residents.
She previously served as Assistant Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). She led ADOT’s Office of Public Affairs, focusing on building and sustaining relationships with leaders in Arizona’s cities, towns, counties, tribal communities and the business community.
Click on this link for Power Point
Looking Ahead
This year, our focus will be on three core objectives:
I want to extend my deepest gratitude to our past leadership and volunteers who have worked tirelessly to make our chapter what it is today. Your contributions have laid a solid foundation, and I am committed to building upon it.
To my fellow appraisers, your dedication to integrity, expertise, and professionalism inspires me every day. Let’s continue to uphold the highest standards in our work and strengthen the reputation of the appraisal profession.
Thank you for entrusting me with this opportunity to lead. I look forward to working together and making 2025 a year of growth, innovation, and success for the Phoenix Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.
Sincerely,
Ryan Campbell, SRA
President, Phoenix Chapter of the Appraisal Institute
