Ross Smith

Ross Smith has decades of experience with land in Arizona. He has dealt with land from all sides of the table: acquisition, sales, development, home building, state land acquisition, land planning and city planning.

Ross helped to draft Arizona's Urban Lands Act and supervised the prototype projects to implement the Act. While at the State Land Department, he also managed commercial leasing, appraisals and land exchanges.

In the private development arena, he managed the planning and development of several master planned communities and numerous residential subdivisions.

His focus with the Phoenix Land Group is assisting clients in acquiring land which is best suited for their needs under the most advantageous terms and conditions. He also assists land owners in marketing their land for the highest possible return on their investment.

He has served as a member of the Scottsdale Planning Commission, the Scottsdale Fine Arts Commission, and on the boards of directors of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, Lambda Alpha Land Economics Society and Grubb & Ellis/BRE commercial real estate firm.

He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Environmental Design from Arizona State University.

License: AZ: SA022693000