AFTER HOURS
Words of Wisdom Land expert Greg Vogel reaps industry insight from Arizona’s history By ELINOR TUTORA
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ookshelves cover the walls of Greg Vogel’s private collection space, nicknamed the “book lounge.” They brim with antique and modern manuscripts on topics such as water, land, biographies and the Southwest. Vogel, CEO and founder of Land Advisors Organizatiom, specializes in providing brokerage and advising services for those acquiring, selling, financing or developing land. His passion for history has provided him
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with a deep understanding of the core of his business. He is knowledgeable in land economics, use and trends and has become a trusted broker and advisor to his clients. Shortly after moving to the Grand Canyon State from New Jersey to attend Arizona State University and earning a bachelor’s degree in real estate, Greg Vogel founded Land Advisors in 1987, known then as Arizona Land Advisors. He and his
team have since expanded into 26 markets and, in 2021, secured $4 billion in land trade, marking the firm’s best year of closure to date. Before starting Land Advisors, Vogel interned at CBRE, where his passion for maps and the land history of the Southwest was launched. At age 19, he began putting land ownership into a database and knocking on doors, learning the histories of many families that have been in the region for generations. That database now includes millions of parcels, and Vogel is still in touch with many of the residents. Vogel explains that he has always been an avid reader and in college his reading became embedded in the state’s history. Exploring the state via four-wheeler gave him an opportunity to get to know specific areas, leading to an interest in those places’ histories and the people who established them.
