Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that Jamie Smithson has joined the firm as a senior director focused on land advisory services in its Atlanta office.

Mr. Smithson has more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate and joins HFF from CBRE where he was a senior capital markets associate in their land services group. In this role, he was involved in the sale or acquisition of a variety of land sites, including retail, industrial, office, hotel, condominium, multi-housing, single-family and recreational as well as high-profile urban infill redevelopment site sales in Buckhead, Midtown and Perimeter Center, among others. Additionally, he spent time on the owner side of the industry working for Cheeley Investments, L.P. and J Byrd Properties LLC. Mr. Smithson is a licensed real estate salesperson in Georgia, a CCIM candidate and a graduate of Auburn University, holding a Master of Real Estate Development and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. He is an active member of Urban Land Institute, the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership, and the Auburn University Master of Real Estate Development Alumni Council. .

“HFF is pleased to expand our client offerings in the Atlanta region to now include a dedicated land specialist,” said Richard Reid, senior managing director and co-head of HFF’s Atlanta office. “Jamie is one of the top land sales professionals in the area and we are thrilled to have him as part of the team.”

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HFF and its affiliates operate out of 25 offices and are a leading provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the global commercial real estate industry. HFF, together with its affiliates, offers clients a fully integrated capital markets platform including debt placement, investment advisory, equity placement, funds marketing, M&A and corporate advisory, loan sales and loan servicing. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P., HFF Real Estate Limited (collectively, “HFF”), HFF Securities L.P. and HFF Securities Limited (collectively, “HFFS”) are owned by HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF). For more information please visit hfflp.com or follow HFF on Twitter @HFF.