Platinum Living Realty, an independent luxury real estate brokerage with four offices across Arizona, has welcomed The Studebaker Group to its brokerage. The Studebaker Group’s 12 highly qualified agents bring a diverse set of expertise and experience to Platinum Living Realty, and the group is consistently ranked as one of the top real estate teams in the Valley. The Studebaker Group is led by Allen Studebaker, who has successfully closed more than $250 million in real estate.
“Allen and his team have a fantastic reputation for persistence and professionalism in the Arizona Real Estate industry,” said Michelle Macklin, co-owner of Platinum Living Realty. “We are honored to have them be one of the many teams who have decided to grow their business with Platinum Living Realty.”
The Studebaker Group will be based out of Platinum Living Realty’s Waterfront office in Old Town Scottsdale. It includes team members Andrea Studebaker, Spencer Ellsbury, Melissa Massey, Aaron Meyer, Cory McDonald, Keith Schreiber, Sandy Shaulis, Grant Wilson, Annie Ellison, Preston Smith, and Robert VadeBonCouer.
“I felt that as a team, we were looking for something to help take us to the next level, and that was making the switch to Platinum Living Realty,” said Allen Studebaker, Founder and Team Leader of The Studebaker Group. “We felt like the culture of helping others that Jay and Michelle have built, along with the coaching and resources that they offer, made Platinum Living Realty a great fit for our team.
Platinum Living Realty now has over 140 dedicated real estate agents helping home buyers and sellers navigate Arizona’s real estate market, many of whom are part of real estate teams like The Studebaker Group ranging from two realtors to more than a dozen.
“Every realty business is different, but we have found that there is a population of real estate agents who thrive working in a group setting with smart marketing and system ideas being shared rather than striking out on their own,” said Jay Macklin, co-owner of Platinum Living Realty. “We are proud to offer resources to all kinds of real estate agents no matter how they decide to structure their business but are proud of our ability to help large real estate teams like The Studebaker Group succeed.”
Several real estate teams have recently joined Platinum Living Realty, including Casa Grande’s Foxtail Group. Earlier this year, the lead agents behind Foxtail Group re-opened their real estate business as Foxtail Group at Platinum Living Realty and opened the brokerage’s first office outside of the Phoenix Metro.
Platinum Living Realty takes a different approach than traditional real estate brokerages by providing agents with a customized package of over 20 marketing tools to help effectively target and grow their businesses; consistent and individualized coaching to work through challenges and problems that arise; abundant opportunities for generating new leads and clients; plus other tools and policies that focus on the agent’s success.
For more information and a list of available agents, visit platinumlivingrealty.com or thestudebakergroup.com.


