Don Matheson, CRS, GRI, ABR, CLHMS, CDPE
Founder, The Matheson Team
Don Matheson, CRS, GRI, ABR, CLHMS, CDPE, is the founder of The Matheson Team of RE/MAX Fine Properties. Canadian by birth, American by choice; Don emigrated to the US in 1995 and became a US Citizen on August 24, 2001. A licensed REALTOR® since 1976, both in Canada and Scottsdale, AZ, Don’s top priority is to build trusting relationships with his clients.
Since 2010, The Matheson Team has been consistently ranked in the top 1, 2, or 3 RE/MAX teams in Arizona, and in the top 100 RE/MAX teams in the United States. In 2015, Don was awarded the RE/MAX Luminary of Distinction award, joining the ranks of only 37 RE/MAX agents out of over 100,000 in the United States. To date, Don is still the only Arizona winner of this coveted award.
Don attributes much of the team’s success to their pioneering efforts on the Internet and looks for it to drive future growth. A true entrepreneur, Don isn’t just in the real estate business; he is reinventing the business of real estate by maximizing the Internet’s potential through his proactive and systematic approach to listings and buyers online. Don and his team generate over 33% of their sales volume from the Internet, second only to the team’s referrals.
Don has earned many real estate credentials over the years including Certified Residential Specialist, Graduate REALTOR Institute, Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Certified Investor Agent Specialists and Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist.
Don is a longtime Board Member of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, and a Board Member of his local community Homeowners Association. Don is also very involved in the Scottsdale community, supporting organizations such as Susan G Komen, Boys and Girls Club and Family Promise. In addition, he is proud to be a major donor at Scottsdale’s Honor Health.
Don is a skilled golfer with a 6 handicap and is an avid reader. Don speaks to numerous real estate professionals about the power of the Internet to grow their businesses as well as his own personal formula for success. Don is never too busy for you or your referrals!
Jenny Matheson, MBA, MS
REALTOR®
Born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Jenny completed her undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
After assisting her husband, Don, in establishing his real estate business when they moved to Arizona in 1995, Jenny began graduate studies at Arizona State University. She graduated in 1998 with both an MBA and a Master of Science in Economics. In addition to earning a 4.0 GPA, Jenny was awarded the Barchilon Award for outstanding graduate student of the year in 1997 by the ASU Economics Faculty.
Jenny spent a year at PriceWaterhouseCoopers PLLC, where she primarily assisted with litigation support engagements involving property value diminution studies, leveraging her background in residential real estate and her academic training in economic and statistical modeling. In 1999, she rejoined her husband’s expanding real estate practice, which they have built into the #5 RE/MAX Team in the United States.
In addition to managing The Matheson Team with her husband, Jenny represents both Buyers and Sellers in the purchase and sale of homes, primarily in the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley markets. Experience, education and exceptional attention to detail are the key ingredients to serving her clients with a very high level of service, which is evident in the fact that she works entirely by referral.
Kristine Young
Business Development & REALTOR®
Kristine is an Arizona native and joined The Matheson Team in 2017. She spent 10 years in the staffing industry where she specialized in new business development and has enjoyed adapting these skills to the real estate industry.
Jalene Smalley
Listing Coordinator & REALTOR®
Jalene moved to Arizona from California in 2004. She became a licensed Realtor in Prescott then recently moved to Phoenix. Jalene joined The Matheson Team in March.
Jenn Jacobs
Marketing Director
Jenn is originally from Central Pennsylvania. She graduated from the College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University. Jenn was a PA Realtor for 4 years and prior to transitioning her career to Real Estate, she was a Project Manager with a high level marketing firm in Philadelphia. Jenn, her husband, and their two Brittany Spaniel’s just moved to Scottsdale in March.
Jessica Sandler
Transaction Coordinator
Jessica oversees the Matheson Team’s transactions through the entire escrow period, from the point we negotiate a successful purchase contract to the close of escrow. She liaisons with buyers, sellers, title officers, inspectors, mortgage brokers, and appraisers to ensure a successful closing for each property. She has a wide breadth of knowledge about all phases of the real estate business. Jessica holds an Arizona Real Estate Brokers license and a Mortgage Brokers license, as well as a Real Estate Brokers license in California. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Business and Marketing.
