TAMPA, FL—Steve Sanders has joined Plaza Advisors, a commercial real estate investment sales firm that specializes in the marketing and sale of shopping centers in the Southeast. Sanders comes to Plaza from Inland Real Estate.

Sanders served at Inland for 20 years. He was most recently senior vice president of Acquisitions and president of Inland Southeast Property Management Company.

“It's great to have Steve working with Plaza Advisors and bringing with him such a depth of experience in the shopping center industry,” says Jim Michalak, president and founder of Plaza. “The key to success in our industry is personal relationships and trade area product knowledge. I don't know many people with Steve's ability to maintain relationships with a great deal of professional and personal respect among his peers.”