Mr. Auste joined Arden Living in 2025 with more than a decade of commercial real estate experience. At his most recent previous position, he served as Vice President of Asset Management at Diamond Realty Investments, Inc., the real estate investment arm of Mitsubishi Corporation, where he oversaw the management and operations of the multifamily, student housing, and senior living portfolios. Prior to Diamond Realty Investments, he held a key position at Windmass Capital, where he led asset management for a multifamily portfolio spanning over 10,000 units across Texas.

Previously, at PGIM Real Estate, Matt oversaw the buildout of the asset management platform for an inaugural domestic high yield portfolio worth over $4B in AUM over all major property types throughout the U.S. His career has also included roles at Bank OZK, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and RBC Capital Markets. Matt began his career in New York, specializing in public and privately issued Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, and Asset-Backed Commercial Paper conduit transactions in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Matt received both his B.B.A in Finance and M.B.A. from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.