FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Gibson Mark 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/27/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HFF, Inc. [HF] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HFF, INC., ONE OXFORD CENTRE,, 301 GRANT STREET, SUITE 600 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 0 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Partnership Units (1)	  (2)	  (2)	Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	1,758,672	$ (2)	I	By HFF Holdings, LLC

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gibson Mark C/O HFF, INC., ONE OXFORD CENTRE, 301 GRANT STREET, SUITE 600 PITTSBURGH, PA 15219	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Eric O. Conrad, as Attorney-in-Fact		10/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Partnership units of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. and HFF Securities L.P.
(2)	Pursuant to the certificate of incorporation of HFF, Inc., HFF Holdings LLC ("HFF Holdings"), subject to certain contractual restrictions, is entitled to exchange, at permitted times, two partnership units (one of each of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. ("HFF LP") and HFF Securities L.P. ("HFF Securities")) for one share of Class A common stock. The right to exchange became exercisable for 25% of the partnership units on February 5, 2009 and 25% per year thereafter until fully exercisable on February 5, 2012. However, these contractual provisions may be waived, amended or terminated by the members of HFF Holdings following consultation with the board of directors of HFF, Inc. Mr. Gibson is a member of HFF Holdings and, pursuant to the provisions of the operating agreement of HFF Holdings, Mr. Gibson has the right to require HFF Holdings to exchange his pro rata share of the partnership units based on his ownership interest in HFF Holdings.

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