For more than 35 years, Shannon Robnett, founder of Shannon Robnett Industries has built a strong reputation as a leading commercial real estate investment group by investing in multi-family properties in the Treasure Valley of Idaho. For the last few years, Forbes magazine has ranked Boise, Idaho, as one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Buyers are coming to Idaho not only for its beautiful outdoor environment but also for the incredible business and landlord-friendly regulations. In this episode, we talk about the benefit of vertically integrated operations, keys to evaluat ..read more

Today we sit down with Evan Kristol, Executive Managing Director Investments at Marcus and Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office. With over 25 years of experience advising owners and investors, Evan is a leader in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily assets throughout the state of Florida.  Now is a great time to take a look at the multifamily market in South Florida. This year’s pandemic has accelerated the long lasting trend of people migrating to Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Despite the uncertainty looming over the nation moving into 2021, South Florida remains a top d ..read more

Today we sit down with Frank Carriera, Executive Vice President at CBRE. He leads the firm’s multifamily investment sales platform in Tampa Bay, the market with the highest net migration rate in all of the Southeast.     Listeners will hear how Tampa’s multifamily growth stems from its increasingly diversified economy, impressive job creation spearheaded by the financial, tech, and healthcare industries. Infrastructure investments from the likes of Tampa Bay Lightning owner, Jeff Vinik, have also helped.     In our conversation, Frank highlights some of the market’s mo ..read more

Let's Talk Houston.  Today, Jennifer Campbell joins for an informative discussion about multifamily investing in Houston. Jen is a Director on the “IPA Texas” team, leading their Houston operations. Over the course of her career, Jen has closed more than $1.5 billion in sales, representing over 30,000 units across the lone star state!  While many outsiders find Houston a hard market to understand, its potential is clear. Incredible population growth, household growth, and in-migration keeps Houston as one of the fastest expanding metros in the US. Housto ..read more

Today we speak to Mark Thomson of Philadelphia, where he is a Senior Managing Director at JLL. Mark and his team can boast the largest market share of transactions in the Philadelphia area. “Eds & Meds.”  These are two terms industry insiders use to describe the Philadelphia market, with education and health care being the major employment drivers.  Due to low entry costs and higher cap rates Philadelphia continues to attract buyers from New York looking to diversify. Thanks to the city’s many elite universities and its relative affordability, over the last 20 years it has been n ..read more

Today we speak to two experts of the impressive Dallas/Ft. Worth market: Drew Kile and Joey Tumminello, from the Dallas/Ft Worth IPA Texas Team.  They have facilitated several billion in sales transactions for institutional and high net worth investor clients. Adding residents three times faster than the nation and sporting the largest multifamily pipeline in the U.S., Dallas-Fort Worth remains one of the country’s most dynamic yet stable rental markets. Despite the addition of an eye-popping, 45,000 apartments since the beginning of 2018, the Dallas-Fort Worth’s occupancy rate in stabili ..read more

Today we sit down with Hannah Ott, of Cushman and Wakefield’s Indiana Multifamily Team. She has brokered over $3.45 Billion in multifamily sales, which says a lot for this sized market.     Indianapolis is a market she endearingly describes as “Steady Eddy.” In this episode we discuss the value and simplicity of the stable growth that Indianapolis multifamily has experienced for decades. She delves into the various submarkets in Marion, Hamilton, and Boone counties, and why Downtown has been able to keep occupancy in the mid-90’s despite a lot of new supply coming online.   If y ..read more

Today we sit down with Steve Gebing, who along with his partner run the #1 multifamily investment team in Arizona.     Steve aptly dubs the Phoenix market as “on fire.” The population growth rate of the Phoenix MSA has increased by nearly 4% per year for the past 40 years. Arizona’s innovative-friendly environment, low taxes, qualified workers, and high quality of life, has had large corporations knocking on Phoenix’s door. This has drawn the attention of investors around the nation.     Steve demonstrates an unequivocally booming energy that reflects th ..read more

Today we sit down with Niko Nicolaou, of Gebroe-Hammer. Niko operates in North Jersey where his name has become synonymous with the surging volume of multifamily transactions. Between 2016 and 2019 he has been behind more than 72 trades encompassing 6,015 units valued at $1.3 billion.    In this episode Niko describes all the unique aspects of doing business in North Jersey, which vary depending on which municipality you are operating in. Listeners will hear what value add opportunities look like in the region. All of these markets are united by their abundant access and proximity to ..read more

As this podcast begins, it is only fitting we start with a show about Texas. The Lone Star State is home to HALF of the Top 10 fastest growing cities in the nation!   Today we sit down with Will Balthrope, who has more than 25 years of Texas multifamily sales experience. He is currently the team lead for IPA Texas. This episode is the first of a 3 part series about Texas. Will will share an overview to the state and insight into the 4 largest markets: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and his hometown, San Antonio.  Texas has a very well known business-friendly environment which dr ..read more