Willy sat down with Jon Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer at Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager with more than $1 trillion in AUM. With over three decades at Blackstone, Jon brings unmatched expertise in commercial real estate, private equity, and global financial markets.

Their conversation explored pivotal moments from Jon’s upbringing and his 33-year journey at Blackstone, key lessons from the financial crisis, and strategies for navigating economic uncertainty. They also delved into the origins of Blackstone’s SFR strategy and the creation of Invitation Homes, insights on the multifamily market and data centers, the firm’s approach to AI, its expansion in private credit, and invaluable advice for young professionals—plus much more.

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On a special episode of the Walker Webcast, Willy sat down with multifamily industry powerhouse Joanna Zabriskie, CEO of BH Management, for a dynamic overview of the state of the multifamily market live from RETCON.

They discussed opportunities and challenges shaping the industry, data visualization, BH Management’s investment in technology, the importance of data and innovation, multifamily trends, and much more.

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On a special episode of the Walker Webcast, we featured Willy’s conversation with Michelle Herrick, Head of Commercial Real Estate at JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking, from the Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium.

In this dynamic keynote, Michelle shared insights about her career, the leadership principles that foster accountability, her experience working with senior leadership, the rise of private credit, and her outlook across various asset classes.

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Should the GSEs be privatized? On the latest Walker Webcast, Willy was joined by three of the industry’s leading voices to debate this hot-button issue: 

They covered the pros and cons, potential economic ripple effects, the impact on single vs. multifamily, and the real-world implications for investors, lenders, homebuyers, and taxpayers.

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Willy was joined by one of the most influential minds in real estate, Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman of multi-billion-dollar private real estate company RXR.

They discussed Scott’s bullish perspective on the U.S., interest rates and the macroeconomy, markets he’s betting on, opportunities his team is actively pursuing, the state of the NYC office sector, RXR’s “film vs. digital” strategy, back-to-office trends and predictions, core tenants of RXR, his “stay rich,” “get poor,” and “get rich” asset class of choice, and much more.

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Willy was joined by ski instructor turned hospitality visionary David Barry, President and CEO of Pursuit.

They explored David’s career journey and how he climbed through the ranks, how his unique background shapes his leadership style, the culture he has built at Pursuit, the importance of humility, advice for young professionals, what he values in new hires, the current state of adventure tourism, and much more.

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Willy was joined by David Hunt, President and Chief Executive Officer of global asset management firm PGIM.

He and Willy discussed his experience leading PGIM for more than a decade, the convergence of the public and private markets, David’s CRE outlook by asset class, assessing risk and volatility, how tech and AI will impact PGIM and the broader investment world, and much more.

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Willy was joined by Bill Ferguson, Co-Chairman and CEO of Ferguson Partners, a global leader in talent management for the real assets industry. 

They covered key indicators of a successful hire, interview questions that reveal the true strength of a candidate, the importance of executive leadership on a company’s overall value, advice for young professionals entering the CRE industry, how companies can remain competitive when it comes to hiring and retaining talent, how evolving generational priorities are impacting the workforce, and so much more.

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Willy was once again joined by one of the most respected voices in the housing industry, Walker & Dunlop’s Hall of Fame housing market analyst and executive vice president and co-founder of Zelman & Associates, Ivy Zelman.

They discussed Ivy’s outlook on the housing market, tariffs and the upward price impacts on the industry, the public vs. private homebuilding markets, the lock-in effect’s impact on existing inventory, home affordability issues she’s seeing, the privatization of Fannie and Freddie, the broader implications of the fires in LA, and much more.

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Willy was once again joined by Dr. Peter Linneman, live from Philadelphia, for the Most Insightful Hour in CRE.

They discussed the outcome of his 2024 forecast, interest rates, the Fed’s recent actions and what they signal for 2025, cap rates, how political shifts will influence the economy and CRE asset classes, the LA fires and the impact they’ll have on insurance costs, predictions for the year ahead, and much more.

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