Walker Webcast

By Willy Walker

A weekly conversation hosted by Walker & Dunlop CEO Willy Walker, featuring leaders across commercial real estate, wellness, business, and leadership. Rooted in CRE but reaching beyond it, each ep... more

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Number 1: Ivy Zelman, EVP and Co-Founder of Zelman, a Walker & Dunlop Company
Willy sat down with Ivy Zelman, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Zelman, a Walker & Dunlop Company, for her latest read on the U.S. housing market and the forces that could reshape housing demand for years to come. They explored why Ivy believes the housing market may be more balanced than the prevailing shortage narrative suggests, how slowing population and household growth could change future housing needs, and what affordability, mortgage rates, and changing buyer behavior mean for today's market. They also dove into the growing number of young adults living at home, why Ivy sees stronger fundamentals in multifamily than for-sale housing, where she sees opportunities emerging across U.S. markets, and what Zelman's A Decade Divided research could mean for housing leaders planning for the next decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 03, 20261h 1min
Number 2: Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab
Willy sat down with Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab and one of the most influential voices in finance, for a wide-ranging conversation on what’s driving markets today and what investors should be watching next. Willy and Liz Ann explored a changing investment landscape shaped by inflation, interest rate volatility, federal deficits, and shifting labor and housing markets. They also discussed AI’s growing impact, market rotations, and the increasingly blurred line between investing and gambling - including what it could mean for financial literacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27, 202659min
Number 3: David Gelles, The New York Times Reporter and Bestselling Author
On a special episode of the Walker Webcast, recorded live at the 2026 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, Willy was joined by New York Times reporter and bestselling author David Gelles. David’s book, Dirtbag Billionaire, explores the remarkable life of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard—a reluctant entrepreneur who built an iconic brand while challenging conventional ideas about capitalism, consumption, and wealth. In his conversation with Willy, David unpacked the contradictions behind Chouinard and Patagonia, from its unconventional culture and environmental leadership to his extraordinary decision to give away ownership of the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20, 202659min
Number 4: Paul Cheek, MIT Senior Lecturer, AI Strategist, Entrepreneur & Author
Willy sat down with Paul Cheek, Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, serial entrepreneur, AI strategist, and author of the new book, No One Works Here, for a conversation about AI, the future of work, and what it takes to build an AI-driven enterprise. They explored why AI is advancing faster than organizations can adapt, why leaders may be looking at AI ROI through the wrong lens, and why adopting AI tools and training alone isn’t enough to drive meaningful transformation. They also dove into Paul’s framework for deciding when AI should-and shouldn’t-do the work, why organizational redesign is essential to realizing AI’s potential, and how leaders can prepare their people and businesses for a future where humans and AI agents increasingly work together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 17, 20261h 4min
Number 5: Ivy Zelman, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Zelman & Associates
Willy was once again joined by one of the most respected voices in the housing industry, W&D’s Hall of Fame housing market analyst and executive vice president and co-founder of Zelman & Associates, Ivy Zelman. She and Willy discussed rising home prices and affordability challenges, her outlook on multifamily inventory and rent growth, rate cuts, widening spreads, land prices and accessibility, housing supply constraints, the role of manufactured housing in the affordable housing crisis, her overall macro-outlook on housing over the next 5-10 years and where she’s seeing real opportunity, the overallocation of institutional capital to multifamily and industrial, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 11, 202453min