Yield PRO Podcast

Yield PRO TV presents NAHB Power Hitters. Host Linda Hoffman talks with Debra Guerrero, senior vice president of strategic partnerships and government relations for The NRP Group.

Yield PRO TV Money Talks host Michael Thomas talks with Winston Crowley, VP Investment Officer for UMB Bank.

Yield PRO TV presents NAHB Power Hitters. Host Linda Hoffman talks with Sean Caldwell, executive managing director of development for Mill Creek Residential.

Yield PRO TV Money Talks Host Michael Thomas chats with Evelyn Lim, HUD Regional Administrator for Region 8.

NAHB Power Hitters Host Linda Hoffman, speaks with Justin MacDonald, president and CEO of MacDonald Companies.

Friday, October 16 - Sean Caldwell, Mill Creek Residential
Friday, October 30 - Debra Guerrero, NRP Group

NAHB Power Hitters Host Linda Hoffman, speaks with Ed Easley, President, LMC Development, Lennar Multifamily Communities LLC.

The USDA is all about meat standards, right? Yes—but what a small glimpse of an all-encompassing department.

Along with managing America’s food resources—the department offers programs that elevate agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition and health. Relying on the best available knowledge and science, the USDA recommends public policy and effective management processes to elevate life in rural America.

Yield PRO TV Money Talks Host Michael Thomas chats with Curt Coccodrilli, state director of rural development in Pennsylvania for the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), and Liz Bell, housing program director in Pennsylvania for the USDA. Coccodrilli and Bell discuss everything from rural America’s opioid crisis to building an entire town through USDA programs.

NAHB Power Hitters Host Linda Hoffman, speaks with Kevin Kelly, chairman and managing principal of Leon N Weiner & Associates. Kelly’s accomplishments, service and celebrity in housing are great. He is a past chairman of the board of the national association of homebuilders. Kelly is a natural leader in all he does—for his entire life—from inductee into his high school’s hall of fame to president of Saint Anselms student government, to member of Delaware Governor Carney’s transition team and several others.

Kelly’s company, LNWA, is privately held with over $55 million in annual revenue, employing over 300 employees.

Kelly follows another great leader, Leon Weiner. If housing had a hero, Leon Weiner is ours. As a third-generation builder, Leon was considered the “conscience of the housing industry,” having played a key role in developing housing policy and forging consensus at the national level. Weiner was inducted into NAHB’s hall of fame and his bust, the only of its kind, is displayed in the NAHB lobby today.

It would take a great man to fill those shoes, and Kevin Kelly certainly brings the skills. LNWA is active in the affordable housing space. Kelly delivers great insights and boots on the ground information as to what’s happening in the apartment industry, the state of development and what can be done to improve fundamentals for future.

September 4, 2020 - NAHB POWER HITTERS Host Linda Hoffman chats with Lance Swank, president of The Sterling Group in beautiful Mishawaka, Indiana. The Sterling Group owns and manages over 9,000 apartments across 35 markets in the Midwest and Southeastern United States, as well as over 2 million square feet of storage space.

Among many others, Swank was awarded the distinguished honor of NAHB’s Daniel M Grady award for excellence and advocacy in multifamily housing. In this segment, Swank talks about how he assesses value add targets, what might make affordable housing an attractive investment again and his advice to Ben Carson to more closely align affordable housing inventory with need. This is a can’t miss.

August 11, 2020 - You loved him in Rate Desk. He was a hit in NAHB POWER HITTERS. Host Michael Thomas’ introduces MONEY TALKS—the latest addition to the Yield Pro TV network. MONEY TALKS brings the real story on the multifamily housing industry’s most prevalent news around money and finance. Thomas interviews those at the top and in the trenches of making deals and creating economic conditions conducive to deals.

This edition features Joe DeFelice, Region III Administrator of HUD. DeFelice discusses the latest rules around Opportunity Zone investment, how they make money for investors and keep investor money in the community where investors can see it work. DeFelice said: As a federal official, I’m telling people not to send their checks from capital gains to Washington. I’m telling them to take those dollars and reinvest them into their own communities where you can achieve a positive impact.