BuzzHouse: A Baker Tilly Podcast

Perfecto Sanchez, former Army Ranger and co-founder of Equity Quotient, joins BuzzHouse to discuss the role environmental, social and governance (ESG) plays in the multifamily industry and how it is becoming a top priority for companies.  Perfecto dives into his background and how Equity Quotient provides actionable steps to improve overall growth. He also discusses measurements businesses should...

Brent Maier, principal and Baker Tilly national real estate valuation and advisory leader, returns to the BuzzHouse podcast to provide trends and insights on the multifamily housing industry’s first quarter of 2023. Maier dives into the recent actions of the Federal Reserve and what to keep an eye on moving forward. Although employment rates remain strong, there is concern on corporations continui...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson sit down with Andrea Ponsor, the President and CEO of Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF). She shares some insight into what it takes to cultivate collaboration with multiple stakeholders in order to achieve common goals in affordable housing. Andrea dives into her work on finance innovation, her focus on supporti...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are joined by Rachel Rhodes of the National Equity Fund. She shares some insight into what’s going on in the world of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and changes with underwriting. She also touches on the macro effects of the Silicon Valley bank shutdown, current trends we’re seeing in this space as well as exploring ho...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, host Garrick Gibson is joined by a titan who uses her influence in the affordable housing industry for the greater good: real estate asset manager, investor, author, affordable housing solutionist and “compassionate capitalist” Marjy Stagmeier. Also joining the show is Matt Paschall, program lead of Baker Tilly’s DevelUP Initiative. Marjy speaks to Garrick about how s...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are celebrating Women’s History Month with the Women’s Affordable Housing Network’s (WAHN) National President, Ashley Northcutt, and Baker Tilly Director Nuwandi Trahan who also serves on the board of WAHN. WAHN is an organization committed to amending the gender barrier in affordable housing. Ashley and Nuwandi discuss the import...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick gibson welcome back Brent Maier, principal and Baker Tilly national real estate valuation and advisory leader to provide trends and insights on the multifamily housing industry’s fourth quarter of 2022. Maier dives into the current economic outlook and sheds light on the challenges that 2022 brought. Although professionals should be awar...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson interview Curtis Cunningham, the Assistant Administrator for Benefits and Service within the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Division of Medicaid Services, to hear his insight on Medicaid’s role in affordable housing programs. Curtis shares that without stable housing and a housing-first approach, the efficacy of m...

Our hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson welcome back Baker Tilly’s Matt Paschall, program director of the DevelUP initiative. The goal of DevelUP is to bring underrepresented housing and commercial real estate professionals together to equip them with the resources and relationships they need to be successful. Matt’s vision is to help these professionals mitigate barriers to capital, social capi...

On this episode, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson interview Wade Norris, a partner at the law firm Norris George & Ostrow PLLC, to get his perspective as a leader in the tax and bond finance field. Wade focuses on the 501(c)(3) bond space along with essential function bonds, what they are, how he has seen them in the workforce housing space and what’s unique about these bonds. To address the...

As 2022 ended, our hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson wrapped up the year by discussing notable hot topics from the year. We’re hitting points from average income rules to the Inflation Reduction Act, redevelopment with public housing authorities and more. As we kickstart 2023, our hosts also cover legislation and trends to keep an eye on as the new year progresses.   Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

On this episode, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson sit down with three industry titans: Nora Bloch, Kevin Progar and Tracy Kaufman to discuss the hot topic of intersecting healthcare and housing. Our guests dive into their respected companies’ strategies on partnerships with hospitals and health organizations to finance affordable housing in their communities. The goal of building a bridge bet...

Brent Maier, principal and Baker Tilly national real estate valuation and advisory leader, returns to the BuzzHouse podcast to provide trends and insights on the multifamily housing industry’s third quarter of 2022. Maier dives into hot topics such as construction cost and the current state of supply chain and labor availability, as compared to previous quarters. He also discusses his outlook on r...

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On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are joined by Garth Rieman, Director of Housing Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives for the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA). Garth gives a legislative insider scoop on hot topics including various affordable housing bills and their chances of passing in Congress, the Biden administration priorities and the availa...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are joined by Chris Hite, President of Sugar Creek Capital, and Philip Gilman, Director of Tax Policy for Sugar Creek Capital. Chris and Philip discuss the primary differences between state tax credit programs and how government and culture differences play into factor. They dive into the biggest risk factors for state tax credits...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, the hosts are joined by Mike Land, senior managing director with Baker Tilly Capital, to discuss the impacts from the Inflation Reduction Act for multifamily housing projects. The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in August 2022 by President Biden. The opportunities from this Act are vast, especially for the multifamily industry. Mike dives into the credit o...

On this episode of BuzzHouse, the hosts sit down Joshua Pollard, president and CEO of Omicelo. Omicelo is a mission-driven real estate investment firm with a not-for-profit partnership called Omicelo Cares. Through the partnership of a for-profit investment firm and not-for-profit, Joshua describes the unique services they can provide to the communities they are investing in. Joshua also discusses...

Brent Maier, principal with Baker Tilly’s real estate valuation advisory team, returns to the BuzzHouse podcast to provide trends and insights on the multifamily housing industry’s second quarter of 2022. Maier discusses hot topics including inflation rates, gas prices and unemployment rates from this past quarter. He also goes into the concerns around rent growth with the decline in occupancy and...

On this episode of the BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson talk to Toni Jackson, principal with The Banks Law Firm, after the Texas Housing Conference. Toni is a passionate leader in the affordable housing industry and an advocate for eliminating the misconceptions of multifamily housing to build more communities with housing resources.   We are at an incredible time for affordable ho...

On this episode of the BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson sit down with Tom Davis, director of the office of recapitalization at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to discuss all things Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). Tom provides background on Faircloth-to-RAD conversions and the success they’ve seen so far, including more than 30 projects in the pipelin...

Baker Tilly's podcast series specifically for professionals in the multifamily housing industry. On this episode of the BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson are joined by Duncan Damon, principal of Clesia Ventures. Duncan shares his vision for housing agencies and the idea of reimagining their role. Through programs like Choice Neighborhoods, housing agencies are shifting to being cata...

On this episode of the BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson discuss key elements of cost certifications with Jeff Blattner, partner with Baker Tilly’s real estate and construction team. Cost certification is an important part of the development phase of multifamily housing projects. Jeff goes over the important factors of cost certifications including timing, and efficiency, important...

On this episode of the BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson discuss cybersecurity concerns with Chris Hand, president and owner of ACC Management Group and Ken Zoline, senior manager with Baker Tilly’s cybersecurity and IT risk consulting practice. Chris and Ken share their experiences with cyberattacks and what they’ve done to protect against them. The group also discusses what compan...

On this episode of the BuzzHouse, hosts Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson talk to Michael Lear, Chief Business Development Officer at The Community Development Trust (CDT) and Michael Rossi, Senior Director at Enterprise Housing Credit Investments, at the Affordable Housing Summit in Minneapolis. The two affordable housing titans share their insight into the industry including debt and long-term equ...