The Deal Makers - An Agora production podcast

In this episode of the Dealmakers Coffee Break, we welcome John Casmon, a multifamily investor and syndicator at Casmon Capital Group who shares insights into real estate investment strategies and market dynamics. Highlighting the importance of understanding market fundamentals and cultivating strong investor relationships, John underscores the importance of selecting desirable locations and asses...

Join us in this episode of the Dealmakers Coffee Break as we delve into the world of multifamily investments with Craig McGrouther, Director of Business Development at Lone Star Capital. Craig shares his expert insights on navigating the current market dynamics, particularly in Texas. He discusses Lone Star Capital's unique investment strategies, including their approach to tax abatement and...

In this insightful episode of the Dealmakers Coffee Break, we sit down with Jeremy Hill, the seasoned expert from JB Capital.  With over two decades in the private debt industry, Jeremy shares his valuable perspectives on the current market trends, the rise in interest rates, and the impending maturity cliff in commercial securities. He delves into the challenges and opportunities this environment...

Maria Zondervan from Blue Vikings Capital is a capital allocator, acting as a bridge between investors and sponsors by selecting how to optimally allocate her investors' capital, vetting deals, and protecting her investors' interests. With her unique perspective, Maria has a lot of insights to share with GPs on how to manage changed deal expectations, refinancing, common mistakes when co...

With nearly three decades of experience in real estate, Ben Reinberg, CEO of Alliance, has a unique vantage point into the upcoming challenges of commercial real estate, and he's not mincing words about it. In this episode, Ben discusses the effect that rising interest rates, conservative lenders, unemployment, and a wave of maturing loans loom on the horizon will have on commercial real esta...

The next time you drive past a Wendy's, walk into a CVS, or pull up to a gas station, think of them in real estate investment terms - or, more specifically, net lease investments. This is what Michael Salafia and STAX Equity do and do well. In this episode, we talk with Michael about his experience in the net lease investment space and Stax's unique use of advanced AI and Machine Learnin...

Lupei Chou, the Investor Relations Executive at Crown Capital, ventured into real estate multifamily investments together to gain more control over her time after more than two decades of military service as a naval officer. In our episode, she talks about how Crown Capital tackles current challenges and its unique approach to growing its investor community, even when deals are slow, by providing...

In this "Deal Makers Coffee Break" episode, we welcome Marc Hershberg, Managing Partner and CEO of Topaz Capital and General Partner of Topaz Ventures. Marc discusses the current state of the real estate market and the shift from equity to debt investments. He also addresses how Topaz is tackling the headwinds of high-interest rates and operating expenses, along with a softening in the r...

In this Coffee Break episode, Litan Yahav, CEO and Co-Founder of Vyzer, a tech startup helping LPs centralize their investment management in one platform, gives us an invaluable vantage point into LPs' current state of mind. This episode is powered by Agora This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide range of services to...

We're delighted to host the founders of Next Point Socimi, Ofer Lior and Nir Goldberg, on the Deal Makers. Next Point invests in Spain's real estate market with outstanding returns.  In this episode, Nir and Ofer discuss the opportunities it presents and its appeal to U.S.-based investors.  They also share their unique business model and investment strategy, and talk about the roadmap of...

Many people are passionate about what they do, but after having Erin Hudson on The DealMakers, the word "passionate" feels a bit underwhelming to describe her vibrant energy when she talks about her work at Quattro Capital. Erin is a Co-founder and Director of Equity Relations at Quattro Capital, and we're delighted to have her on this episode, where she talks about her philosophy f...

Shawn Griffith and his wife dabbled in real estate for over a decade as passive investors before starting TWT Multifamily. Today they're real estate syndicators focusing on multi-family acquisitions, and Shawn's conservative approach to investment keeps his investments safe and his investors happy. This episode is powered by Agora This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive...

Chad is a Managing Partner and Director of Acquisitions at Quattro Capital, a Tennessee-based investment firm that delivers the full suite of services to actualize real estate opportunities that yield strong returns. In this episode of The Deal Makers Coffee Break edition, he recounts personal stories about their portfolio, shares tips on the current state of economic affairs, and his analytical a...

Ahsan Daredia did the corporate America tour: he was in corporate finance, operations and consulting. Then he returned home to the family's real estate business as Principal of Investor Relations and Marketing in the Dhanani Private Equity Group, a Houston-based company with more than $1B in AUM and an outstanding IRR track record. In this episode, he shares a glimpse into the unique recipe f...

Meir Fried isn't a big believer in sitting on the fence as a business strategy. In this episode of Coffee Break, Meir shares his unique perspective on taking calculated risks to find deal opportunities. This episode is powered by Agora This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide range of services to enable real growth an...

Tammy Sutton is the master of operational efficiency. After the PSA is signed, she oversees the takeover, investor equity reconciliation, compliance, and cost check analysis and hands over impeccable dossiers to asset management. In this episode, she covers the behind-the-scenes activities that are pivotal to smooth sailing when it comes to operational efficiency. This episode is powered by Agora...

Jon Siegel has three decades of experience in real estate investments. Having seen it all makes it easier for him to be cautious of trends, navigate turbulent financial seas, and keep his eyes fixed on the horizon when making investment decisions This episode is powered by Agora This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide ran...

Gaurang ״Greg" Gala saw his parents immigrate to the US and work hard. When it was time to invest what they accumulated, they had no network of lenders and people didn’t take them seriously. Today, he helps new Americans with business acumen to gain access to capital, knowledge and financial services to invest in real estate. This episode is powered by Agora This podcast is brought to you by...

Rich Bouchner connects investors with opportunities. He's done it for decades across all asset classes, and he's learned a thing or two. Mainly - if you do your field work, believe in your thesis and take the emotion out, you'll win. This episode is powered by Agora This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide r...

Seth Grossman can arrange for funding in his sleep. For all the rest, he relies on creating a network of business partners and building winning teams around the deals he brokers to have all bases of expertise covered.  This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide range of services to enable real growth and provide the best rea...

Noah Pape took his passion for data and sports and applied it to the world of real estate investment. Hear his approach to leveraging tech and machine learning to centralize, aggregate and analyzes huge swaths of data to identify the best-fitting investment opportunities. This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide range of s...

Noel talks about his financing experience in little banks vs. big banks, how he landed a once-in-a-lifetime deal on a commercial flight, and the weight of responsibility he's feeling toward his investors.  This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide range of services to enable real growth and provide the best real estate...

Paul Thompson shares his views on the interest rates (hint: everything is relative) and tells the story of how a creek got the state of Texas to fund his residential project.  This podcast is brought to you by Agora , a comprehensive real estate investment management platform offering a wide range of services to enable real growth and provide the best real estate investment experience. Learn more...

We're delighted to have K. Trevor Thompson as a guest on The Deal Makers podcast. Trevor is an accredited investor in 15 active deals and a GP on his first deal of 240 doors in San Antonio and has extensive experience in the attraction entertainment industry, which he took into CRE investing. "I was looking in Austin, I was looking in Dallas, and I was getting nowhere close to paying wha...

We've got a great new podcast episode of the DealMakers for you, and this time we have the pleasure of hosting Dovid Preil , CEO and Founder of the YDLP Investments Group . Dovid's background in finance and tech makes him an exceptionally fascinating guest. "If anything, the deals that have free cash flow are the deals that are going to survive higher interest rates. It won't b...