The Matthews Podcast

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, host Matthew Wallace sits down with Stephen Bittel, chairman and founder of Terranova Corporation, to discuss his extensive career in commercial real estate. With over four decades of experience and a portfolio exceeding a billion dollars, Steven shares his journey from his early days in Miami to founding one of South Florida's premier real estate investmen...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast , host Matthew Wallace welcomes John Drew, Founder and Chairman of The Drew Company, for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, legacy, and global real estate development. With a career spanning public service and private sector success, Drew shares how his early work in government—repurposing federal properties—launched a lifelong path in commercial rea...

Join host Matthew Wallace on this episode of The Matthews Podcast as he sits down with Michael Webb, a seasoned real estate attorney with over a decade of experience in handling complex and high-value commercial transactions. In this insightful conversation, Michael shares his journey into real estate law, his diverse portfolio of deals across various asset classes, and his perspective on the curr...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, host Matthew Wallace sits down with Jeff Weller, co-founder and co-CEO of Lion Real Estate Group, to explore his remarkable journey through commercial real estate. Weller shares insights from his early days as a tenant rep broker to building a successful multifamily investment firm with over $3 billion in real estate acquisitions. The conversation delves in...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, host Matthew Wallace interviews Michael Voulgarakis, Managing Director of Southgate Ventures. Michael shares insights into his commercial real estate investment strategy, focusing on value-add multifamily properties in the Seattle market. He discusses the unique characteristics of the Seattle real estate landscape, including high-income professionals, geogr...

The commercial real estate industry is undergoing a major digital transformation, but what does that really mean for property owners, retailers, and landlords? In this episode of The Matthews Podcast , we sit down with David Blumenfeld , Co-Founder of NextRivet , to explore the intersection of PropTech and commercial real estate —breaking down how technology is reshaping the industry and where the...

Join us for a special episode of the Matthews podcast, Jeff Enck moderates a roundtable discussion with top professionals in the strip center industry. Experts like John Morgan Jr., Kristen Neyland, Ryan Moore, and many others share their insights on the evolution, opportunities, and challenges in the strip center market. From the post-COVID retail landscape to investment strategies, tenant relati...

This episode of The Matthews Podcast features an interview with David Ferber, a top multifamily investment sales broker in New Jersey's Hudson County market. David specializes in selling apartment buildings between 6-100 units in the $1-$50 million price range. His hyper-specialized approach, focusing solely on the Hudson County market since he began his career in 2022, allows him to provide unpar...

Industrial outdoor storage (IOS) has emerged as a hot new asset class in the Southeast, according to Harrison Auerbach on the Matthews Podcast. This episode dives into the region's industrial real estate market, exploring trends from small-scale properties to large-scale developments. Auerbach shares insights on spotting value-add opportunities and how investors are rethinking strategies amid chan...

In the latest episode of the Matthews Podcast, hosted by Matt Wallace, DJ Johnston and Brock Emmetsberger from Matthews' New York office share insights on the firm's growth plans and strategies. The two discuss what makes Matthews stand out among other investment services firms. Specialization and collaboration, they explain, are key to success in New York City's intricate real estate market. Geog...

Commercial real estate brokerage is changing. According to Cory Rosenthal and Charles Wright, brokerage is in for a reset, where agents get back to the basics of making real connections with clients. In one of the most anticipated episodes yet, Cory (National Director of Multifamily and Market Leader) and Charles (Market Leader) share perspectives on where brokerage is today, where it’s heading, a...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, Kyle Matthews. Founder & CEO of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, shares insights into what makes the company's culture and strategies for success, as well as his outlook on the commercial real estate industry. He discusses how Matthews has leveraged technology and data integration to improve broker efficiency while also providing valuable insig...

This episode of The Matthews podcast features Chris Nelson and Sam Sukut, two industrial real estate experts from the Matthews™ San Diego office. They discuss the current state and future outlook of the industrial market in San Diego. Nelson and Sukut share insights into trends like slowing rent growth, interest rate impacts on transactions, development cycles, and demand drivers from industries l...

In this episode host Matthew Wallace welcomes Michael Pakravan back to The Matthews Podcast. Michael is the FVP & National Director of Retail Leasing at Matthews™. With more than 20 years of brokerage expertise, Michael leads the National Retail Leasing Division, consisting of 25 agents nationwide. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michael advises property owners, tenants, and buyers on retail l...

In this episode host Matthew Wallace is joined by Mike Salik, First Vice President at Matthews Real Estate Investment Services™. Mike discusses his career journey in commercial real estate, starting from when he first got into the industry doing assignments on homebuilder lots, through his time in the Navy, working on real estate projects for the Navy, and transitioning to the private sector focus...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, host Matthew Wallace is joined by Robert Anderson. Robert serves as VP of Auction Services and brings almost 20 years of experience in the CRE space. He leads the auction services line at Matthews, collaborating with agents and clients to identify auction opportunities within our active inventory and client roster. In this episode, they discuss Robert's car...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, host Matthew Wallace is joined by Daniel Withers. Dan brings over 20 years of CRE experience and serves as Senior Vice President and Market Leader. In addition to overseeing the Matthews Encino office, Dan is a top-producing multifamily agent in Southern California. In this episode, we discuss the ever-evolving multifamily landscape, particularly how the vo...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, host Matthew Wallace is joined by expert guest Geoffrey Arrobio. Geoffrey is an experienced mortgage broker in the Matthews™ Capital Markets Division and joins the podcast today to dissect the challenges and strategies in today's commercial real estate financing landscape. Together, they explore the impact of rising interest rates on buyers and developers,...

Join us as we delve into the world of dollar store investments with Josh Bishop, a leading broker specializing in single tenant net lease properties. In this episode, Josh shares his expertise on the appeal of dollar stores, the key players in the industry, market trends, and valuable advice for investors and brokers. Discover why dollar stores have become recession-proof, the demographic profile...

In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, your host Matthew Wallace is joined by Matthews' Market Leaders, David Treadwell, and Kurt Sauer. David is the market leader in Denver, Colorado. He brings over 14 years of experience in commercial real estate and capital markets, completing more than $1 billion in transactional volume since 2010. Kurt serves as the Minneapolis market leader, and prior to j...

In this episode of the Matthews™ podcast, your host Matthew Wallace is joined by Matthews’ Simon Assaf , Vice President and Director of net lease. He is recognized as an expert in his field and is a go-to resource for many as he encompasses a wide range of knowledge on a variety of industries within commercial real estate. Through opening the office in Scottsdale, AZ, in 2020, he has mentored agen...

On this episode, your host Matt LoPiccolo is joined by Tom Alexander, the west coast acquisition director at BH Properties, a real estate investing company that owns, operates, and repositions value-add real estate across the country. Tom has been with the company for almost 5 years and has varied institutional capital experience, including sourcing acquisitions, valuations, DCF analysis, value-ad...

In this episode of The Matthews podcast, your host Cliff Carnes is joined by Matthews’ Capital Markets expert Chad Plumly. This episode delves into commercial real estate loan rate locks and how borrowers can make informed decisions when entering rate lock agreements. Chad shares insights into market conditions that affect interest rates, factors that influence rate lock decisions, and tips for bo...

In this episode of the Matthews™ podcast, your host Matthew Wallace is joined by Matthews' Self-Storage expert Austin McLeod. This episode dives into the current state of the self-storage market, including where the most active markets are and which ones investors should be targeting. They also highlight the industry's long-term future, including potential trends for the next 5-10 years and t...

In this episode, your host Cliff Carnes is joined by Matthews Capital Markets experts Clark Finney, Patrick Flanagan, and Ron Davis. We discuss the current trends in capital markets and how they compare to the previous year. We cover the allocation of capital by investors, market trends, and the property types that are attracting capital on the equity and debt side. We also provide insight on what...