The Walker Webcast

On this Walker Webcast, Willy was joined by legendary explorer and bestselling author, Erling Kagge. Erling was the first explorer in history to reach the North Pole, South Pole, and the summit of Mt. Everest on foot. He was also the first to walk alone to the South Pole, and the lessons he learned along the way about silence and the meaning of life are invaluable. He sat down with Willy at the Su...

On this week’s Walker Webcast, Willy was joined by aviation-industry trailblazer David Neeleman, the Founder and CEO of Breeze Airways. Over the past three decades, David has launched some of the most successful airlines in the world — including JetBlue, Azul Brazilian Airlines, and WestJet. He and Willy discussed David’s entrepreneurial origin story, his entry into the aviation industry, his miss...

On a special episode of the Walker Webcast, we aired Willy’s in-depth conversation with Stephen Scherr, Co-President of Pretium, recorded live from the 2025 Pretium Symposium. This episode featured Willy as the interviewee, offering his insights from the other side of the table. Hear his perspective on how rate cuts may impact the real estate market, the role of banks in a lending and office rebou...

Willy was joined by Jonathan Goldstein, Co-Founder and CEO of Cain, an investment firm with approximately $14 billion in assets under management. They discussed Jonathan’s upbringing and the strong foundation his family instilled in him, key lessons in leadership that he’s carried forward, pivotal moments throughout his career journey, the biggest risk he’s ever taken, insights into the hospitalit...

Willy sat down with renowned economist Dr. Peter Linneman for another installment of the Most Insightful Hour in CRE where they unpacked the latest insights from the Fall Linneman Letter. Peter shared his perspective on the forces shaping today’s economy, including GDP growth, hidden weakness in the labor market, Fed rate cut predictions, whether deficits and government shutdowns really matter, th...

Willy sat down with Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C. In this highly anticipated conversation, she and Willy discussed her efforts to diversify the city in the wake of federal uncertainty, the role of sports in revitalizing the district, how they’re attracting top talent, affordable housing initiatives, D.C.’s next chapter, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Willy sat down with Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and bestselling author of Permission to Feel and the new book, Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want.  Marc has dedicated his career to understanding the power of emotions in shaping our decisions, relationships, and overall well-being. He shared science-backed tools for...

Willy was joined by Tom Gilbane, Managing Member and Co-President of Rockpoint, at the 2025 Zelman Housing Summit.  He and Willy discussed Rockpoint’s investment strategy, Tom’s outlook on the office and multifamily sectors, trends in rent growth, and the impact of AI across CRE asset classes. They also covered the state of the life sciences industry, sustainability standards, Tom’s perspective on...

Willy was joined once again by Ryan Marshall, President and Chief Executive Officer of PulteGroup, Inc., at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) Fall Conference.  They took to the stage to discuss how demographic shifts are reshaping the homebuilding market, the leading indicators PulteGroup relies on to navigate change, and the evolution of its brands to serve distinct...

Willy was joined by Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity International, an organization that is turning the vision of affordable housing into a global reality. They discussed Jonathan’s career journey, leadership lessons, Habitat’s global advocacy efforts, the challenge of affordable housing, and so much more. Watch or listen to the replay.  Learn more about your ad c...

In this special episode of the Walker Webcast, we featured Marc Porat’s powerful keynote on the transformative role of artificial intelligence at the Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference. Marc has spent his career at the intersection of technology and society, founding pioneering companies and anticipating the future of how we live and work. In this webcast, he shares his perspective on the exponenti...

Willy welcomed back one of the most respected voices in the housing industry, Walker & Dunlop’s Hall of Fame housing market analyst and executive vice president and co-founder of Zelman, Ivy Zelman. She and Willy covered the hot topics impacting today’s rapidly evolving housing landscape, including tariffs, inflation, interest rates, rising inventories, consumer trends, student loans, immigration,...

Willy welcomed back Will Ahmed, the visionary founder and CEO of WHOOP - the leading wearable fitness tracking company that’s reshaping how the world thinks about health and human performance. He and Will unpacked WHOOP’s expanded mission into lifespan and longevity, recovery trends in professional athletes, the integration of medical-grade capabilities into their technology, the impact of physiol...

On this episode of the Walker Webcast, we featured the timely and insightful remarks of Kate Moore, Chief Investment Officer at Citi Wealth, live from the Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference. Kate unpacked what’s driving investor paralysis, how consumer behavior is shifting, what higher-for-longer rates mean for portfolios, and why corporate confidence is faltering behind closed doors. She also give...

Willy sat down with Michael Levy, CEO of Crow Holdings, a Dallas-based real estate investment and development firm with over $33 billion in assets under management.  They discussed Michael’s broad macro view of the CRE market, opportunities he’s seeing across the asset classes, secular trends shaping the industry, opportunities in private credit, as well as his career journey, managing through the...

On a special episode of the Walker Webcast, Willy sat down with Dr. Theodore Schwartz—one of the nation’s leading neurosurgeons and author of Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery—at the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Together, they discussed Dr. Schwartz’s approach to patient care and balancing transparency with compassion, making the decision to become a neurosurgeon, the power of the huma...

On this special episode of the Walker Webcast, recorded live at the Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference, guest host Gary Pinkus — Walker & Dunlop board member and former Chairman of McKinsey & Company — sits down with Gillian Tett, award-winning journalist, author, Chair of the Financial Times’ Editorial Board, and Provost of King’s College, Cambridge. You won’t want to miss Gillian’s unique perspec...

Willy was joined once again by renowned economist Dr. Peter Linneman for the Most Insightful Hour in CRE. They unpacked key takeaways from the Q2 Linneman Letter, including employment data, tariffs, GDP, oil, geopolitical impacts, supply chain issues, the Fed, single and multifamily supply, hot markets, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special episode of the Walker Webcast, we’re celebrating past guests whose dedication to public service, leadership, and governance defines the American spirit.   From former governors and policymakers to decorated veterans and civic leaders, this video highlights key moments of insight and inspiration—on democracy, leadership, and what it means to serve the public good.   Whether you're refl...

With the Tour de France just around the corner, we couldn’t think of a better duo to join Willy than legendary racing cyclists George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde. They discussed predictions ahead of the 2025 tournament, their experiences competing in the Tour de France, how the physiology of riders has changed over the last two decades, their personal health and fitness regimens, and their...

The AI era is here – is your business ahead of the curve or playing catch-up? Willy sat down with Jeff Bussgang, Co-Founder of Flybridge Capital Partners, serial entrepreneur, and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School. He and Willy explored key themes from Jeff’s recent book The Experimentation Machine, including the importance of reinvention in the age of AI, why we need to have an abundance...

Willy sat down once again with bestselling author—and his childhood friend—Amor Towles, whose literary hits include Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and his newest collection, Table for Two. He and Willy covered the adaptation of A Gentleman in Moscow – including conversations with lead actor Ewan McGregor, his writing process and utilizing both the left and right brain, how fiction plays...

Willy was once again joined by Jim Millstein, Co-Chairman of Guggenheim Securities to discuss today’s hottest topics facing the market. They explored the revolutionary impact of AI, the truth about the sovereign debt market, implications of the Mar-a-Lago Accord, rising trade barriers, Jim’s insights on the potential privatization of Fannie and Freddie, and the warning bell he’s sounding for the U...

Willy was once again joined by economist, strategist, and industry expert Jay Parsons – and you won’t want to miss his sharp, data-driven perspective on the rental housing landscape. He and Willy covered everything from the macroeconomic outlook and Fed policy to construction trends, core markets, immigration impacts, and Jay’s latest take on rates, spreads, and overall market sentiment. Learn mor...

With today's dramatically shifting global landscape, we couldn't think of a better time to welcome back General David Petraeus, a retired four-star U.S. Army general who also served as the director of the CIA. He and Willy discussed a wide range of geopolitical topics, including the ongoing situation in Ukraine, developments in the Middle East, the trade war and U.S.-China relations, broad effects...