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What Changed (And What Didn't) in CRE?
What changed, what didnโt, and what does it all mean for investors today?
Twelve months ago, Paul Fiorilla of Yardi Matrix shared a cautiously optimistic outlook on multifamily real estate despite rising interest rates. Now, in June 2025, he returns to assess how that outlook held up. In this episode, Paul and host Jeannette Friedrich take a data-driven look at the key shifts in market fundamentals, capital flows, rent dynamics, and global headwinds, and what these mean for the road ahead.
Key Takeaways:
- Multifamily demand remained strong through 2024 but is expected to moderate due to slowing job growth, reduced immigration, and corporate return-to-office mandates
- Interest rates have not declined as anticipated, keeping refinancing difficult and limiting transaction volume across the market
- Distress exists but remains isolated, with capital still available for loan workouts, preferred equity, and mezzanine solutions
- Sunbelt markets continue to experience rent softness due to oversupply, even as new construction slows significantly
- Renewal rents are outperforming asking rents, reinforcing the value of tenant retention over new lease growth assumptions
- Conservative underwriting is critical, particularly in assuming flat or modest rent growth and avoiding reliance on overly optimistic projections
- Investors should prioritize experienced sponsors with strong balance sheets and a track record of navigating challenging environments
- Geopolitical shifts, including trade policy and U.S. retrenchment from global leadership, introduce new macroeconomic risks that may influence capital flows and inflation
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Guest Reintroduction
01:22 Market Overview and Risk Assessment
02:19 Property Fundamentals and Demand Drivers
05:49 Capital Markets and Financing Challenges
15:30 Regional Market Insights and Rent Growth
23:57 Geopolitical Risks and Future Outlook
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Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
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Immigration & Investment: 5 Countries Quietly Shaping U.S. Real Estate in 2025
When you hear โimmigration,โ do you think of people or capital? In this episode, Jeannette Friedrich breaks down a lesser-known but highly influential trend: the flow of global wealth into U.S. real estate. From institutional investors to high-net-worth families, five countries are significantly shaping U.S. property markets through strategic investments. This episode offers a data-backed breakdown of who is investing, where, and why, giving investors a clearer lens on what drives pricing, competition, and long-term opportunity.
Key Takeaways:
- Canada leads as the largest foreign investor in U.S. commercial real estate with over $184 billion deployed since 2015, driven by pension funds seeking long-duration, dollar-denominated cash flow
- Chinese investors focus on single-family and condo assets near top universities, with motivations including capital flight hedging, education pipelines, and EB-5 visa incentives
- Mexico leverages geographic proximity, with dual-national families targeting vacation rentals and income properties in border states and Florida
- Indian investors are the fastest-growing segment, focusing on suburban tech corridors in markets like Austin and the Bay Area to establish long-term roots and benefit from rental yield differentials
- Sovereign wealth funds from the Gulf region, especially Qatar, are deploying capital at scale into U.S. trophy assets, data centers, and private credit, seeking diversification away from petro-currency exposure
- By understanding these trends, investors can gain a competitive edge in anticipating shifts in demand, asset pricing, and capital inflows across U.S. markets.
Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments?
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Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.
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What the Great Depression Teaches Us About Todayโs Market (with Adam Gower)
Are we heading toward a global correction, or just caught in fear?With uncertainty dominating todayโs headlines, it is natural to look for historical patterns that help make sense of what is next. In this episode, Dr. Adam Gower, founder of GowerCrowd and a seasoned real estate capital advisor, unpacks the financial lessons he uncovered from studying the Great Depression and how they apply to navigating todayโs volatile market. From capital preservation to creativity under pressure, this episode is filled with hard-earned wisdom for investors looking to endure and thrive in uncertain times.
In this episode, youโll learn:
- Why the impact of major downturns often feels delayed in real estate but is no less severe
- How low leverage, lender relationships, and capital reserves helped investors survive the Great Depression- Why creativity (like Hiltonโs asset management pivot) was essential during past crises- What signals Adam Gower is tracking now that concern him more than any in his 40-year career- How to rethink financial freedom, modest wealth-building, and burn rate in a post-2024 world
- Why long-term perspective, humility, and helping others are critical for building an extraordinary life
Guest: Dr. Adam Gower Founder, GowerCrowd Newsletter: gowercrowd.com
Research paper: https://gowercrowd.com/real-estate-syndication/resources/navigating-uncertainty-great-depression-lessons PhD in History, Banking and Risk Mitigation Former President, Asia Pacific at Universal Studios
For a deeper dive into Adamโs research on the Great Depression and its parallels to todayโs macroeconomic landscape, find the link to his white paper in the show notes.ย
Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments?
Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com.
Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.
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Is It Time to Reenter the Multifamily Market?
Is it finally time to step off the sidelines and re-enter the multifamily market?If you've been waiting for clarity before making your next move in real estate, this episode breaks down critical data points from Blue Lake Capitalโs H2 2025 Multifamily Outlook. Jeannette Friedrich, Director of Investor Relations, walks through key trends that suggest the market may be entering a window of opportunity, especially for those focused on long-term fundamentals.
In this episode, youโll learn:
- Why Q1 2025 marked the strongest first quarter for absorption in over 30 years and what that signals for demand
- How vacancy rates are tightening, dropping from 7% to closer to 5%, even amid elevated new supply
- What to expect in Q3 2025, when two thirds of active construction is projected to hit the market, followed by a sharp pullback
- Why new construction starts are down 11% year over year and how this points to a constrained future supply pipeline
- What these supply-demand dynamics mean for investors considering re-entry or expansion into multifamily now
Download the full H2 2025 Multifamily Outlook Report here: https://hubs.la/Q03rwdbQ0
Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments?
Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com.
Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.
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Lessons to Learn from a $28B Real Estate Empire
What can a retired real estate mogul with $28 billion in AUM teach us about building enduring wealth, navigating downturns, and staying relevant in a digital world?
In this episode of REady2Scale, we sit down with John S. Pennington, Jr., co-founder of Bridge Investment Group, who led the firm from its inception through an IPO and managed over 100 funds before retiring in 2021. He shares the hard-earned lessons of building a real estate empire, the value of long-term thinking, and how digital assets like Bitcoin could reshape the future of alternative investments. With a candid mix of storytelling and strategic insight, John breaks down the realities of fund structuring, economic cycles, succession planning, and risk.
Key Takeaways:
- The fund structure that allowed Bridge to scale and why general partnerships offer more control than public corporations.
- Why 2008 was the best buying opportunity of his lifetime and how they positioned themselves early to take advantage.
- How John evaluates risk today and why experienced managers with personal capital in the fund matter.
- A comparison of 2025's macro landscape to past crisis years, and what it might signal for investors.
- A primer on tokenization, Eurodollars, and the long-term challenge digital assets pose to traditional finance.
- Succession planning insights from someone who transitioned out with intention and impact.
- How personal discipline, family focus, and resisting lifestyle inflation created long-term security.
- Why he still keeps 90% of his wealth in real estate-backed assets and the balance he strikes with Bitcoin and gold.
- This conversation is a masterclass in how real estate, economics, and disciplined investing intersect and what it really takes to build something that lasts.
Guest Info
John S. Pennington, Jr.Co-Founder, Bridge Investment Group (Retired)Author of Dollars, Gold & Bitcoin: A Guide to Value in a Changing World
LinkedIn: John S. Pennington, Jr.
Website: www.johnspenningtonjr.com
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Guest Background
01:37 John's Journey and Key Lessons
11:48 Navigating Financial Crises and Future Outlook
21:55 The Eurodollar System and Global Currency Dynamics
22:23 Balancing Real Estate and Digital Assets
24:47 Succession Planning and Retirement Insights
Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments?
Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com.
Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.
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Tax Loss Harvesting 2.0 (for Real Estate Investors)
What does it really take to manage $10M+ in todayโs uncertain environment? In this episode, Jeannette Friedrich is joined by Samuel Harnish, founder of Quantitative Financial Strategies and former investment committee member of a billion-dollar multifamily office. With deep insight into both institutional investment research and personal wealth advising, Samuel shares how high-net-worth individuals can optimize taxes, reduce public market risk, and smartly access alternatives. Whether youโre considering a wealth manager or want to understand what top-tier planning actually looks like, this episode brings rare, insider-level clarity.
Key Takeaways:
- Why Samuel left institutional asset management to start a boutique wealth firm focused on client outcomes
- How affluent investors can benefit from tax-loss harvesting strategies once exclusive to billion-dollar family offices
- The role short-selling plays in accelerating capital loss harvesting for liquidity events
- How advancements in custodial technology have opened the door to more personalized, tax-efficient strategies
- The case for private real estate with long hold periods, cost segregation, and 1031 exchanges to defer taxes
- Why diversification across private markets is no longer optionalโbut must be executed carefully
- A candid take on illiquid โluxuryโ assets like art and collectiblesโand whether they really protect wealth
- The one foundational difference between wealth management for individuals and for family offices
- How wealth perception can be distorted by primary residence valuesโand why liquidity matters more than vanity metrics
- Why Samuel believes social media (used strategically) can be one of the best tools for building an extraordinary life
This episode is a must-listen for anyone serious about preserving and growing wealth in todayโs evolving financial landscape.ย
Samuel Harnisch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelharnischย ย ย
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Wealth Management
00:27 Meet Samuel Harnish
01:47 Starting a Wealth Management Firm
03:14 Investment Strategies and Market Insights
04:53 Tax Strategies and Private Markets
18:06 Lightning Round and Conclusion
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Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com.
Creditsย
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
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5 Creative Ways to Create Additional Income with Real Estate
Think rent is the only way to generate income from real estate? Think again. In this episode of REady2Scale, Jeannette Friedrich from Blue Lake Capital breaks down five practical, underutilized strategies that multifamily operators can deploy to unlock hidden revenue potential from their properties. Whether you're an operator, asset manager, or investor, this episode will help you rethink how to fully monetize your assets.
Key Takeaways:
- Revenue-Sharing Utilities & Internet: How bulk service contracts can offer tenants savings while generating consistent income for operators.
- Peer-to-Peer Storage Rentals: Monetize underutilized parking spots, garages, or storage areas using platforms like Neighbor.com.
- Content Creation Rentals: Rent model units or clubhouses as staged environments to creators via platforms like Peerspace.
- Rooftop Access Leasing: Use rooftops as drone launchpads or filming locations through apps like Giggster to add nonintrusive revenue.
- Amenity Repurposing for Leagues: Convert tennis courts to pickleball or open fields to small soccer pitches and lease to local clubs.
Learn how small adjustments to your property strategy can deliver outsized returns โ no major renovations required.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Real Estate Opportunities
00:58 Creative Revenue Streams: Low Hanging Fruit
01:23 Revenue Sharing for Utilities and Internet
02:15 Monetizing Unused Spaces
02:58 Leveraging Clubhouses and Rooftops
03:46 Repurposing Sports Facilities
Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments?
Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com.
Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.
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What Is Quant Modeling? (And Why It Matters in CRE)
What is quantitative modeling and what does it have to do with real estate investing? More than most people realize. In this episode, Jeannette Friedrich is joined by finance professor and former Federal Reserve fellow David Leather to break down the world of quantitative modeling - what it is, how it evolved, and why real estate investors should be paying closer attention to it in 2025 and beyond. From office-to-residential conversions to interest rate predictions, this conversation offers a smarter way to think about risk, returns, and real estate strategy.
Guest: David Leather, Assistant Professor of Finance & Real Estate, Chapman University
Key Takeaways:
What quant modeling really means Learn how quantitative finance evolved and how it applies to modeling asset prices, portfolios, and even real estate cap rates in a changing economy.
How real estate is catching up Why improved data availability is making it possible (and necessary) to apply quant techniques in real estate decision-making.
The future of office buildings What signals could indicate a return-to-office trend, and the economic and architectural hurdles behind converting office assets to multifamily housing.
Affordable housing strategies How spatially targeted LIHTC policy could be optimizedโand why more conversions arenโt happening without government support.
Refinancing in a tough lending environment Practical advice for investors with development loans maturing in the next few yearsโand the risks of waiting too long to refinance.
Reading the Fed and the rates What investors should track to anticipate shifts in interest rate policy and private debt market conditions.
A practical alternative to homeownership Why REITs may be a smarter investment than owning a home in high-cost markets like Southern California.
This episode is for any investor who wants to think more rigorouslyโand more strategicallyโabout what drives real estate performance today.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Quant Modeling
00:18 Meet David Leather: Finance and Real Estate Expert
01:29 Understanding Quantitative Modeling in Real Estate
05:18 The Office Sector and Real Estate Conversions
09:03 Affordable Housing and Policy Recommendations
19:15 Lightning Round and Final Thoughts
Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments?
Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com.
Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.
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What the US Credit Rating Means for Real Estate Investors
What does a U.S. credit downgrade have to do with your real estate portfolio? More than you might think. When the most creditworthy borrower in the world gets downgraded, the ripple effects extend far beyond Washington and into real estate underwriting, debt markets, and investor strategy.
In this episode, we unpack what the Moodyโs downgrade means for real estate investors, and what to keep an eye on next.
What Youโll Learn:
- How the downgrade is influencing borrowing costs and market volatility
- Why this matters for both public REITs and private real estate investors
- What rising rates mean for valuations, financing, and exits- Key questions to ask about debt, underwriting, and portfolio exposure- What savvy investors are doing now to stay prepared
This isnโt just about credit ratings. Itโs about understanding how macro shifts quietly reshape private market dynamics.
Are you REady2Scale Your Multifamily Investments?
Learn more about growing your wealth, strengthening your portfolio, and scaling to the next level at www.bluelake-capital.com.
Credits
Producer: Blue Lake Capital
Strategist: Syed Mahmood
Editor: Emma Walker
Opening music: Pomplamoose
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.
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Bio of REady2Scale - Real Estate Investing
REady2Scale - Real Estate Investing, a podcast that takes listeners on a journey of inspiration and knowledge in the world of real estate investing. Hosted by Jeannette Robinson, a prominent figure in the industry and a member of Blue Lake Capital, this show aims to help listeners elevate their investing game and prepare for scaling their portfolio, business, and life.
Through REady2Scale, listeners will have the opportunity to learn from some of the most successful investors from around the globe. Each episode features insightful conversations with experienced individuals who have achieved remarkable success in real estate investing.
Their stories, strategies, and wisdom serve as a source of inspiration and guidance for listeners, encouraging them to set higher goals and unlock new possibilities in their real estate ventures.
The podcast covers a wide range of topics related to real estate investing, including market trends, property analysis, financing, property management, and more.