Roadmap for CRE Investment with Michael Levy
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 financial crisis, and leadership lessons learned along the way. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Willy introduces Michael Levy 02:12 Talking about his professor Aaron Twerski 03:24 The importance of building relationships 05:05 Transition from Wall Street to CEO 08:57 The confidence of coming into a family-owned company 13:51 Why finding your passion matters 15:58 Instilling the legacy of moving forward 19:48 Do your past practices continue in your current leadership? 21:45 How significant is the ecosystem of relationships? 26:31 Understanding the market of other countries 27:26 Selling an industrial portfolio to Blackstone 29:05 Why foreign trademarks are an attractive investment 32:31 Strategic positioning of real estate ownership 37:20 Seeing an opportunity in the energy business 41:08 Toyota’s wooden building 42:52 The future of office 45:45 Current constructions and updates 46:26 Handling and analyzing risk 50:45 Strategies implemented by Crow Holdings 55:49 Political divide and Willy’s insights 58:14 Encouraging citizens to vote 59:06 The significance of the debate chamber’s architecture GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_QkMqEzOkzNmWUe9kpfRJ4213jIh6LNk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-by-insight/id1540843402 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGMAjtscNhKWJfXs7L Follow us: » LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-&-dunlop/ » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkerDunlop » Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkerDunlop » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerdunlop/ POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We’ll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: • is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene • is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading • violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another • contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code • contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers • violates any law or regulation • is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards. source
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