Leading Voices in Real Estate Matt Slepin

Sharon Wilson Géno, President of NMHC, and Matt discuss the public policy and public perception challenges around the apartment industry’s role in addressing our nation’s housing shortage.

Alice Carr, CEO of Blackstone’s affordable housing operating company, April Housing, shares her “why,” Blackstone’s commitment to preserving this housing long term, and the benefits of scale in this sector.

At a Fireside Chat at the Annual ULI Arizona Trends Day, Francis Najafi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pivotal Group, shares with Matt his approach to investing through cycles and why strategy is important, but culture and core values are what build a legendary business platform.

Doug Weill, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Hodes Weill, provides insights on the current capital markets and pathways for managers to access institutional capital for real estate.

Steve Kimmelman, Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman of Redwood Living, shares how “doing one thing really well” brought his unique product vision for build to rent housing to life.

Gary Beasley, CEO and Co-Founder of Roofstock, discusses creating disruptive innovative companies within the real estate business, specifically creating two companies within the single family rental business, first Waypoint Homes and now Roofstock.