Net Lease Observer

Sean Hostert
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News, analysis and interviews focused on the single tenant net lease and sale/leaseback markets.

  1. Jul 31

    Building a billion-dollar industrial private REIT with Dan Goldstein

    Dan Goldstein, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Royal Oak Realty Trust, joins the program. Based in Rochester, NY, Royal Oak is a private, non-traded REIT focused on investing in a diversified real estate portfolio substantially consisting of mission-critical industrial properties, net leased to creditworthy tenants under long-term lease contracts. The Company surpassed $1 billion in total portfolio capitalization earlier this year. Our conversation covers Dan’s professional path through public accounting and value-add industrial real estate, working with and learning from his father, why Royal Oak focuses on industrial manufacturing assets, target deal characteristics, the quantity and quality of deal flow over time, the firm’s proprietary underwriting scorecard, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by Commonwealth National Commercial Services – your national net lease title & escrow partner. Visit Commonwealth's website HERE for additional information and contact National Account Manager John Heap at (602) 705-4180 or john.heap@cltic.com. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

  2. Jul 15

    Retail development with Josh Simon

    Josh Simon, Founder & CEO of retail property developer SimonCRE, joins the program. Launched in 2010, SimonCRE has completed more than 305 development projects across 24 states, aggregating to a value in excess of $1.6 billion. Our conversation covers Josh’s background, founding his namesake firm in 2010 while in his mid-20s, risk tolerance and mitigation, creativity and deal complexities as differentiators, the dynamics of retail development today, his perspective on growing retail sectors like coffee and medtail, consideration of large retail center including merchandising mix, stacking, and parking, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by Commonwealth National Commercial Services – your national net lease title & escrow partner. Visit Commonwealth's website HERE for additional information and contact National Account Manager John Heap at (602) 705-4180 or john.heap@cltic.com. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

  3. Jun 25

    Evergreen principles with Glenn Rufrano

    Glenn Rufrano, longtime real estate executive, joins the program. With over 5 decades in real estate, Rufrano’s career has stretched from appraisal work at Landauer to Co-Founding O’Connor Group to CEO roles at firms including New Plan Excel, Centro Properties, Cushman & Wakefield, and VEREIT.   He now serves as Chairman of PREIT, Chairman of the ICSC Foundation, and sits on the board of a variety of REITs and other real estate businesses. Our conversation covers a myriad of evergreen topics, from credibility, focus, and patience to turn-arounds, value creation, and mobility. Glenn also provides his take on current themes including 401(k) access to illiquid alternative investments, semi-liquid fund structures, digital infrastructure, and sticky inflation.   This episode is sponsored by Commonwealth National Commercial Services – your national net lease title & escrow partner. Visit Commonwealth's website HERE for additional information and contact National Account Manager John Heap at (602) 705-4180 or john.heap@cltic.com. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

  4. Jun 16

    Asset allocation with Michael Batnick of Ritholtz Wealth

    Michael Batnick, Managing Partner at Ritholtz Wealth, joins the program. Ritholtz is a nationwide wealth management firm and RIA. Batnick is a prolific financial commentator and content creator through his blog the Irrelevant Investor, co-hosting both the Animal Spirits and Compound & Friends podcasts, and his 2018 book Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments.   Our conversation covers Michael’s unconventional path to Ritholtz, the firm’s independence and content creation as differentiators, asset allocation thoughts, views on alternative investments, liquidity, fee structures, and the potential outcomes of recent redemption waves at private funds. This episode is sponsored by Commonwealth National Commercial Services – your national net lease title & escrow partner. Visit Commonwealth's website HERE for additional information and contact National Account Manager John Heap at (602) 705-4180 or john.heap@cltic.com. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

  5. Jun 9

    $90 billion & beyond with Realty Income's Sumit Roy

    Sumit Roy, President and CEO of Realty Income (NYSE: O), joins the program. Founded in 1969, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the Ticker “O”, and known as the Monthly Dividend Company, Realty Income is a $90 billion enterprise value global net lease REIT with over 15,500 properties across North America, the U.K., and Europe. The company’s portfolio is primarily retail and industrial assets with additional exposure to gaming, data centers, and agriculture properties. Our discussion covers Sumit’s background, the societal tailwinds and strategic decisions driving Realty Income’s business model, the implications of the company’s massive scale, leaning into private capital as a source of equity, M&A, international opportunities, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by Commonwealth National Commercial Services – your national net lease title & escrow partner. Visit Commonwealth's website HERE for additional information and contact National Account Manager John Heap at (602) 705-4180 or john.heap@cltic.com. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

  6. May 28

    Net Lease at New Mountain Capital with Teddy Kaplan

    Teddy Kaplan, Managing Director, President and CEO of Net Lease at New Mountain Capital, joins the program. Our discussion covers New Mountain’s focus on industrial manufacturing assets in defensive growth industries, the benefits of the firm's existing PE and credit business infrastructure for its net lease investment process, the evolution of net lease as an asset class, and much more.   This episode is sponsored by Commonwealth National Commercial Services – your national net lease title & escrow partner. Visit Commonwealth's website HERE for additional information and contact National Account Manager John Heap at (602) 705-4180 or john.heap@cltic.com. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

  7. May 12

    ABS Financing with Charlie Dann of Truist

    Charlie Dann, Managing Director and Head of Esoteric ABS Banking at Truist Securities, joins the program. Our discussion covers all things asset-backed securitizations – the broad structure, its application to net lease including common terms, history, sponsors, and benefits, as well as the current market, 2026 outlook, and much more. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

  8. Apr 16

    Sale/leaseback advisory with Matt Wrobleski

    Matt Wrobleski, Partner at SLB Capital Advisors, joins the program. After extensive M&A, divestiture, and corporate finance advisory, Wrobleski entered the net lease sector in 2014 and ultimately teamed up with a group of specialists to launch SLB Capital Advisors in 2020. The company focuses exclusively on sell-side sale/leaseback engagements with operating companies across industries and ownership structures (private equity; family owned; corporations; etc.). Quarterly, the firm releases a sale/leaseback market update report. Go to www.slbcapitaladvisors.com to contact the team and request the report. Check out www.netleaseobserver.com for all net lease and sale/leaseback content.

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News, analysis and interviews focused on the single tenant net lease and sale/leaseback markets.

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  • Creator
    Sean Hostert
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Net Lease Observer

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