Real Estate Webinar Series

Past Webinars

23 March 2023

Build-for-Rent Single Family Development

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/ro7cbnarb5jk0uy1zfkbr6x8lxz95s6i

Andrew Ord
Managing Director, BFR Development
Greystar Real Estate Partners

Andrew served a mission in Argentina, holds a degree from BYU and his MBA from SMU with an emphasis in Finance and Real Estate. Andrew was also a starter on the BYU Football team as a wide receiver on the nation’s #1 offense playing under Lavell Edwards and Gary Crowton. Andrew and his wife Allison have 4 children and reside in Southlake, TX. While at Greystar, Andrew has directed all phases of development for 8,400+ class-A and senior apartments (25 deals), including 120,000 SF of retail, across all product types. His responsibilities have included sourcing, underwriting, entitling, and coordinating developments across the Central North US region. Recently, Andrew has taken on a new role as Greystar’s national managing director over the build-for-rent single-family development platform. During this time, Greystar has refined their strategy and raised an 800M unlevered BFR fund with CPPIB (Canada Pension Plan) while also expanding other equity relationships to grow the platform.

26 January 2023

Blackstone Exec on Career Path and Affordable Housing

This webinar was not recorded

John Prete
Managing Director, Blackstone Real Estate
Blackstone

Highlights from John’s career include: transitioning from PwC to Lehman (acquisitions), surviving Lehman’s bankruptcy, living in the Middle East and building Blackstone’s Affordable Housing business. John was born in Kingston, Canada, served a mission in Brazil, and graduated from BYU’s accounting program (2003). He leveraged an early promotion at PwC (audit) & Portuguese from his mission to get into Lehman Brothers, where he invested in real estate and worked through the largest bankruptcy in world history. After Lehman, John spent four years in Abu Dhabi, investing over $8B in U.S. real estate on behalf of ADIA. He joined Blackstone’s real estate group in 2017, focusing on acquisitions & asset management in residential real estate. He is now building Blackstone’s $13B Affordable Housing (LIHTC) business (April Housing) and is passionate about creating/preserving housing for those of limited means. John lives in NYC with his wife Emma and four children (ages 5-15).

17 November 2022

Utah Housing Market Update

Link to Slides:

https://byu.box.com/s/cbse2c3jy3y35zonjz7qaxx4gcd6plhc

Danny Wall (Co-host for this webinar)
Director, Ivory-Boyer Center for Real Estate, Associate Professor
University of Utah

Danny Wall is an Associate Professor of finance at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. He leads the school’s Master of Real Estate Development and Master of Science in Finance programs and serves as the Executive Director of the Ivory Boyer Real Estate Center. He has taught courses on real estate finance, corporate finance, financial modeling, consulting, and housing affordability. He currently teaches the capstone course for the Master of Real Estate Development program. Danny holds a Master of Science in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah. He is a member of the Counselors of Real Estate and holds the MAI and CCIM designations.

Dejan Eskic
Senior Research Fellow
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Dejan Eskic is a senior research fellow at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. He is involved in housing, construction and real estate research, fiscal impact studies and economic and demographic analysis. He has focused on providing the best information to key decision makers, including local and state officials, executives of national retailers and publicly listed REIT’s. Before joining the Gardner Policy Institute, Eskic worked in the retail research industry where he evaluated current and future sales performance for retail sites through statistical gravity modeling reflecting market demographics throughout the Country. He has worked on a number of public-private-partnerships relating to Tax Increment Financing, along with many real estate market studies and economic development plans. Eskic holds a Master’s in Real Estate Development, and B.S. in Urban Planning, from the University of Utah. He is an adjunct professor of Real Estate Market Analysis at the University of Utah.

20 October 2022

Real Estate Insights from the Public Market

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/xcltptr8glkxs9tfkxkqbie7ucy9n011

Jared Giles
Senior Associate
Green Street

Jared Giles, CFA is part of Green Street’s Strategic research team. He is responsible for much of the analysis that goes into the cross sector Heard on the Beach and Property Insight reports. Additionally, he takes a leading role on FlowTracker, a semi-annual report that provides insight on fund flows in the public & private property markets. Jared has been with Green Street for over 4 years, and joined the team shortly after graduating from the finance program at Brigham Young University.

23 September 2022

A Conversation with Ron Harrison, Global Design Officer at Marriott International

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/922j9ednsk14hv0rbaick02vawj524od

Ron Harrison
Global Design Officer
Marriott International

Ron Harrison serves as Global Officer for Marriott’s Global Design Division. A more than forty-year veteran of Marriott International, he is responsible for overseeing Global Design, including architectural and interior design, construction management, and procurement related services for all acquisition, conversion, renovation, and new construction projects. Mr. Harrison leads multiple teams within Global Design, working with Luxury, Premium, Extended Stay, and Select Service Marriott products, both domestically and internationally. Mr. Harrison holds an MBA from the University of Washington, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. In addition, he graduated from the Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School.

7 April 2022

Sustainability: The Capacity to Endure

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/uly2w5srkbf9msu2h679e5ux2g1giytb

McKell Dalton (Co-host)
Associate, Development & Acquisitions
Woodbury Corporation

McKell Dalton was born and raised in Portland, OR. After graduating in business finance/real estate from Brigham Young University, McKell took an 18 month leave to serve as a missionary for her church in Ventura, CA. She worked as a research analyst for both Colliers International and CBRE. She also worked for WaFd as a credit analyst underwriting construction and acquisition loans. McKell also holds a master’s in real estate development from the University of Utah. While there, she served on the student council for the Ivory Boyer Real Estate Center. She also participated in the Utah Real Estate Challenge where her team placed first, winning $20,000. McKell currently works as a development associate for Woodbury Corp. She is an active member of CREW Utah and is in her third year of service on the Board of Directors as the Director of the Scholarship Program. McKell received this scholarship and is passionate about paying it forward.

Whitney Ward
Principal
VCBO Architecture

Whitney Ward, AIA, LEED BD+C Whitney is a Principal at VCBO Architecture and has been with the firm since 2007. Whitney embraces a holistic design approach that ensures that functionality, flexibility, and durability are at the forefront of the projects that she leads. Whitney is an advocate for both community engagement and sustainable design and provides expertise in leading projects through an integrated and engaged design process. She graduated in 2005 with a Master’s degree in Architecture and a focus in Community Design from Montana State University and in 2015 with a Master’s of Real Estate and Development from the University of Utah. In her spare time, Whitney teaches Site Design and Sustainable Development as an Adjunct Professor with the University of Utah City and Metropolitan Planning Department.

10 March 2022

A Contemporary View of Commercial Development on the Wasatch Front

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/f286ap1y1ezvc0ecrdf1b42r65r59mdx

Nate Boyer
President
Boyer Company

Nate Boyer is President of The Boyer Company. Nate’s experience over the last 16 years in real estate has included leasing and development of office, industrial, retail, multifamily and self-storage assets. Nate has managed and developed over five million square feet of commercial space in various markets in and out of Utah. Nate received an MS in Real Estate Development from MIT and a BA in Finance from BYU. Nate serves on the Salt Lake Community College, United Way, and Salt Lake Chamber boards. Nate is married to Brooke Boyer, has five children, and lives in Salt Lake City.

Lance Bullen
Partner & CEO
Colmena Group

Lance Bullen is a founding partner of Colmena Group. He focuses on strategic partnerships, economic development, investment underwriting and asset management. He has experience in multifamily, student housing, office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use developments and acquisitions. He is also a principal member and founding partner of OZ Impact Funds, a $400 million private real estate opportunity zone fund that invests in manufactured housing across the United States. Lance was foundational to the creation of SLC Global Logistics Center, a 3,000-acre master planned industrial zone located in northwest Salt Lake City. He received an MS in Real Estate Development from Columbia University, an MBA from the Gore School of Business at Westminster University and a BA from the University of Utah. Lance is a board member for the Economic Development Corporation of Utah and CHOICE Humanitarian. He enjoys many outdoor activities in the Salt Lake area with his wife, Emily, and four children.

Danny Woodbury
Senior Vice President of Leasing
Woodbury Corporation

Danny Woodbury is the Senior Vice President of Leasing at Woodbury Corporation. He oversees all the leasing for Woodbury Corporation’s office and retail portfolio. His role also includes being a project lead on several development and acquisitions. Prior to his time at Woodbury Corporations, he worked at Seritage Growth Properties where he led redevelopment efforts for Sears and Kmart’s. He graduated in engineering from BYU in 2010 and earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 2015. During his time at Harvard, he was the senior researcher for the real estate group at Harvard Business School.

10 February 2022

Utah's Housing Affordability Crisis

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/5c68c7e8cweo82rhz0a2pkblq8ufci1s

Danny Wall
Director, Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center, Associate Professor
University of Utah

Before coming to the University of Utah, Danny Wall spent his career in the real estate field, where he did appraisals, consulting, commercial lending, and commercial brokerage. Wall’s primary focus has been forensic appraisal and consulting, and he’s applied that focus to a wide range of markets and property types, including large industrial and manufacturing operations, large land-development projects, special-use facilities, commercial and residential properties, and recreational and resort properties. He’s been tapped for expert analysis in tax disputes, damage claims, bankruptcy cases and estate-planning, among other areas, and has served clients ranging from individuals to financial institutions, corporations to government at the city, county and state levels. Danny received as BA in English from the University of Utah and an MS in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver.

Abby Ivory
Managing Director
Ivory Innovations

Abby Ivory currently works as the Managing Director of Ivory Innovations which is focused on driving housing affordability by supporting companies who are driving change in the industry as well as educating students about the problem and ways that they could take action. She also holds a position as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the David Eccles School of Business. Prior to this she has worked on the Impact Investing team for the Sorenson Impact Center and as an intern focused on researching Green Bonds with Equilibrium Capital in Portland, Oregon. Her work has been published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Abby graduated with a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Utah in 2016 with an emphasis in Sustainability.

Jake Wood
Partner
J. Fisher Companies

Jake Wood is a Partner at J. Fisher Companies, and oversees acquisitions and development as the Managing Director of JF Impact, the affordable multi-family housing division. He has spearheaded the Community Projects and affordable housing initiatives, specifically focused on Public/ Private Partnerships. Jake and the JF team have partnered with the industry’s best lenders, investors, property managers, and builders to assemble, entitle, finance, and build active projects with a combined count of approximately 1500 affordable apartment units and development budgets totaling over $400MM. Jake has 20 years of experience in RE investment, brokerage, finance, and development. Prior to joining J. Fisher Companies, Jake served as Managing Partner of Nicholas-Wood, a specialty real estate services company with headquarters in Durham, NC. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina and a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Development from the University of Utah.

Dejan Eskic
Senior Research Fellow
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Dejan Eskic is a senior research fellow at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. Eskic is involved in housing, construction and real estate research, fiscal impact studies and economic and demographic analysis. His professional career has focused on providing the best information to key decision makers, whether local or state officials, executives of national retailers or publicly listed REIT’s. Eskic has worked in the retail research industry where he evaluated current and future sales performance for retail sites through statistical gravity modeling reflecting market demographics throughout the Country. He has also worked on a number of public-private-partnerships relating to Tax Increment Financing, along with numerous real estate market studies and economic development plans. Eskic holds a B.S. in Urban Planning and a Master’s in Real Estate Development from the University of Utah. He also serves as an adjunct professor of Real Estate Market Analysis at the University of Utah.

20 January 2022

Real Estate Investment Opportunities Post-Pandemic

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/iqdsbxz4wvpd3bc1phi5xw1vyjbggjg2

Ashley Powell
President & CEO
Property Reserve, Inc.

Ashley Powell has over 37 years in the commercial real estate industry. He joined Property Reserve, Inc. (PRI) in 2017 to lead the acquisitions team and was named president in January 2018. Ashley leads a team of roughly 200 professionals dedicated to building an enduring global portfolio of office, industrial, apartment and hotel properties, as well as major land holdings. Under his leadership, the company has increased assets under management several fold and leveraged its U.S. investing expertise to expand into Europe and Asia. He has focused on institutionally proven strategies to reduce risk and volatility, beat industry average returns, and develop the next generation of leadership. Prior to joining PRI, he was a partner and head of acquisitions in the western U.S. for BentallGreenOak U.S., a top 20 real estate investment manager. Prior to that, he was a managing director at DWS. He is a past national chairman of NAIOP, a 20,000-member commercial real estate organization.

2 December 2021

Building Paradise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/il1srq4o00vc0n9h99h8eul6eclktakl

Noble Coker
DQ Steward
Royal Commission for Riyadh City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Noble Coker is a fifth generation Texan, and as such, is required to state this fact first in any official communication. His family were mostly ranchers or preachers. Not big enough to be a rancher, nor smart enough to be a preacher, Noble went into consulting. Through his career, Noble has worked as a management consultant for Price Waterhouse, as a leader in Walt Disney Parks (many years in Asia), Wanda Group in Beijing, the Kaisa Group in Shenzhen and served on USC’s faculty teaching business strategy. He currently leads the development and expansion of the Diplomatic Quarter, a unique district in Riyadh, KSA that houses 60+ embassies, 10K residents and an aspiration to expand by 5X in the next nine years. Noble and his wife Eleanor are both graduates of BYU Provo. They have two daughters who have graduated from BYU Provo and BYU Hawaii. Noble and Eleanor have a son still at home who they are hoping will be big enough to be a rancher.

18 November 2021

Building Value to Last

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/4iwubrsafx3d8rfm3qcvep2j6omg1fy4

Crystal Maggelet
CEO
FJ Management Inc.

Crystal Call Maggelet is the CEO of FJ Management Inc., a diversified family business that includes wholly-owned subsidiaries: Maverik, a 360 c-store chain and Big West Oil, a petroleum refinery. She is also a director on the Pilot Flying J Board of Managers, a Director on the Savage Services Board, and serves on the Utah State Board of Higher Education, Liv Communities Board, Intermountain Healthcare Board, Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, and the Zions Bank Advisory Board. She is actively involved in managing the family’s charitable giving through the FJM Impact Fund. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Utah State and Weber State Universities. Crystal loves her role as a mother to her four children ranging in age from 21 to 26. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends. Her favorite activities are running, skiing, and traveling.

21 October 2021

Investing in the Great Outdoors … from AutoCamp to Sundance

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/aho1zh3zwui4xeebv2pfzeooy5eojo16

Wes Whitman
Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner
Whitman Peterson

Wes Whitman is Co-Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Whitman Peterson (“WP”). Since the firm’s inception in late 2010, Whitman Peterson has raised four institutional real estate funds and has invested in 125+ transactions involving more than $20 billion of total capitalization. WP has sourced and structured strategic partnerships with some of the nation’s highly sought-after platform companies in WP’s target sectors, including rental housing, industrial/logistics, and outdoor hospitality. Prior to WP, Wes was a Managing Director and Principal at Greystar, where he helped establish and led the firm’s West Coast office. Wes received his B.S. in Finance from BYU and MBA from Harvard Business School. Relevant to this webinar, Wes and his partners have backed an industry leading platform in outdoor hospitality, AutoCamp (www.autocamp.com), and have also invested with Cedar Partners, Broadreach Capital, and Peterson Partners in the acquisition of the Sundance Mountain Resort.

Ben Leahy
Partner
Cedar Capital Partners

Ben is responsible for overseeing Cedar Capital’s investment activities in the United States. Ben most recently worked as an advisor to PointState Capital focusing on a significant hotel and real estate investment in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to joining PointState, Ben was Managing Director and Global Head of Lodging at Goldman Sachs. During his 11 years at Goldman Sachs, he focused on M&A advisory assignments, capital raising, mortgage lending and restructuring. He advised on over US$50 billion of hotel transactions and his work spanned multiple geographies and ranged from single assets to corporate level transactions. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Ben worked at Banc of America Securities and began his career as a consultant for Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates. Ben received his BA in History from Georgetown University.

7 October 2021

All Acres are not Created Equal—Investing in Ag Real Estate

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/2vpdf55do8m8yez7jbzbfoh9rh71n0by

Don Sleight
Recently retired President and CEO
Farmland Reserve, Inc. and AgReserves, Inc.

Don Sleight recently retired as president and chief executive officer of Farmland Reserve, Inc. and AgReserves, Inc. These two entities own and operate the investment farms and ranches affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. Don was raised in Georgetown, Idaho and received a bachelor’s degree in agronomy with a minor in chemistry from BYU. He earned a master’s degree in agronomy from the University of Nebraska and then returned to BYU where he received his MBA from the Marriott School of Management. He spent the next 37 years managing agricultural properties, including 14 years in Florida, 11 years in the state of Washington, and the last 12 years in executive assignments in Salt Lake City. Don and his late wife Alane are the parents of six children.

16 September 2021

Understanding Environmental Due Diligence for Real Estate Transactions

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/98owxcgniy9mezm513olboiw71o5kece

Julie Kilgore
President
Wasatch Environmental Inc

Julie Kilgore is President of Wasatch Environmental, an environmental science and engineering firm based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. She has over 30 years of experience in environmental assessment, investigation, remediation, and regulatory agency coordination. Julie chairs the task group responsible for developing the revisions to ASTM 1527 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard, and was appointed by EPA to serve on the regulatory negotiation Federal Advisory Committee to assist EPA in developing the federal All Appropriate Inquiry regulation. Ms. Kilgore provides and/or oversees turn-key environmental consulting ranging from Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. Redevelopment projects have included multi-parcel big-box store acquisitions in historical industrialized areas, and major renovation/change-of-use projects for transitional low-income housing. Ms. Kilgore has also provided environmental due diligence for conservation acquisition projects.

2 September 2021

The Great American Reopening?

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.box.com/s/twtb5qcjpd5z1mpm7be0hi9mckrrmw44

Michael Acton
Managing Director and Head of Research
AEW

Mike Acton is the Head of AEW Research and a Managing Director of the firm. In his role, Mike works closely with the Fund’s investment management team in the development of the firm’s investment strategies and criteria. He joined AEW in 1990 and has 35 years of experience as an economic analyst and forecaster. Prior to joining AEW, he was with DRI/McGraw-Hill where he managed the Metropolitan Area Forecasting Service. He is a graduate of Bates College (B.A.), and a CFA charter holder, as well as a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Boston.

15 April 2021

Silicon Slopes Real Estate

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/Fg4HywLccSj8GlZnzNS0NUXAboYI718cuuylpvxpp-yrGCUQNcxLlXkcNCCrcsFG.2BKpTsVn27zn9pQ9 Access Passcode: $iQ%V@5x

Andrew Bybee
Partner
STACK Real Estate

Mr. Bybee has been in commercial real estate since 2006 when he started developing Thanksgiving Park and Thanksgiving Station, a 120-acre master plan at Thanksgiving Point consisting of Class A office, retail, and high-density housing. Under Mr. Bybee’s direction, Thanksgiving Park and Thanksgiving Station have set the pace for Class A office in North Utah County, boasting 1.2M SF with 70+ Tenants in 9 years, with another 800k SF on the books. In 2015, Mr. Bybee and partner Nathan Ricks founded STACK Real Estate to take advantage of Utah’s office market along the Wasatch Front. Today STACK is under construction on 330K SF of Class A office at TOD locations, with 650K SF worth of TOD projects in the pipeline and the first TOD multifamily (240 units) project in North Utah County. Mr. Bybee holds a degree in accounting from BYU.

1 April 2021

Commercial Real Estate Trends: Impact of COVID 19 on Lending and the Capital Markets

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/webinar/register/rec/WN_Iy7URHdTRCqNrK4oE-s0ow?meetingId=SpBYTgHZnUXH-xmr28XfPBZ2ayEVqDFifEG5mUVatO2jQwsfoHe5XUO20JqWglbM.fbONEq_NeHlHAZhQ&playId=&action=play&_x_zm_rtaid=Y_XOZDTQTF2px1apagd4Rw.1617492229763.10a6b0fb68d4d5a71bfd2e5877e60153&_x_zm_rhtaid=793 Access Passcode: m9kqM2%9

Jan Sternin
Senior Vice President and Managing Director
Berkadia

Ms. Sternin is responsible for business development across the servicing platform as well as industry relations. Prior to joining Berkadia, she was responsible for business development, marketing and communications for Situs. She previously served as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily for the Mortgage Bankers Association and CEO of MISMO, the MBA’s technology initiative for creating uniform data standards for the real estate finance community. Ms. Sternin has worked with numerous governmental agencies including the Resolution Trust Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Ms. Sternin currently serves on the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Board of Governors. Ms. Sternin earned a B.S. in Business Administration, and an M.B.A. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Ms. Sternin also holds the Certified Mortgage Banker designation.

18 March 2021

Investing and Executing with New Strategies in Commercial Real Estate

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/pVtOwoeLfnxJ_hAeTzL19gqV3Yzre704fsX-DiydzUtiLXo63YTokY_eGm4NpSRS.Ot0DKOxLywQm93S5 Access Passcode: b^b84?.7

Cameron Gunter
Founder and CEO
PEG Companies

Cameron Gunter is the Founder and CEO of PEG Companies founded in 2003. A CPA by training with over eight years mastering the entitlement process in city management, Cameron brings a perspective that helps PEG offer compelling investment opportunities through innovative and cost-effective solutions to the complex challenges in real estate development. Cameron structured the largest tax incentive project in the western United States at the time for the city of Lehi, Utah with Micron Technology, Inc. and continues to make headlines as PEG grows throughout the US. With dozens of large-scale projects already completed and many others under way today, Cameron is proud of the market-leading position PEG has secured in its 16+ years of operation. Cameron received his BA in Business Administration from Idaho State University.

4 March 2021

Senior Living Perspectives: Navagating the Pandemic & Beyond

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/hKRX4eqN35O7WCE3OZ6YNiSeQyEu3EXsL35HCjD_vW1-q51IJD9X_PaWRNZWyJoG.jo5KMbdykvQdvKVz Access Passcode: @X7^C&wg

Gregory K. Stapley
Chairman and CEO
CareTrust REIT, Inc.

Gregory K. Stapley is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CareTrust REIT, Inc., a publicly-traded, REIT that invests in healthcare-related real estate nationwide. CareTrust was created in a 2014 spin-off from The Ensign Group, Inc., the nation’s premier post-acute care provider. As a co-founder of Ensign, Greg was instrumental in building the company, taking it public and assembling the real estate portfolio that comprised CareTrust’s initial asset base when CareTrust became an independent public company in 2014. Greg previously served as General Counsel for the Sedgwick Companies, an Orange County-based manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer with 192 retail outlets across the United States. Prior to that, Greg was an equity member of the Phoenix law firm of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon PLC, where his practice emphasized real estate transactions and government relations. Greg received his J.D. in 1986 from the UofA, and his B.A. in Humanities in 1983 from BYU.

Kris Woolley
Founder and CEO
Avista Senior Living

Kris Woolley is the Founder & CEO of Avista Senior Living. Avista is an owner and operator of Assisted Living and Memory Care communities with a current portfolio of 13 communities totaling approximately 1,200 units in Arizona, Utah, California, and New Mexico. Prior to founding Avista, Kris was a Principal and Managing Director at Greystar Real Estate Partners, and an analyst at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco and New York City. Kris attended UCLA and BYU, graduating from BYU with honors in Finance and Political Science. He also received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Kris currently serves on the Operator Advisory Board for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care and as a Board Member for the Arizona Health Care Association.

18 February 2021

Welcome to Las Vegas, California

Link to Slides:

LINK FORTHCOMING

Martin Egbert
Founder and Managing Partner
Nevada West Partners

Since 2003, Martin Egbert has been a managing partner of Nevada West and its related entities. Since 2010, it has become the leading development company of multifamily housing in Las Vegas. As a managing partner, Martin’s responsibilities include all aspects of multifamily acquisition, development, financing, and property management. Since 1989 Nevada West has developed 19,750 apartment units in over 50 communities mostly in Las Vegas. Martin has been involved in real estate development since 1981 where he managed single-family home development in Utah and self-storage development in Utah, California, Boston and Chicago as a part of Extra Space. Martin is also a partner in Westcorp Management Group One, Inc. and Ascent Multifamily LLC who manage approximately 15,000 apartment units throughout the United States. Martin received undergraduate and MBA degrees from Brigham Young University.

4 February 2021

A Conversation with Ken Woolley, the founder of Extra Space Storage

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/OdCLBFObmXORGKVSSTwS1LCK8wF3eVmtXNyyTqDGvS8WzspJz3360UV-5Ug2fOPk.n7C37DJwbXv3aN9u Access Passcode: $G%wBVj0

Kenneth M. Woolley
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Extra Space Storage

In 1977, Mr. Woolley founded Extra Space Storage and served as its CEO through 2009 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. The company operates over 1900 self-storage properties and has a $15 billion market cap, making it the largest company in value headquartered in Utah. In 1989, Mr. Woolley started developing apartments in Las Vegas, NV. Through his company Nevada West Partners, he has led the development of over 18,000 units in 42 projects. In 2008 Ken teamed up with two Israeli partners to form Gaia Real Estate, which purchased, repositioned, and sold approximately $3 billion in apartments. Mr. Woolley is currently Chairman of the Board of American Homes 4 Rent. AMH owns 54,000 single-family homes and has a market cap of $10 billion. Ken taught strategy and real estate as an Associate Professor at the Marriott School from 1979 through 1998. Mr. Woolley earned a B.A. in Physics from BYU, an MBA, and Ph.D. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

21 January 2021

BIO Tech and Office Markets

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/webinar/register/rec/WN_Ly0KVF8oRHKFRdgqzNYrIw?meetingId=1dPymiQXRzMFTuF44VbhSWKxnxQnzvKKDs-XHWOGyL4bpHn-isgMASHqhzkcU7Oo.kyWswly9eQhXmiS-&playId=&action=play&_x_zm_rtaid=CXnXZ2L3Qz24ZT5cBXlmow.1611269451381.91a84d8832bfbfba1e9419d08df0d239&_x_zm_rhtaid=408 Access Passcode: =1#%6&Vb

David Hansen
Director, International Investments
Property Reserve, Inc.

David Hansen is the Executive Director of Investment Strategy for Property Reserve, Inc. (PRI) and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. His responsibilities include investment strategy and research, Europe direct transactions, and global fund investments. David joined PRI in 2007 and has over 18 years of real estate experience. While at PRI, David has had various roles including land transactions, international redevelopment, domestic transactions, and overseeing asset management and separate accounts. Prior to joining PRI, he was an Associate at Charles River Associates, Inc., specializing in estimating damages incurred from securities fraud and anti-trust litigation cases across various industries. David earned a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a Master of Business Administration and a B.A., Cum Laude, in Economics from Brigham Young University.

7 January 2021

The State of Commercial Real Estate: Public & Private Market Perspectives

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/eViZJNoyGVpm7ZZ_Fbi6ccDlZLojqV5_M2QaRhNGxbSyn7-Uew-lGuwR9NcJOYlu.rajlqpfu_kZQ8xE2 Access Passcode: 1t%7P+.4

Mike Kirby
Co-founder and Director of Research
Green Street

Mike is the co-founder and Director of Research of Green Street, the preeminent provider of actionable commercial real estate research in the U.S. and Europe. He has headed the firm's research efforts since 1985 and has provided thought-leadership on important industry topics that have helped shape the REIT market as we know it today. Mike is a recipient of the Industry Achievement Award from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, and a winner of the James A. Graaskamp Award for excellence in real estate research from the Pension Real Estate Association. Mike serves in a leadership capacity for Nareit's Institutional Advisory Panel to the Board of Governors and plays an active role in Nareit's investor outreach initiatives. Mike is also a past board member of the Pension Real Estate Association. He earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University.

3 December 2020

Utah Wasatch Front Real Estate Market Update

Link to Presentation:

https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/eViZJNoyGVpm7ZZ_Fbi6ccDlZLojqV5_M2QaRhNGxbSyn7-Uew-lGuwR9NcJOYlu.rajlqpfu_kZQ8xE2 Access Passcode: 7Jy^!9B#

Lloyd Allen
Managing Director
CBRE Salt Lake

Lloyd Allen, J.D. serves as the Managing Director for the Salt Lake City office of CBRE. Within his role, Lloyd leads 120 professionals across various business lines including Advisory & Transaction Services, Capital Markets, Debt & Structured Finance, Project Management, Asset Services, Valuation & Advisory Services, Marketing, Research and Corporate Services. Lloyd acts as Principal Broker, ensuring compliance with federal and state statutory and Utah Division of Real Estate requirements. Lloyd’s professional experience began in the field of law, where he has served as general and corporate counsel, worked in private practice, and taught as an adjunct professor. In 2006 Lloyd transitioned to commercial real estate and took a position as corporate counsel and senior vice president of brokerage services for a national commercial real estate organization.

David Bauman
Director, Global Advisory and Transaction Services
CBRE Salt Lake

David Bauman is the Director of Global Advisory and Transaction Services for CBRE Salt Lake City. David oversees global client relations, develops transaction management strategies for global clients, directs business development, and manages a Salt Lake City-based team of transaction managers servicing clients occupying real estate throughout the globe. He began his career in corporate real estate in 2006, and has since managed many global accounts for clients spanning private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Prior to joining CBRE, David served as the Director of Global Corporate Services in Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s Salt Lake City office. Throughout his career, he has transacted over $500 million in real estate located in more than 30 countries. David currently sits on leadership boards with both the World Trade Center of Utah as well as the Utah Chapter of CoreNet Global. He is an adjunct professor for the University of Utah’s Master of Real Estate Development program.

19 November 2020

Real Estate and Sovereign Wealth Funds

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https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/9BJ8feS8xwJU79FWxY3A8-7hO8PfxOZRGQlpAsMT3vomlv_h4csPqlZFP6l8uyl7.ytL88iXPy6iqIrPN Access Passcode: 78M^rp^G

Erik Lindstrom, CPA
Senior Financial Controller
Norges Bank Investment Management

Erik Lindstrom is responsible for financial reporting for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global's $15 billion portfolio of US real estate. His experience includes on-boarding new joint-venture partners, financial statement preparation and oversight of holding companies covering 9 partners and more than 450 properties. Prior to joining NBIM, he was a Senior Financial Analyst for GM Asset Management, with responsibility for the financial reporting of a $6 billion portfolio of over 400 private equity investments. Erik started his career in PwCs New York Asset Management practice and served Alternative Investments Fund clients with various products and strategies, including hedge funds, private equity funds, and fund-of-funds. Erik has a Masters Degree in Accounting from The Ohio State University and a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Utah State University. Erik is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York and is an active participant in NCREIFs accounting committee.

Thomas R. Arnold, PhD, CFA, RICS, CAIA
Formally with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Tom has a distinguished 30 year career as an investment professional and spent the last eleven years guiding the real estate activities of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), initially as Head of Americas, then Deputy Global Head, and subsequently as Global Head. He was hired to internal ADIA’s real estate investment activity and served as Chief Investment Officer (Real Estate) and Investment Strategy Chair. He was responsible for over $30 billion of aggregate investment and divestment activity and tripled AUM over ADIA tenure. Tom Arnold holds a Doctor of Business Administration, a Juris Doctorate, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Florida, a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and a Master of Law (Taxation) from New York University.

5 November 2020

Debt and Capital Markets

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https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/7jF3crs4MU1jBXzwaFms_TEVcfE0cDfuiBqSnJba99jg-2WtAYNDyPTIchZjom-n.IzZjwujLDjAVFZ5u Access Passcode: 9d4YK?qg

Ethan Penner
Founder and Managing Partner, CIO
Mosaic Real Estate Investors

Mr. Penner is a Founder and Managing Partner of MREC Management, LLC, serves at the functional CIO of Mosaic and is a member of the Investment and Executive Committees. Ethan is a recognized pioneer in the field of real estate finance. Over his 35 year career, he has been involved in $30B+ of mortgage originations. Most notably, he is credited with being the primary driver in the creation of the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities market while at Nomura Securities, for which he received broad recognition including being named one of the U.S. Real Estate Industry’s 100 icons of the 20th century. Ethan currently serves as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management, and previously held the same capacity at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. Additionally, he is a member of CRE Finance Council’s Executive Committee of the Board of Governors.

15 October 2020

Researching the Future, the Oxymoron of CRE Market Analysis

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https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/9gpbO8iBKXXlaClxXCfdPfku4VhzpT1Gd_-GlVVoyByRitgliwO1FdKzkbx0bZ-3.GQ9fmSMqscjPewFN Access Passcode: k&R4J%3h

Link to Presentation Slides: https://marriott.byu.edu/event/realestatewebinarseries/activities

Young Hong
Managing Member
Strategic Property Associates, LLC

Mr. Hong formed Strategic Property Associates in 1993 and served as its President for 20 years. He has served in senior management positions for Pacific First Bank, Pacific Life, and First Nationwide Bank, in real estate investment, asset management, and lending functions as director, division, and department manager. Mr. Hong has lectured on the subject of real estate investment, lending, and economics at the University of California at Irvine, National University, Webster University, and Pacific States University. Mr. Hong has also served as a Real Estate Receiver for defaulted loan properties, appointed by the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles. Mr. Hong has a B.S. degree in Finance from Brigham Young University.

1 October 2020

UK & European Logistics Property Market Summary

Link to Presentation: https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/4bYUkOiDk5tmWm1bTKMBTKb90i3zbvOFkF4V8zi7aH99lvgqkIj1v390WWrQ0z6T.gS-urWuQqdE1sVLs Access Passcode: &r9e5p=?

Rob Trevor
Senior Director, Sector Specialist Industrial and Logistics
CBRE Global Investors – London

Rob Trevor is a Senior Director of CBRE Global Investors and a Fund Manager in the inbound capital team specializing in industrial and logistics assets, markets and opportunities. He is also part of the EVP value add team involved in the GBP 1.2Bn logistics Joint Venture with Prologis. Lastly, Rob is now involved in all aspects of asset management relating to the KWSP (EPF) account for the GBP 320m logistics portfolio. Rob has 25 years of experience in Commercial Property and construction. He joined CBRE Global Investors in September 2009. Rob qualified as a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) in 2000. Rob has a post graduate diploma (Distinction) in Property Valuation and Management from Sheffield Hallam University and a BSc (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying. He has experience as a QS both in the UK and in Singapore, this has proved invaluable in the management of the development & construction process.

Andrew Angeli
Head of European Real Estate Assets Research
CBRE Global Investors—London

Andrew is a Managing Director based in London, having joined the company and industry in 2007. He is responsible for overseeing and shaping the real estate research capabilities of the European business. He manages a nine-strong team which provides strategic and asset-level research support to our direct and indirect investment teams. He sits on the European Investment and Portfolio Oversight Committees and is a member of the European Leadership Team. Prior to his current role, he headed up the UK research function and has worked in the firm’s Los Angeles and Paris offices. Before joining the industry, he worked in real estate planning and environmental consulting roles in the U.S. He holds a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Bachelor’s Degree in International Agriculture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is on the Research Steering Group of the Investment Property Forum and a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Office and Mixed Use Council.

17 September 2020

Known Unknowns: Commercial Property Investment in a Time of Great Uncertainty

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https://byu.zoom.us/rec/share/urOmN46s4cQR3Z_LZnmaO5P5IiIERiQO16Mde2VFv696vbHG-oD8DiJ7wwqDdYs.oKQSmwKOcZcY1dC7 Access Passcode: 146783$&A

Michael Acton
Managing Director, Head of AEW Research North America
AEW

Mr. Acton is a Managing Director of the firm and AEW’s Head of Research with responsibility for directing the activities of AEW Research, the firm’s in-house research group. He works closely with the Fund’s investment management team in the development of the Fund’s investment strategy and criteria. Mr. Acton joined the firm in 1990 and has 34 years of experience as an economic analyst and forecaster. He is a standing member of the firm’s Investment Committee, Management Committee and Risk Management Committee. Prior to joining AEW, he was with DRI/McGraw- Hill where he managed the Metropolitan Area Forecasting Service. He is a graduate of Bates College (B.A.), and a CFA charter holder, as well as a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Boston.