The Real Estate Market Watch - current events through a real estate lens.

The Real Estate Market Watch - current events through a real estate lens.

A shifting economic order. Rising geopolitical risk. Capital on edge. In The Real Estate Market Watch, Dr. Adam Gower, author, academic, and commercial real estate veteran with over 40 years of experience, examines the macroeconomic signals reshaping the real estate investment landscape. This isn’t a show about deal hype or trend-chasing. It’s about what happens when confidence meets correction - and how investors and sponsors can respond with clarity, discipline, and a focus on downside protection. Each episode features candid conversations with economists, multi-cycle real estate professionals, and respected market thinkers. The aim: to make sense of fast-moving events without partisan noise or clickbait headlines - only the real implications for real estate. There’s no fixed release schedule. Episodes are published in response to market conditions, not calendars. If you're trying to navigate uncertainty with a clear-eyed, capital-first approach, this podcast is for you. Newsletter: GowerCrowd.com/subscribe Email: adam@gowercrowd.com Call: 213-761-1000

Episodes

April 23, 2025 43 mins
Debt-Driven Reality: Understanding CRE’s Structural Fragility
Cracks Beneath the Surface<...
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When you listen in to this week's podcast/YouTube show guest, Elijah Iung, you’ll love hearing about his journey from farmhand to capital raiser. Before he was investing in multifamily deals, he was knee-deep in… well, let’s just say a much messier kind of asset ma...
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Please welcome my guest today, dentist Josh Cochran, who didn’t just build the largest general dental group in the Inland Northwest, he built a real estate empire while he was at it. After selling a stake in his thriving dental practice, he set his sights on commer...
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Meet capital allocator, Flint Jamison, Vestus Capital, who took an unconventional route into real estate transitioning from aerospace engineering to structuring multimillion-dollar investment funds. After spending years modifying aircraft, he turned his analytical ...
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Today on the podcast, we unravel the complexities of passive investing with Kurt Novak, an experienced investor who’s navigated nearly 50 syndications and uncovered some surprising truths on his journey.
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April 15, 2025 49 mins
When you think of a capital allocator, "former physical therapist" probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind but Kent Leach isn’t your typical investor. From flipping houses to launching a customizable fund that raised nearly $2M in its first year, Kent’s j...
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Randy Smith, my guest this week, didn’t start out in real estate—he was a high-performing sales executive in the corporate world. But after seeing the potential of passive investing, he made pivoted, leaving behind the W-2 grind to become a full-time capital alloca...
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April 1, 2025 48 mins
My guest this week, Franklin Spees, has worn just about every hat in the real estate game - lawyer, city planner, broker, property manager, investor, and now, a capital allocator. His path into commercial real estate syndications started with managing properties, e...
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What happens when a former medical device professional takes his precision, risk management skills, and analytical mindset into the world of real estate investing?
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March 18, 2025 36 mins
My guest this week, Chris Borden, thought he was heading for a quiet retirement after stepping down as CEO of a multi-billion-dollar grocery chain. Instead, he found himself on a fast track to becoming a real estate investor and capital allocator.
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March 11, 2025 44 mins
Capital Raising and Deal Structure
Amanda Larson, founder of AMA X Equity, has raised rou...
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March 4, 2025 43 mins
Capital Raised and Deal Structure
Dr. Raj Venkatramani, a pediatric oncologist turned rea...
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The growing complexity of US real estate investment has led to the emergence of a new class of capital allocators, yet many struggle to differentiate themselves in an increasingly crowded marketplace, as a candid conversation in my latest podcast reveals.
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    February 18, 2025 46 mins
    What does wakeboarding have in common with real estate? My guest this week, Austin Hair, is an expert at connecting the dots between these two careers. 
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    February 11, 2025 36 mins
    Meet real estate capital allocator Nick Stromwall, founder of Oak and Vine Capital, in this week’s edition of my podcast/YouTube show, The Allocator: A New Way to Finance.
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    February 4, 2025 56 mins
    In today’s show, I welcome Bobby Sharma, co-founder of Connected Capital Fund, an exclusive membership organization of capital allocators - people who pool investor capital to negotiate preferential terms with sponsors. Bobby is also the manager of Better Capital F...
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    January 28, 2025 52 mins

    My guest today, Jeff Greenberg, founder of Synergetic Investment Group, is a capital allocator whose business model focuses on identifying, vetting, and providing capital to sponsors by aggregating funds from his network of investors.

    Aggregating Investor Funds

    By pooling investor capital, typically $1MM or more, Jeff negotiates preferential terms with sponsors, such as higher preferre...

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    January 21, 2025 40 mins
    In today’s first episode of my new podcast and YouTube show, The Allocator: A New Way to Finance Real Estate, I’m joined by Badri Malynur, co-founder of Avestor. Badri explains how Avestor caters to the needs of the real estate capital formation industry by providi...
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    Have you ever used title reports to find off-market deals?
     
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    Meet Clifton Harness, the mastermind behind TestFit.io and one of the most innovative thinkers in real estate tech today.
     
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