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Backed by numbers: Multifamily and single-family housing expert Ivy Zelman

September 3, 2020

Backed by numbers: Multifamily and single-family housing expert Ivy Zelman

Ivy Zelman

CEO, Zelman & Associates

On this week's webcast, we brought in the expert who keeps tabs on all things single-family and multifamily alike.

The state of the multifamily and single-family markets shift over time, and keeping up with the latest trends is especially challenging as we navigate a volatile economy. On our most recent webcast, we brought in the expert who keeps tabs on it all: Ivy Zelman, CEO and Co-Founder of the foremost housing research firm in the nation, Zelman & Associates.

Willy Walker and Ivy discussed multiple topics including:

  • Why it is the single-family rental market's time to shine
  • How the pandemic has affected both the single-family and multifamily markets, and what the future holds for each
  • Which geographic areas are poised for greater investmen
  • ...and more.

A bit about each speaker:

Willy Walker
Willy Walker

Willy Walker is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walker & Dunlop. Under Mr. Walker’s leadership, Walker & Dunlop has grown from a small, family-owned business to become one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States. With a $32B transaction volume in 2019, Walker & Dunlop is ranked top three with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD.

Ivy Zelman

Ivy Zelman, Chief Executive Officer of Zelman & Associates, and a highly respected thought leader for housing and housing-related industries, has been guiding investors and corporate executives toward business success for roughly 30 years. In 2007, Ivy co-founded Zelman & Associates which is the leading housing research firm nationwide, serving institutional and private equity investors, and corporate executives from the homebuilding, building products, real estate, mortgage finance and rental sectors, and more. Her firm provides unequaled in-depth analyses across all aspects of the housing spectrum. Ivy’s methodology, which puts Zelman & Associates in its own league, remains strongly rooted in the ability to perform thematic research overlaid with proprietary surveys to produce unparalleled, differentiated, value-added research.  

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