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November 15, 2022 46 mins
40-year CRE veteran Todd Weaver shares the strategies and mindsets he’s using to navigate our current market conditions.  Whether you’re a first-time real estate investor or a seasoned professional, there’s always more to learn. In this episode, Todd Weaver discusses the commercial real estate landscape with an emphasis on the Los Angeles market as a leading indicator in real estate, and why investors should focus on their discount rate versus cap rate. He addresses frequently asked questions about the economic environment, interest rates, leverage, and duration amongst the important data points to consider when investing, and the types of assets he’s focused on right now. Todd is the founder of Synergy Commercial Real Estate, Inc., a faculty member at UCLA Extension, and an expert with nearly 40 years of real estate experience.  In 1993 Todd D. Weaver founded Synergy Commercial Real Estate, Inc., a boutique firm specializing in investment brokerage. Todd is a licensed Real Estate Broker, licensed General Contractor, Certified Property Manager, and Certified Commercial Investment Member. Todd possesses over 30 years of experience in the business, with a background that includes developing and repositioning 5,000,000 square feet and successfully completing hundreds of complex commercial lease and sales transactions. Todd is a past president of the CCIM Greater Los Angeles Chapter, and an active member of the Institute of Real Estate Management and International Council of Shopping Centers. He is on faculty at UCLA Extension where he teaches finance and commercial real estate. Key Insights: Continuing education can help your investing Discount rate vs. cap rate Are we in a recession? The issue with negative leverage Is retail back? Invest like an optimist Opportunities in today’s market Subscribe to this podcast to build your healthy financial foundation through expertise, insights, strategies, tactics, wisdom, and inspiration from Alpha Investing’s community of professionals, advisors, investors, and members: Apple - Spotify - Google - TuneIn - Stitcher - iHeartRadio Guest Bio: In 1993 Todd D. Weaver founded Synergy Commercial Real Estate, Inc., a boutique firm specializing in investment brokerage. Mr. Weaver was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he earned his B.A. in 1981. Todd is a licensed Real Estate Broker, licensed General Contractor, Certified Property Manager (CPM), and Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). Todd possesses over 30 years of experience in the business, with a background that includes developing and repositioning 5,000,000 square feet and successfully completing hundreds of complex commercial lease and sales transactions on behalf of developers, investors, financial institutions, and government agencies. Todd is a Past President of the CCIM Greater Los Angeles Chapter, and an active member of the Institute of Real Estate Management and International Council of Shopping Centers. Todd is on faculty at UCLA Extension where he teaches finance and commercial real estate. Resources: Real Wealth Real Health Alpha Investing podcast@alphai.com Synergy Commercial Real Estate Email Todd UCLA Extension Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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