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Walker Webcast: Willy Walker on the Risks, Missed Opportunities and Lessons That Shaped His Career

Via Connect CRE · October 14, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · October 14, 2026

Why this matters

Commercial real estate continues to digest a multi-year reset in cost of capital. Transaction velocity is below the 2019-2021 trend but improving, cap rates have stabilized across most stabilized property types, and the bid-ask gap has narrowed materially in the past two quarters. Sponsors with permanent capital and operating platforms have an advantage in the current execution environment. The next twelve months will continue to reward underwriting discipline and operational sophistication over balance-sheet aggression.

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Excerpt from Connect CRE:
The 300th episode of the Walker Webcast, which aired Oct. 14, featured Walker & Dunlop Chairman and CEO Willy Walker as the interviewee, rather than the one asking the questions. In the hour-long question-and-answer s…
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