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Do You Ever Wonder About Being A Real Estate Columnist At Crain's New York*?

  1. Do You Ever Wonder About Being A Real Estate Columnist At Crain's New York*? Michael Haltman 28:54

*And Then Pivoting To Sell Commercial Real Estate with the Adelaide Polsinelli Team at Compass?

So did we, which made asking Natalie Sachmechi to be our guest a no-brainer!

And it was the perfect segue for Do You Ever Wonder that, after speaking with industry veteran and icon Bob Knakal, we speak with a young up-and-comer who one day will be a commercial real estate sales star!

Our conversation touches on many of the critical New York City real estate issues facing both landlords and tenants including 421a, affordable housing, the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, and other factors affecting both sides of the landlord/tenant equation such as the NYC government.

We then talk about the natural move that a writer about commercial real estate might make, to become a broker of CRE investment property.

Particularly if that move entails becoming a member of Adelaide Polsinelli's Team at Compass!

Enjoy the discussion, and if you think that being a guest on Do You Ever Wonder is an idea worth exploring, let us know at [email protected] or give us a call at (646) 741-6101.

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Do You Ever Wonder

I wear many hats including company CEO, Board Chair of the combat veteran charity Heroes To Heroes Foundation and, the creator and host of the Do You Ever Wonder podcast.

My career has touched many positions and fields. After business school, I became a bond analyst, bond trader, and equity trader at some of the biggest firms on Wall Street.

I then started a commercial mortgage company, selling our paper to the CMBS market. That all ended when Lehman Brothers failed, and then along with my wife started the title insurance company Hallmark Abstract Service.

16-years after the financial crisis, here we are!