Breneman Blueprint: Real Estate and Entrepreneurship Podcast · Drew Breneman

Financing, Chicago, and How To Win Deals w/ Steve Kundert, Jordan Gottlieb, and James Nelson

·50 min·2 clips
Banks demanded 10-15% of loan amounts as deposits—asking single borrowers to fund their entire federal reserve requirements.
Drew Brenneman interviews Steve Cundert about commercial real estate financing in the post-SVB crisis environment. Steve explains how the 2023 banking collapse created a liquidity vacuum for middle-market deals ($5-20M), forced absurd lender requirements, and eliminated key financing options. The discussion covers agency lending changes, debt fund challenges, and practical borrower strategies.

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A practical look at debt, equity, and specialization in real estate.

The episode is a grounded conversation about debt, equity, and the upside of specializing in real estate. Drew Brenneman keeps the focus on what operators, brokers, and investors actually need: building expertise, reading local markets, and turning that knowledge into an edge.

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