In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Nagel — CIO & CFO of Decron Properties — to unpack how a multigenerational real estate family built a 10,000-unit empire over 70+ years and why they’re now pivoting billions OUT of California into growth markets like Phoenix & Austin.

Daniel shares his grandfather’s Holocaust-to-developer story, the philosophy behind surviving every market cycle since 1956, what institutional investors really look for, and how to build an investment platform that lasts generations.

If you're serious about multifamily investing, family offices, long-term real estate strategy, and institutional-grade deal thinking — this episode is a masterclass.

🎯 Key Takeaways

- Immigrant perseverance → building a $B real estate legacy

- Why Decron shifted from homebuilding to multifamily

- Surviving recessions & maintaining lender relationships

- California exit strategy: regulation, taxes, and rent control impact

- Why core & core-plus outperform value-add in today’s market

- The pivot to institutional capital & what IRR really means

- How to scale across markets without losing your edge

- Tech, AI, and modern CRE skill-sets for the next 10 years

🔗 Links

Sponsor: AI for CRE Collective – transforming real-estate workflows with AI

https://www.aiforcrecollective.com

Connect With Daniel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nageldaniel/ (Decron Properties)

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