The Deal Ranch

Matt Lutz

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The Deal Ranch Podcast is an in person interview series with founders and executives leadership of well established real estate & finance companies.

Recent Episodes

JAN 16, 2026
#54 Peter Linneman | Principal, Linneman Associates
Dr. Peter Linneman is a Principal of Linneman Associates, KL Realty, and American Land Funds, and is the Albert Sussman Emeritus Professor of Real Estate, Finance, and Business Public Policy at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of Wharton's faculty for 32 years, founding Wharton's Real Estate Department and the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center. He is the founding co-editor of The Wharton Real Estate Review and has published over 80 articles during his career. Dr. Linneman is widely recognized as a leading strategic thinker and investor, and has been cited as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Real Estate by Realtor Magazine, and one of the 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate by the New York Observer. He is a highly sought-after speaker, appearing as the keynote speaker at numerous major industry conferences. For more than three decades Dr. Peter Linneman has been a critical influence in driving the professionalization of real estate capital markets and the commercial real estate industry. Thousands of global and regional real estate investment professionals look to Linneman Associates’ insights each quarter through subscriptions to The Linneman Letter. Episode Topics: Studying under Milton Friedman at the Chicago School of Economics Chairing the board of Rockefeller Center Properties through its successful restructuring and sale Founding and evolution of The Linneman Letter Developing a professional and personal relationship with Sam Zell Building the Wharton Real Estate Program into a world-class institution Connect with Matt & The Deal Ranch Podcast: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrlutz/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deal-ranch/id1680084534 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1teAX6zRU76v4wFeGUHkoj?si=65e7be080e534f8b Connect with Peter: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterlinneman/ Website: https://www.linnemanassociates.com/
112 MIN
NOV 7, 2025
#52 Mark Vitner | Chief Economist, Piedmont Crescent Capital
Mark Vitner is the Founder & Chief Economist of Piedmont Crescent Capital, a boutique economic consulting firm providing strategic insight on U.S. and regional economic conditions, financial markets, and geopolitics—with a focus on how these forces impact consumers, local economies, housing, and commercial real estate. With more than 30 years of experience in economic analysis and forecasting, Mark previously served as Senior Economist at Wells Fargo and Wachovia, where he became one of the most respected voices on the Southeast and National economy. Today, through Piedmont Crescent Capital, he acts as a fractional economist for several companies, produces regular publications on real estate, consumer behavior, and small business trends, and speaks widely at corporate events and industry forums on topics ranging from inflation and monetary policy to regional growth and economic development. Episode Topics: Building a 30-year career across Barnett Bank, First Union, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo Inside the Wachovia acquisition by Wells Fargo during the 2008 financial crisis Breaking down the Global Financial Crisis from an economist’s perspective Launching Piedmont Crescent Capital to assist companies as their fraction economist Current outlook on real estate, consumer spending, and regional growth Connect with Matt & The Deal Ranch Podcast: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrlutz/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deal-ranch/id1680084534 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1teAX6zRU76v4wFeGUHkoj?si=65e7be080e534f8b Connect with Mark & Piedmont Crescent Capital https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-vitner/ https://piedmontcrescentcapital.com/
127 MIN