Brandon | Northwest Arkansas CRE

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This weekend I built a CRE tool I've been thinking about for a while: CRE demand across asset classes, visualized nationwide based on real Google search data. I'm looking for a handful of CRE pros to test drive it before it goes live. Here's how CRE Demand Seeker works: Toggle between volume, year-over-year change, or 3-month momentum. Filter by asset class. For sale and for lease search terms are separated. Consumer rental demand is its own layer. Click any state, then any metro market, to see how search demand for each asset class is moving in your market. Drill into the individual search terms feeding the data ("office for lease" vs "office space for rent" etc.) Here's 3 things that stood out to me from CRE Demand Seeker's April data synthesis: Office for SALE searches are up +49% YoY nationally. Office leasing search demand is up, but moreso in specific markets, it's down in many states. The buyers are showing interest in a much bigger way. Self Storage: Sale interest is overall up YoY (+5%). But consumer demand for RENTING self storage is down 22% nationwide. Buyer interest still has momentum while rental searches are disappearing. The state with the fastest growing demand based on CRE searches? Kansas. Much smaller volume than the heavy hitters, but interest in nearly every asset class is growing here. If you'd like to take CRE Demand Seeker for a test drive, let me know and I'll send it over.

@jt_ryder I’ll take the 9 🤝

Will there be a perfect 10/10? Smart money knows what most people don't. Some football towns are quietly the best small-market real estate investments in America. I'm ranking every SEC town on a 1-to-10 scale, Pt 2👇

@jt_ryder @allencbuchanan Looking forward to it!

@Rausch_RE @allencbuchanan Oh yes Part II will give credit where it’s due

Had to do this. Smart real estate money has a weird obsession with college football. Specifically, the SEC. I'm ranking every town in the conference on a 1-to-10 scale based on where capital is actually moving, Part 1.

@allencbuchanan @jt_ryder Fayetteville (NWA as a whole) is up there.

@jt_ryder VERY creative! But. What about Fayetteville?

@RandallHouseRE Incredible work man

35-months ago I didn’t own a single unit or stepped foot in NW Arkansas, ranked #1 for top market by Milken this year. Today we closed our 858th unit here. All off-market. 90% built in 2000s. In the same period also exited 6-deals for over $6M in net profit. 3-yrs ago a broker said “You’re playing in the wrong market as 28yr old from NYC trying to buy apts here”. Keep offering.

Got this one across the finish line last week. Cold call -> contract -> closing in 10 weeks at a 7.5% cap

@RandallHouseRE The transformation happening on Emma right now is amazing to watch, and tenants are racing to lock in leases.

When the richest family not only in the US, but the world starts massively building in a market, I’d pay attention. Downtown Springdale Arkansas (NW Arkansas). I’ve said it before - very difficult for tax dollars to compete with a family of this scale investing back into a city.

@TimelessTrvlr 🎯

Fayetteville, Arkansas feels like the rare college town where you can hike in the morning, catch live music at night, and still afford to build a life in between.

I've been building a custom CRM this week using Claude. It separates cold prospecting from active deals, tracks every touchpoint, detailed notes on each property, schedules "next steps". I've spent ~4 hours on it so far. A lot more features I plan to add, but it already beats most of the paid tools I've tried.

@DrakeBreshears That's right. There will never be another Acuff, BUT the kids coming in next year have me excited

We attempted to play “our game” and we did not adjust fast enough. There was really no slowing their offense. One missed shot by them felt huge. Despite that, only down 11 at half with they scored 54 first half points. I like what we are building, but will miss Acuff big time.

Arizona was the far better team. It was ugly. They shot incredibly, no answers on defense. Regardless, banner season for the Hogs. I’m forever Team Cal and ready for 2027. Good night, and good luck AZ.

This is the game of the sweet 16. This is the game of the tournament. Hell maybe the game of the decade.

@shawngorham Yep. Mountain bike capital of the world, and NWA was voted best performing metro in the U.S.

A cycling friend has been in Bentonville all week riding bikes - he has raved about it Are we sleeping on Bentonville?

Breaking: Arkansas freshman star Darius Acuff Jr. has landed a signature shoe with Reebok, becoming the first NCAA men’s athlete to receive one from a major U.S. brand while still in college, Reebok’s head of basketball, Jide Osifeso, tells @ShamsCharania.

Arkansas really might have the best branding of ANY school in the SEC ❤️ #WPS

Arkansas is so much fun.

@Mortgage_AI @BlakeLLL72 @TheJSantiago It sure wasn’t but it is now!

@Rausch_RE @BlakeLLL72 @TheJSantiago Is your DM on? Did not see it on your profile.

This is why you use Ai to do deep analysis on properties. All things you'd probably find out eventually, but Ai can discover for you.

@Mortgage_AI @BlakeLLL72 @TheJSantiago I’d like a DM please

@BlakeLLL72 @TheJSantiago Will do. Just sent you a DM

@DrakeBreshears Next week works for me. Shoot me a DM

@Rausch_RE I’m in Tulsa but my business partner is NWA… and I’ll be in NWA tomorrow and next week some. Let’s meet up!

Business update. February 2026 is officially a 2.72x over February 2025. Focus 100% on one thing, huge leverage. Leaving NYC was the move...