28th Annual Real Estate Securities Conference

Hotel Bennett, Charleston, South Carolina

28th Annual Real Estate Securities Conference

Hotel Bennett, Charleston, South Carolina, May 5-7, 2025

CRE Perspective and Insights

As a market leader in commercial real estate for over a decade, explore how our team elevates industry solutions and enhances client experiences to drive growth across sectors

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Explore our recent economic report on how recent policy changes impact the housing market

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Commercial Real Estate Stabilizing Despite Policy Uncertainty

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Office buildings

Real Estate and Housing Reports

Learn about developments and economic trends in commercial real estate and the housing market

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Market Leading Franchise

CMBS
  • #1 Global RE Bond Bookrunner
  • #1 US CMBS
  • #1 Real Estate Loan Syndications
Agency Origination
  • Fannie Mae – #1 bank
  • Freddie Mac – #1 bank
#2 Real Estate Investment Banking

Client success stories and deals

Discover how our innovative solutions and dedicated partnerships have driven tangible results and shaped the future for our partners

Aligned Data Centers: Making Data Centers Greener

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SmartStop Self Storage IPO with  company logo

Equity Capital Markets

SmartStop Self Storage

Initial Public Offering

~$932 million

Wells Fargo acted as Senior Active Bookrunner

April 2025

WSM Grand Ole Opry

Ryman Hospitality Properties: Nashville Spirit’s Next Act

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Blackstone to acquire Safe Harbor Marinas with company logos

Mergers & Acquisitions

Blackstone to acquire Safe Harbor Marinas

$5.65 billion

Wells Fargo acted as Lead Financial Advisor to Blackstone and provided committed financing for the transaction

February 2025

Our People

Our greatest asset is our people. Part of our strength is derived from our diverse teams who work to deliver innovative solutions.

CRE Leadership

Our dedicated team is the foundation of our success. Part of our strength is derived from our diverse teams who work to deliver innovative solutions.

Meet the team >

The Gift of Affordable Housing. GMA Good Morning America. Audience members hold heart banners with breaking ground or GMA. Two surprised guests in front of a Wells Fargo $500,000 Grant offered by Kara McShane.

Kara McShane, featured on Good Morning America

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Wells Fargo’s Vanessa Rodriguez and Peter Cannava

Multifamily Mavens: Wells Fargo’s Vanessa Rodriguez and Peter Cannava Talk Shop

Vanessa N. Rodriguez, head of Community Lending & Investment, and Peter Cannava, head of Multifamily Capital, discuss Wells Fargo’s affordable housing efforts across the country

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Meet our analysts

Our award-winning equity research teams deliver in-depth analysis and actionable insights across industries to enhance our clients’ investment strategies.

Jamie Feldman

Head of REIT Research

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Blaine Heck

Senior Office & Industrial REIT Analyst

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Eric Luebchow

Senior Communications Infrastructure & Self Storage REIT Analyst

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Dori Kesten 

Senior Lodging & Retail REIT Analyst

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John Kilichowski 

Senior Healthcare & Net Lease REIT Analyst

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Jamie Feldman is a managing director, head of REIT Research, and the Residential REIT analyst at Wells Fargo. The Wells Fargo REIT Team ranked #4 in Extel’s 2024 Institutional Investor Poll and #5 in 2023. Jamie joined in 2022 after 13 years as the Office and Industrial REIT analyst at Bank of America that consistently ranked #3. Jamie also covered REITs at UBS from 2006-2009 and Prudential Equity Group from 2002-2006, and began his Wall Street career in the investment bank at Bear Stearns. Prior to graduate school, Jamie worked for Accenture and Deloitte’s real estate consulting group. Jamie earned a BS from the University of Texas at Austin and JD/MBA from Case Western Reserve University.
Blaine Heck is an executive director and senior Real Estate Equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities covering the Office, Industrial and Cold Storage Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sectors. He had previously worked with the firm’s equity real estate team as an associate analyst covering office and industrial REITs. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, he worked at CBRE Global Real Estate Securities covering office, industrial, retail, and multifamily REITs. Blaine holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a specialization in finance from Loyola University Maryland. He has held the CFA designation since 2009 and is a member of the Baltimore CFA Society.
Eric Luebchow is an executive director and senior Equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities on the Telecom Services and Communications Infrastructure team. His coverage includes wireless carriers, data centers, wireless towers and fiber-optic broadband providers. The Wells Fargo team ranked in the top 10 in the latest Institutional Investor poll of Communications Infrastructure analysts, including runner-up finishes in 2017-2020. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Eric spent four years in investment banking at J.P. Morgan within its Public Finance Group. Eric holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in economics from Duke University. Eric is also a CFA charterholder.
Dori Kesten is an executive director and senior Equity Real Estate analyst at Wells Fargo Securities covering the Lodging (REIT and C-Corp) and Retail (REIT) sectors. Dori had previously worked with the firm’s equity real estate team as a senior analyst covering gaming and as an associate analyst covering lodging, starting in 2003. Before joining the firm, she worked at Credit Lyonnais covering the lodging sector as an associate and at Ernst & Young in its hospitality consulting group. Dori graduated from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration.
John Kilichowski is a vice president and the senior Healthcare and Net Lease REIT analyst at Wells Fargo. John joined Wells Fargo in 2022 and spent his first two years at the firm covering Residential REITs. He joined from Credit Suisse, where he spent two years as a Mortgage REIT associate. Prior to Credit Suisse, John spent four years as a pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. John earned his BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University.

Additional insights and resources

Providing actionable insights to help guide informed decision making

Economic insights and tariffs 

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Equity Research

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