MIAMI—Craig Zogby learned the commercial real estate business literally from the ground up as a construction contractor, then as a developer, and now as an equity investor. Although this arguably wasn't the typical career path, the managing director of Kayne Anderson Real Estate says it has given him insight across a broad spectrum—and he has integrated his experience in the different aspects of dealmaking into successful execution of complicated deals.

At Kayne, Zogby manages all phases of the transaction and remains engaged with joint venture partners throughout the development process for the firm's real estate private equity platform, specifically its student and conventional housing deals.

“The Southeast property market is changing in much of the same ways it has over the past 20 years,” Zogby says. “I think that we will see a lot of secondary markets begin to be built out as the majors are peaking in both value and cost to construct.”