Lock In Buffalo
Buffalo’s real estate market is full of movement, personality, risk, opportunity, and stories worth telling. Lock in Buffalo is a locally driven podcast built to capture all of it. Through candid interviews and sharp discussion, the show will spotlight the developers, realtors, mortgage professionals, title experts, insurance leaders, investors, landlords, business owners, and other industry players shaping Western New York in real time.
But the show is not just about market updates and industry talk. A core part of the format is entertainment: the surprising twists, bold opinions, hard-earned lessons, horror stories, success stories, behind-the-scenes moments, and breakout insights that keep viewers engaged. Every episode should have a strong through line of personality, tension, humor, and authenticity — combining credibility with real intrigue.
This is a show about Buffalo real estate, but it is also a show about the stories behind the deals: what went wrong, what went right, what nobody expected, and what people in the industry are really seeing on the ground.
Episodes
15 episodes
Lock In Buffalo - Episode 15: Cassandra Whitney with Special Guest Michael Burke
What is really happening in the Buffalo housing market right now?In Episode 15 of Lock In Buffalo, host Michael Nanula sits down with Cassandra Whitney, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker with MJ Peterson Real Estate, along with spec...
Lock In Buffalo Episode 14: Mitch Nowakowski on Eminent Domain, Tax Breaks & Buffalo’s Future
In this episode of Lock In Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Buffalo Common Councilmember Mitch Nowakowski, who represents the Fillmore District and serves as Chair of the Common Council’s Finance Committee, for a wide-ranging conversation...
LOCK IN BUFFALO EP. 13 | JOSH MULLIN | BUILDING JACK RABBIT & BUFFALO’S LIVE MUSIC SCENE
Entrepreneur. Bar and restaurant owner. Musician. And one of Buffalo’s biggest supporters of live music.On Episode 13 of Lock in Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Josh Mullin, owner of Jack Rabbit and drummer for Uncle Ben’s Remedy...
Lock in Buffalo Podcast Ep. 12 | Tim Walton — What’s Really Happening on Chippewa Street?
What’s really happening inside Buffalo’s entertainment district — and what is it going to take to fix it?On Episode 12 of Lock in Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Tim Walton, manager of Bottoms Up and Venu on Chippewa Street, for ...
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Lock in Buffalo Episode 11 | Jason Sokody: Leadership, Life & Building a Winning Team
Episode 11 of Lock in Buffalo goes way beyond real estate.Michael Nanula sits down with Jason Sokody, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker with Howard Hanna and leader of the Sokody Sales Team in Grand Island, New York, for a conversat...
Lock in Buffalo Episode 10 | John Davidson, President of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association
In Episode 10 of Lock in Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with John Davidson, President of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association, for an important conversation about public safety, policing and the future of the City of Buffalo.They di...
Lock In Buffalo Ep. 9 | Nicholas Giambra | Buffalo Real Estate, Leadership & Building a Winning Team
In Episode 9 of Lock in Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Nicholas Giambra, an experienced Buffalo real estate professional, associate broker, and leader of The Giambra Team.Nick shares how he entered the real estate industry, the ...
Lock In Buffalo Ep. 8 | Ryan Brandenburger: Building a Mortgage Career & Bringing CCM to WNY
What does it actually take to build a successful career in the mortgage industry—and continue producing at a high level through constantly changing markets?In Episode 8 of Lock In Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Ryan Brandenburge...
Lock in Buffalo Ep. 7 | Enas Latif & Amanda Bernardini: Winning Buffalo’s Real Estate Market
Buffalo homebuyers are competing in one of the toughest real estate markets in America. In Episode 7 of Lock In Buffalo, veteran Buffalo realtor Enas Latif and CrossCountry Mortgage loan officer Amanda Bernardini reveal what it takes to win.
Lock in Buffalo Ep. 6 | Nick Sinatra: Buffalo Development, Heritage Point & Real Estate
YouTube descriptionBuffalo developer Nick Sinatra joins Lock in Buffalo for a candid conversation about Buffalo real estate, Heritage Point at Canalside, downtown development, housing—and what it really takes to get a major project buil...
Lock in Buffalo Episode 5 - Inside the WNY Real Estate Market with Ben Domagala
What does it really take to succeed in today’s competitive Western New York real estate market?On Episode 5 of Lock in Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Ben Domagala, a licensed real estate salesperson with Own NY Real Estate. Born...
Lock In Buffalo Episode 4: Daniel Schlein
In Episode 4 of Lock In Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Daniel Schlein, MBA, RICP®, Managing Associate & Financial Advisor at Alliance Financial Network in Buffalo, New York. Dan joined Alliance Financial Network in 2017 and focuses ...
Lock In Buffalo - Episode 3: Greg Straus
In Episode 3 of Lock In Buffalo, Michael Nanula and co-host Anthony Nanula, Loan Officer at CrossCountry Mortgage Buffalo, sit down with Gregory Straus, Licensed Real Estate Broker with 716 Realty Group WNY, for a deep local conversation on the...
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Lock In Buffalo Episode 2: Mark Supples on Buffalo’s Bar Scene, Business, Politics & What Comes Next
In Episode 2 of Lock In Buffalo, Michael Nanula sits down with Mark Supples, a Buffalo restaurateur, nightlife operator, former Common Council candidate, and longtime voice in the local business community.This conversation ...
Lock In Buffalo - Episode #1: Will & Alex Severyn
Welcome to Episode 1 of Locked in Buffalo — a podcast built to go deeper into the people, deals, trends, and decisions shaping the Buffalo and Western New York real estate market.In this first episode, I sit down with Alex and Will Seve...
