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Residential Ground-Up Construction Spring
April 9-10, 2026
Hyatt Regency Houston GalleriaHouston, TX

Nat Heston
Director - Build-to-Rent at David Weekley Homes
Speaker

Profile

With more than 15 years of home building and real estate experience, Nat Heston brings a wealth of knowledge to his current role as Build-to-Rent Regional Business Development and Acquisition Manager for David Weekley Homes. He is responsible for sourcing, analyzing, and marketing potential build-to-rent projects to investor partners to create a financially successful development that is in the best interest of both parties.

Heston joined David Weekley Homes in 2018 as a Land Acquisition Manager for the Houston Division, where he focused primarily on the company's high-density product line and garnered success by acquiring over $100 million of real estate and purchasing over 3,000 lots for the company. While in that role, he had the opportunity to assemble numerous build-to-rent projects and procure investor partners in Houston, which led to his current position.

Prior to joining the company, Heston worked across multiple industries within the real estate industry, including residential development, corporate real estate, single-family sales, urban and suburban land acquisitions, condominium developments, and build-to-rent developments.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Real Estate and Operations Management from Baylor University and a master's in Business Administration from St. Thomas University.

Agenda Sessions

  • Urban edge & infill development: Unlocking value in tight land markets

    11:15am