About Foley & Puls

For over 30 years, Michael Puls has immersed himself in all facets of residential real estate. Beginning in single family construction with U.S. Home Corp. in 1978, he developed experience in single and multi-family, for-sale, rental, and senior housing.  He started Foley & Puls in 1989 to provide real estate developers, investors, lenders, and asset managers with the strategic market, product, and pricing intelligence to recognize and maximize the true potential of a multi-family real estate investment. 

As President of Foley & Puls, Puls has established himself and his firm as recognized experts in strategic, multi-family real estate market intelligence. By leveraging his in-depth knowledge of the development process, he created a series of proprietary financial and statistical models to provide his clients with an intimate knowledge of the potential of each real estate investment. 

Because of his first-hand knowledge of the real estate industry and detailed market data, he is sought after for his opinion on housing trends and market drivers and is often quoted in national and local news sources including Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal, NY Times, Commercial Property News, CW 33/KDAF, and Rooflines Magazine.  He is a frequent speaker at industry meetings and events including NAHB, Multi-Housing World, National Apartment Association, Commercial Property News and the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas. 

Lea Ann Deel, a Senior Analyst, has over 22 years experience in residential real estate.  Ms. Deel joined the company in 1994 from Epoch Management where she managed the leasing, accounting, and management of numerous properties with 3,500 units both on-site and from a corporate position.  While with Foley & Puls, she has been involved in the research and underwriting of more than 600 multi-family projects and has developed a deep understanding of the multi-family industry.