Invest in Rentals to Never Miss Family Moments
You can’t buy back the Tuesday you missed your kid’s recital. You can buy a rental property that makes sure you never miss another one. Build accordingly.
Cash Upfront, Upside Later: Aligning Seller Incentives
Opendoor's cash now, more later truly is a major win for sellers. They get cash upfront, which lets them move on their terms, then we renovate and list the home, and they get additional proceeds from the sale if it...
Improve City Livability, Not Copy European Architecture
I don't think borrowing architecture from Europe will move the needle on American support for housing construction. Instead, we just have to make our cities better places to live. https://t.co/8adistZlJY
All Banks Claim Uniqueness, but Offer Identical Pitches
"Your property sale just cleared. 3 banks are calling this week." "Great. Any difference?" "Bank A says they're boutique. Bank B says they're personalised. Bank C says they're different." "And...?"
Hyperlocal Control, Not Aesthetic Mandates, Drives Housing Growth
I don't think mandating "pretty" buildings is going to get much more housing built. What WILL get more housing built, I think, is hyperlocal control. https://t.co/rgDQYAp9h0
McMansions Trade Quantity for Oversized Bedrooms
Exactly. McMansions often don’t have more bedrooms … just bigger bedrooms, that each have walk-in closets and en-suite bathrooms https://t.co/EjPzvdQTt4
Hiring Growth Drives 2026 Real Estate More Than Unemployment
Why hiring matters more than unemployment for the real estate market in 2026. My latest for HousingWire. https://t.co/uaChbKgjEm
Owner‑occupied Duplexes: A Savvy Investment Strategy
Owner Occupants Buying Duplexes: A Smart Investment Follow @chasecalhoun.realestate for more on build-to-rent and real estate investing. #realestate #investmentproperty #buildtorent
Real‑Estate Deals Out‑Earn X Creator Payouts
Closed a lease yesterday. This is the second one for this gentleman I met on this platform 5 years ago. Nice deal, and there are a lot more digits in the commission check than my X creator payouts. This is how...
Office Leasing Nears Pre‑pandemic Levels in Half of Top Markets
Office leasing volumes have rebounded to within 10% of pre-pandemic averages in nearly half of the 20 largest office markets in the country. https://t.co/pNvbzWkrZl
Out‑of‑State Money Fuels Miami Office Boom
Out-of-state interest whips up the #Miami office market, as come-hither conditions attract the well off. 'It's OK to be rich here, it's OK to be poor here. It's not OK to be rich in #LA or #NY' #SoFla #realestate #CRE...
Mayor Mamdani Reneges on Rent Freeze Promise
We've gone from "Zohran will immediately freeze the rent" to "so, what I'll say is the Rent Guidelines Board is an independent entity." A big reason that Mamdani's first 100 days have gone OK is his startlingly forthright willingness to...
Venture Funding Soars While One‑Third of SF Offices Remain Empty
The biggest venture boom in history, and a third of San Francisco offices are empty.
Inclusionary Zoning Paradox: Keeps Poor Out of Wealthy Areas
It's hard for people to wrap their heads around the fact that the purpose of Inclusionary Zoning is to keep poor people out of rich neighborhoods, but it's true
By 2055, Everyday Costs Will Skyrocket
If inflation stays consistent over the next 30 years (as the past 30 years), here’s how much life will cost by 2055: - Average Rent: $6,500/ month - Average Home: $1,600,000 - Average Car: $218,200 - Coffee: $28/ cup - Gas: $16/ gallon
Even Critics Admit Upzoned City Enables Affordable Homeownership
This is, somehow, meant to be an anti-Sherrill argument, but even when trying to pretend affordability would be bad they make the upzoned city look unfathomably cool. We could have this. You could afford to own a home and start...
Bonus Law Boosts California Housing Production More Than ADUs
Interesting new paper out today that contends California's most effective housing production laws in the past decade — aside from ADUs — are changes to a prior policy that allowed developers to build more units in exchange for some income restrictions.
SF Condo Prices Surpass $1,000 per Sq Ft After Two Years
Welp, San Francisco condo prices are back above $1000/sft for the first time in two years. https://t.co/hRx2V9xESt
High Rent Targets Force Developers Toward Studios
Any new construction unit needs to be significantly higher Rent/SF than existing homes in the area, or else it won't get built at all The way developers keep Prices down is by building smaller units ... like Studio apartments And it's why...
From LA Rehab Success to Bootstrapped Bend Property Management
After doing a *ton* of successful home / small apt building rehab deals with his family in LA (his mom actually spoke at Reconvene years ago), Jonathan in now bootstrapping a property management business in Bend, OR. Really enjoying following his...
AI Boom Drives Sixth Quarter Office Market Growth
Silicon Valley Office Market Report | Q1 2026 ✅ 6th straight quarter of growth ✅ 436K+ sq. ft. net absorption ✅ Big tech & AI leading the way OpenAI’s 447K sq. ft. lease proves the AI boom is real. 🔗 https://t.co/XCuPdXL3J0...
Even Advisors Buy High‑Priced Property Amid 2026 Rates
I just heard a financial advisor bought a $1.5M condo. In 2026, with home prices sky-high and mortgage rates above 6%. Does this mean it's a good time to buy real estate?
Rising Gas Prices Threaten Out‑skirt Home Sales
So many homebuilders ventured further out into ‘drive until you qualify’ submarkets this cycle as affordability got squeezed. This gas price chart is going to now weigh on those communities, adding incremental pressure to both new home sales and starts...
Help Shape Next App Features: 2026 Housing Survey
The 2026 Reventure Housing survey is live. We’re using this to decide what data to build next in our app. Click the link below to get started (it only takes 3 minutes to complete). https://t.co/Y5ks4Pprz3
Remote Real Estate Works—But Never Buy Sight‑Unseen
I've gotten a lot of questions recently on how to operate a remote deal so I'm going to dive into the several methods you can use and the benefits and drawbacks of each strategy. First off, buying properties remote is 100%...
Spring Surge: Building Material Prices Jump Across the Board
Prices going higher for roofing, siding, paint, gypsum, insulation, fiberglass, foam, hardware, metal, and steel products. Great rundown of cost increase announcements rippling through housing this spring. https://t.co/liiQC0xAUu
Slight Price Dip, Spring Surge Revives Sellers Across 12 Counties
Prices are down a little from last year, and we’re seeing a spring uptick in 2026. Both things are true. And sellers have been coming back to the market. Some perspective and stats for 12 counties on my blog today. https://t.co/mTNHN4Zkh3...
Co‑Living Experiment Crashed by Tenant Overstay and Eviction Freeze
In late '19, we made the decision to experiment with running a few of the 4/4 units we own as co-living (rather than conventional rentals). An apparently young, single person applied for a room. We vetted and approved him and signed...
Chicago's Post‑COVID Boom: Housing Soars, Nightlife Thrives
I can't figure out why the switch flipped but Chicago is in boom times right now. Home values are skyrocketing (in the nice neighborhoods) and even on weeknights bars and restaurants are humming. I've lived here since 2009 and I...
Canadian Rents Plunge, Oversupply Threatens Landlords
Canadian Rents Have Gone Down 18 STRAIGHT MONTHS & More New Construction Rental Supply Is Coming Than Ever Before In History Yeah, Mom & Pop Landlords who bought units in the last 6 years knew things were bad But in some Canadian...
YIMBYs Risk Ugly Upzoning by Ceding Design Standards
At minimum it can be thought of as a pragmatic or political concession to expand upzoned places “YIMBY” already frequently makes broad concessions on Rent Control, Union Labor and tenant “protection” requirements … aesthetics is not bridge too far Especially when the...
Builders Chase Confidence, Not Actual Demand
Builders Don’t Follow Demand — They Follow Confidence. Supply doesn’t follow demand. It follows confidence. By the time supply enters, demand is already fading. But the market doesn’t see it. Because perception is still rising. Narratives are strongest at the top. That’s when launches increase. That’s when land...
Climate Change Set to Spike Bills, Cripple Insurance, Real Estate
A new California report warns climate change is not only inflating power bills, but threatens to decimate the insurance and real estate markets https://t.co/GUSzAK71H1
Beijing Retail Rents Plunge 10% YoY Amid Cautious Spending
Caixin: "Retail property rents in Beijing extended their decline in the first quarter of 2026, as cautious consumer spending forced landlords to cut prices to maintain occupancy. Urban retail rents in Beijing fell 3% quarter-on-quarter and 10.4% from a year...
Transform Your Rental Today—No Permission, Low Cost
Renters, listen to me. ‘It’s not my place so why bother’ is the lie that’s keeping you living in a space that doesn’t feel like yours. I put together 5 upgrades you can do TODAY that don’t require permission from...
KB Home Flips Focus: Arizona Now Outpaces LA
KB Home—a giant homebuilder ranked No. 526 on the Fortune 1000—to move its headquarters from L.A. to Arizona Back in 2012, @kbhome did almost 4 times as much homebuilding in Los Angeles County as in Maricopa County Now, it does nearly 8...
Maydan Anchors West Jefferson's Transformation After Six Years
More than 6 years ago, @fundrise began developing 18 buildings in West Jefferson, Los Angeles. Our anchor project is Maydan, which we believe will help catalyze the neighborhood. It is unbelievably gratifying to see it come together so well. https://t.co/WAN0UTcG5q https://t.co/cDZ1eQcsK6
Aspen Sells 1,155‑sq‑ft Home for $6.5 Million
This house that currently just sold that’s 1,155 sq ft on 0.07 acres of land costs…. $6,495,000. And that’s the extent of Aspen. https://t.co/quXUR0uIr5
Amphibious Homes Offer Flood‑Proof Living Solutions
#WhatsNext? This amphbious house could be the perfect solution for flood plains and coastal areas subject to frequent flooding. (GiGadgets) #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/TJPMfZNhSY
Gurgaon Real Estate Now Driven by Holding Power, Not Demand
Pricing in Gurgaon is not driven by demand anymore. It’s driven by who is willing to wait. Most people track buyers. Smart money tracks holding power. Because markets don’t move on transactions. They move on who refuses to sell. Here’s the shift no one is talking...
Midwest Embraces Policies to Boost Housing Density
Even the Midwest Wants to Encourage More Housing Density #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/iQRgZy2aMd https://t.co/EVFiifNuDF
Buy Income-Generating Dental Office, Reap $2.6M Profit
Why did we buy this Dental office? ✔️ Tenant already in place (private equity-backed dental group) ✔️ Long-term lease with 3% annual rent increases ✔️ Property cash flows from day one Fast forward 10-20 years: → Property value: $3.66M → Total profit + cash flow:...
U.S. Apartment Industry Remains Highly Fragmented, No Dominant Owner
Name one major U.S. industry where the biggest players have <0.5% market share. The apartment business has gotta be the most fragmented major industry, is it not? Big names, sure, but no behemoth owners. (Analysis from today's release of the NMHC Top...
Tenants Across NYC Prioritize Safety Over Rent Issues
At the "rental" "ripoff" "hearings," three separate tenants from three separate boroughs talked to me about security issues that have nothing to do with the rent -- one (Bronx) had an insane upstairs neighbor, whom (he says) he's called the...
Morgan Properties Surges to #2, Greystar Holds Top Spot
The 2026 NMHC Top 50 rankings are out. Owners: Morgan Properties leapfrogs MAA into No. 2 spot, adding 14k units to reach 110k. Greystar remains No. 1, but was net seller last year. https://t.co/6UNTlK2tUF
VA Court Blocks Rezoning, Sparks Digital Gateway Debate
Some folks just not buying notion that #datacenters bring nothing but good, as #VA court voids rezoning pave way for #DigtalGateway. 'Datacenters run amok' #tech #AI #realestate #PrinceWilliamCounty #CRE #industrial #warehouse #NOVA #Blackstone https://t.co/n047DKCnw0
Ares Backs $1.7B Sunbelt Retail REIT Push
Latest bet that #CRE especially in the #Sunbelt is undervalued belongs to #Ares, w/is teeing up #Whitestone #REIT for $1.7B+taking 5MSF of open-air #retail in places like #Phoenix #Austin #DFW #Houston #SanAntonio. #realestate #PE #BofA #WallSt https://t.co/iaUBXCrFQe
Office Return Gains: Downtown 53%, Class A+ 80%
SF Office update from my buddy Jay at Cushman: A slight uptick on back-to-the-office data. Cell phone pings downtown are roughly 53% of where they were in early 2020. Data from Class A+ buildings is 80%.
Most Prefer Masonry over Ugly Vinyl Townhouses
Both of these are *technically* 3-story townhouses … Obviously some people will oppose everything, but most just don't want to live next to an ugly vinyl monstrosity and would be happy to live next to beautiful masonry https://t.co/Tfs55LCj6R
Washington Housing Supply Surges 64%, Prices Set to Tumble
What's going on in Washington State? housing supply is skyrocketing, now up to 17,580 listings. That's 64% above the long-term average for March. It seems like there's an exodus of sorts playing out, with metros like Seattle and Spokane spiking on supply. Home...