I admit I am puzzled that with a national housing shortage, governments across the country – and the federal government as well – are taking aim at the so-called “Build-to-Rent Industry” – but so it is.I wrote about this a few…
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Jamie Dimon, Interest Rates and Me As Well
I know I just sent out only yesterday my latest edition of The Real Estate Philosopher -- and apologies for two articles in two days -- but after reading today’s Wall Street Journal, I had some additional thoughts on interest rates. In my article…
(NOT) Predicting Interest Rates?
This is a quick article – very quick but maybe useful nonetheless….And to be super clear at the outset, I am NOT trying to predict interest rates, which I believe is a fool’s errand.Here is my thinking: The ten-year treasury is at…
My Latest Real Estate Book, How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate if You Know Nothing About Commercial Real Estate, is Live!
I am pleased to report that I have another real estate book! It is called -- How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate if You Know Nothing About Commercial Real Estate To buy the book, just click here. I co-wrote it with…
Creating Economic Upside in an Uncertain Real Estate World
I just read a book called The Uncertainty Solution, by John Jennings of the St. Louis Trust Company – and I also heard him speak live. I like people who use math and analytics to, well, analyze things, and Jennings does…
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PB&J = Bridge Lending and Private Equity
Everyone – and I do mean pretty much everyone – likes peanut butter and jelly (unless, of course, they’re allergic to peanuts). There is something about the way these two foods go together that is just pleasing. My sense is that…
Remote Work Will End With a Thud – Offices Will Thrive Again
Subscribe to The Bruce Philosophical Project Before I get to my article, I am reminding you about The Bruce Philosophical Project. Many of you have told me you didn’t realize you have to actually subscribe to it or you won’t get…
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Predictions for 2024
As promised, here are my predictions for 2024:Artificial Intelligence – despite all the hype -- will be close to irrelevant, except as a useful tool that saves time. People will start to realize that it is not a game-changer. It…
Predictions — How Accurate Have I Been?
I have some predictions about 2024 coming to you next week, but before I serve up that article I thought I would take a moment to assess how accurate I have been in my past predictions, as that would be…
Real (Estate) Politics – Danger For SFR
It seems that whether the real estate industry likes it or not, a growing percentage of the population of this country – or those governing us – seem to be coming to the conclusion that housing is not something one…
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