The numbers are in: U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.It wasn’t a blockbuster print—but it didn’t need to be. In a climate...
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Texas Is Cooling, NYC Stays on Top, and the Real Story Is in the Shuffling Middle
There’s been no shortage of noise around population loss and job flight from major urban hubs—particularly New York. But the latest data tells a different story. While Texas...
Stop Charging to Share What You Were Given for Free
By Daniel Kaufmanwww.dkaufmandevelopment.com | www.danielkaufmanre.comYesterday, I met with a young developer—sharp guy, hungry, asking all the right questions. He’s early in his...
🧭 Midyear Check-In: The Signals We’re Watching
With the first half of 2025 in the rearview, there’s no shortage of crosscurrents affecting real estate and investment strategy right now. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s...
Tesla’s Robotaxi Debuts—And Yes, I Took a Ride
By Daniel Kaufman | June 24, 2025After years of hype, delays, and endless speculation, Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi officially launched yesterday in Austin. And while it was a...
📈 The DFW Housing Boom Is in a League of Its Own
And what it tells us about supply, demand, and what’s coming nextLet’s start with the headline: If everything currently in the pipeline delivers on time, DFW will have added...
San Francisco’s Luxury Rental Bidding Wars: Proof Our “Crazy” Bet Was Anything But
By Daniel Kaufman · Kaufman DevelopmentRemember When “Everyone” Said San Francisco Was Over?Twelve months ago, cocktail-party consensus wrote the Bay Area’s obituary. A “doom...
Countdown to the Machine Overlords: Why the Next 1,000 Days Could Rewrite Everything
I was staring at my to-do list the other night—emails, investor memos, a half-finished Peloton ride—when it hit me: if artificial general intelligence (AGI) really is right...
Inflation, Tariffs, and the Dollar Reckoning: What Real Estate Investors Need to Know Now
By Daniel Kaufmanwww.danielkaufmanre.com | Kaufman DevelopmentWe’ve been bracing for a wave—and it hasn’t hit. Yet.For four straight months, many economists—and just about every...