When Hurricane Ian tore through Florida, the damage was immediate and visible—flooded homes, devastated communities, billions in losses. What’s less visible, at least for now, is...
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Powell’s Pivot: What a Rate Cut Really Means for Real Estate
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure before, but few periods compare to the barrage of attacks he endured from Donald Trump. Schoolyard nicknames, public threats of...
Inflation, Tariffs, and the Fed’s Balancing Act: What It Means for Real Estate Investors
The Federal Reserve minutes from their late-July meeting offered a telling snapshot of where monetary policy is headed. Most policymakers leaned toward treating inflation as the...
Smart Assistants, Same Old Story — Where AI Fits In
Every major tech company has promised us a smarter, more capable digital assistant. Google is infusing Assistant with generative AI, Amazon is retooling Alexa, and Apple keeps...
Return-to-Office Momentum: Why NYC and Miami Are Leading the Way
For years, the narrative has been that remote and hybrid work would permanently reshape the office sector. That’s partly true—but what’s happening right now in cities like New...
Home Foreclosures Are Surging—And Two States Are Taking the Biggest Hit
The housing market is starting to show stress fractures.In July, nearly 36,130 properties nationwide were hit with a foreclosure filing—a 13% increase year-over-year and the...
Inflation’s Back, Tariffs Are Helping It Along — and What That Means for Real Estate
By Daniel Kaufman — Kaufman Developmentwww.dkaufmandevelopment.comThe government just dropped another data set that should make every developer, investor, and lender pay...
The Great American Housing Squeeze — And What It Means for Developers
Let’s not sugarcoat it: Americans are being priced out of homeownership faster than at any point in modern history. And if you’re in development or investment, this isn’t just a...
Inflation, Politics, and the Fed: Why I’m Paying Close Attention Right Now
July’s inflation report came in hotter than it has all year — but not for the reasons most people expected.The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), which strips out food and energy,...