If you’ve been following the headlines, you already know tariffs aren’t just some abstract number on an economic report. They’re real costs, hitting real people — and in this...
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Apple’s $100 Billion Power Play — And Why It Matters Beyond Tech
By Daniel Kaufman | August 8, 2025Tim Cook didn’t just walk into the White House with a golden statue — he walked in with a $100 billion insurance policy.This week, Apple...
The Return of Stagflation? Investors Are Betting on Rate Cuts While the Economy Says Otherwise
By Daniel KaufmanIf you’ve been watching the bond market, inflation prints, or the slow grind in housing absorption, you’ve probably felt it in your gut: something’s off.Wall...
Why the Next Fed Nominee Matters More Than Ever for Real Estate
You probably already know how closely real estate markets track Fed policy. So when President Trump’s advisors began pressing him to install a temporary Federal Reserve governor...
Rent Growth Slows—But Don’t Mistake It for Weakness
by Daniel Kaufman | Kaufman DevelopmentAfter another month of data, it’s clear the apartment market is settling into a summer holding pattern.Yes, rent growth has...
📉 When Trust Breaks Down, Markets Follow
By Daniel KaufmanSubscribe to my SubstackLast Friday, something snapped.President Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after a weak jobs...
The Market’s Starting to Crack—and Real Estate’s Reading Between the Lines
August 2025 | By Daniel KaufmanThere’s a growing drumbeat on Wall Street—and it’s not bullish.Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Evercore are all waving red flags. They’re...
Reshoring Is Surging, And the Housing Market’s About to Feel It
By Daniel KaufmanAugust 4, 2025There’s a quiet force reshaping the U.S. economy right now—and it’s not coming from Wall Street or Silicon Valley. It’s happening on factory floors...
Trump’s Tariff Blitz: The Delayed Shock We’re All Feeling
Good morning. If you thought the trade war talk was just political theater, this week’s market turbulence is your wake-up call.Donald Trump is back in the White House, and so are...