The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

On today’s show we are talking about our development company Y Street Capital. Several of you have asked a bit about our business. So on today’s show I’m going to give you an overview of the types of…

Today’s episode is a listener question from Joseph who writes:

I have someone I know who is bullish on this crypto called XRP. There is conversation this will become the new way of doing business and…

As 2024 draws to a close, many people are training their sights on 2025.  On today’s show we are looking at what we predict will be the most popular asset classes and why? I’m going to highlight one …

I predict the next Fed meeting will result in a rate cut. Why is that? Well, because the employment numbers are heavily skewed. In fact, they are also incredibly weak. We previously saw only 12,000 j…

I first read the Tipping Point maybe 15 years ago. Malcolm Gladwell was making a name for himself with that book. I’ve read every other book he as written ever since. These include Outliers, What The…

Tyler Vinson is based in Spokane Washington. He is a pioneer in the tokenization of real estate for syndication. On today's show we are talking about the interplay between tokens and the underlying s…

On today’s show we are looking at a court case that stands to upend the way tax liens are handled in the US. We’re actually going to look at two cases.

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We often hear daily quotes, especially in the news media about what has happened to a particular commodity price. The price of oil is up 2%. The stock market is down 1.5%. But all of this is in refer…

On today’s show we are talking about the importance of conservative underwriting. 

Lenders are not business people. They are not real estate developers. They don’t know how to manage risk in a comple…

I’ve heard that a particular community needs more housing because there’s a new factory coming to town. There’s a new EV plant, a new battery plant, production is shifting for a new model car or truc…

On today’s show we are looking at the latest economic data. The labor department issued new data last week which showed that the private sector payroll job creation was overstated from the period of …

Matthew Bragg is based in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. He is running a third generation commercial "Design/Build" construction company with projects across upstate New York. On today'…

Austin Hair is based in Orlando and is active in medical and dental real estate across multiple locations. On today's show we are talking about the dynamics of this segment. To connect with Austin, t…

On today’s show we are talking about the changing office environment. The Covid era created a lot of distortions. People got paid to stay home. The requirement to social distance meant that most thin…

Today is another AMA episode (Ask Me Anything). 

Steve in Utah asks - “What are the benefits of a development agreement instead of special zoning code when it comes to getting your project entitled?”…

On today’s show we are talking about the city that people love to hate. It’s the grittiest great city in the world. Of course I’m talking about NYC. The density of NY brings a lot of advantages. I lo…

On today’s show we are taking a look at the dirty underbelly of municipal politics. It’s an open secret that some council members have in some cases demanded, and in other cases accepted financial co…

Today's episode is another AMA episode (Ask Me Anything). Our question comes from Robert who asks:

"How do you know when you are pushing innovation too far and you're out running marketplace demand?"

Erica Schwartz is a Tony award winning producer. She has been involved with major Broadway productions like Moulin Rouge, Wicked and Hamilton. On today's show we are talking about the economics of br…

Jonah Bamberger is based in NY and Tel Aviv. He started in the NY area and continued to acquire up and down the eastern seaboard and then into the midwest. His most recent projects are located in Por…