The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

Gino Barbaro is based in St. Augustine Florida where he forms half of the Jake and Gino pairing. On today's show we are talking about the current market conditions and what to look out for. To connec…

Jon Howard heads up the science lab specialty at the architecture firm of HED. He is based in Chicago, but designs these buildings nationwide. This is an interesting segment that is less dependent on…

On today’s show we are taking another look at interest rates. We’re taking a walk through history. In Wednesday’s Federal Reserve press conference, Chair Jerome Powell suggested that there could be a…

On today’s show we’re dissecting the latest Fed rate announcement. While the power of the Fed is often overstated, they do still influence market sentiment in ways that are difficult to fully dissect…

On today’s show we are looking at the industrial segment. Warehouses and manufacturing space were the darlings of commercial real estate over the past couple of years. This segment is also showing si…

Today’s show is a case study in due diligence. Last week our company put a property under contract for an industrial storage facility in Jacksonville Florida. We asked the seller for the usual list o…

On today’s show we are taking a look at an economic indicator. This indicator is suggesting that it’s time for the Fed to recognize the economic weakness and start cutting rates. 

While rate cuts are…

Mark Natale is based in Atlanta where he helps real estate developers create a brand for their properties on a nationwide basis. This was a great conversation and Mark is clearly an expert in this do…

Howard Lorey is based in Beverly Hills where he is the Executive Vice President and Brokerage Manager for the Beverly Hills office at Nourmand and Associates. On today's show we are talking about the…

A few weeks ago we spoke about the surge in residential real estate in parts of Florida. Inventories are up in several markets. But we are also seeing a surge in condos appearing on the market in Sou…

On today’s show we are talking about what in some locations is a scarce resource. The headlines decry shortages of fresh water. Certain water sheds have been abused over the past century. The Colorad…

On today’s show we are taking a look at the most recent announcement from the Bank of Canada. Today the Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark rate by 0.25% to 4.5%. That means the US and Canada have a…

On today’s show we are talking about cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort a person feels when someone's behaviour does not align with their values or beliefs. Cognitive disson…

On today’s show we are talking about mission critical systems and the design principles that sit at the core of these systems. We keep hearing about catastrophic outages of key infrastructure.

A few …

On today's show we are talking about why many people fail to achieve their goals. There is a distinct process that results in a better track record for achieving goals.

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John David is based in Miami Florida where he assists developers with public relations on a nation wide basis. On today's show we are talking about the strategies that are most effective when dealing…

On today's show we are talking about how the US Federal Government manages and disposes of about 1/4 of the entire land mass of the United States. There is a handy report published by the Congression…

On today’s show we are taking a look at what the bond market might be signalling when it comes to the US economy and the global economy. 

We have known that the yield curve has been inverted for a re…

On today’s show we are talking about underwriting of residential apartment properties. I look at financial models from other developers on a regular basis. I tend to see the same mistakes over and ov…

Building a business is difficult. That’s true of all businesses, regardless of the industry. It takes hard work to build a team and to figure out what works and what doesn’t work. There will be mista…