The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

On today’s show we are examining the ways in which energy efficient systems are not achieving their performance goals due in part to the way traditional systems have been used. As we are getting deep…

On today’s show we are looking at Florida’s Live Local Act. Florida is an example of how one state has taken real steps to create the incentives for new affordable housing to be created. This legisla…

Today is another AMA episode. Today’s question comes from J who writes:

I’m performing due diligence on an investment opportunity for a conversion of an existing property into a multi-unit property. …

On today’s show we are looking at real estate in China to try and understand some of the factors that have molded that industry into what it has become today.

Private ownership of property in China …

Ray Heimann is based in Pittsburg, PA where he is a principal with Terra Capital. His firm specializes in redeveloping historic properties in mature neighborhoods and converting them into luxury clas…

Anna Olin and Weina Zhang are based in Las Vegas where they manufacture unitized building structural systems that embed the buildings structural elements in the core which correspondingly simplifies …

On today’s show we are talking about the law of supply and demand. This is one of those principles that I treat with the same reverence as a law of physics. It’s a little like gravity. If you try to …

On yesterday’s show I speculated on some of the reasons why the Fed might have pivoted. These reasons all sounded pretty plausible. Then I listened to an interview with Chicago Fed President Austan G…

On today’s show we are talking about why the Fed made a surprise announcement last week which involved the potential for several 0.25% rate cuts in 2024. This seems like a dramatic about face compare…

On today’s show we are taking a look at a new report issued by the staff at the US SEC to the SEC and to the Congress. The law requires the SEC to undertake a review of the accredited investor defini…

On today’s show we are talking about the shrinking influence of governments around the world. Politicians act as if they can control what happens within their borders. They act as if the national eco…

Dr. Neel Chadha is a practicing physician in Ottawa Canada and is also a part-time developer of senior housing, assisted living and memory care facilities. On today's show we're talking about designi…

Richard Crouch is based in Richmond Virginia where he is with the law firm of Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black. On today's show we are talking about some of the common pitfalls when structuring agreeme…

On today’s show we are talking about a concept in project management that is rarely discussed. When we think about the items that determine a project’s timeline, there are all of the text book steps …

On today’s show we’re going to the dark side to listen to Jim Cramer from CNBC and try to learn why the DOW skyrocketed over 500 points in the wake of yesterday’s interest rate announcement by J Powe…

On today’s show we are talking about the latest CPI data announcement. This data is important going into the final FOMC meeting for the year, where the Fed held interest rates steady again for the th…

On today’s show we are talking about geopolitical stability and the vulnerability of nations. The idea behind globalization was that by creating economic interdependency, the world would become a mor…

If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you will know that I’m a proponent of the laws of supply and demand. If you ignore the laws of supply and demand, you do so at your peril. 

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Ed Mathews is based in central Connecticut where he runs Clark Street Capital. On today's show we are talking about what forms of marketing are effective in today's environment. To connect with Ed, v…

Ryan Smith is based in San Diego California where he specializes in SBA financing for business across the US. On today's show we are talking about the nuances of the different SBA programs. You can c…