In a high-rate, low-liquidity world, self-storage is quietly stealing the spotlight.Despite tighter capital markets, Q1 2025 saw $855 million in self-storage assets trade hands...
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Wall Street Loyalty Oaths, $4 Trillion Tech, and Tariff Chaos: What Investors Should Really Be Watching
By Daniel KaufmanIt’s not every day that junior analysts are asked to swear fealty like it’s Wall Street’s version of “Succession”—but that’s where Goldman Sachs seems to be...
Copper Shock, Immigration Chill, and a Sovereign Wealth Retreat: What’s Moving Markets (and What It Means for Real Estate)
Back from the holiday and the headlines aren’t letting up.President Trump once again took center stage in the markets Tuesday—this time, not with broad tariff talk, but a...
Back From Break, and the Headlines Are Anything but Quiet
by Daniel KaufmanI’m back from a short break, and if you thought July might be a sleepy summer stretch, think again. We’ve got tariff threats, AI defections, shaky retail...
The Jobs Market Holds Steady—What It Means for Real Estate and the Fed
The numbers are in: U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.It wasn’t a blockbuster print—but it didn’t need to be. In a climate...
Texas Is Cooling, NYC Stays on Top, and the Real Story Is in the Shuffling Middle
There’s been no shortage of noise around population loss and job flight from major urban hubs—particularly New York. But the latest data tells a different story. While Texas...
Stop Charging to Share What You Were Given for Free
By Daniel Kaufmanwww.dkaufmandevelopment.com | www.danielkaufmanre.comYesterday, I met with a young developer—sharp guy, hungry, asking all the right questions. He’s early in his...
🧭 Midyear Check-In: The Signals We’re Watching
With the first half of 2025 in the rearview, there’s no shortage of crosscurrents affecting real estate and investment strategy right now. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s...
Tesla’s Robotaxi Debuts—And Yes, I Took a Ride
By Daniel Kaufman | June 24, 2025After years of hype, delays, and endless speculation, Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi officially launched yesterday in Austin. And while it was a...








