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Austin, TX
Development director at Atlas New Communities. Master-planning large-format greenfield districts.
The curve has spent two years sending mixed signals, and real estate has spent two years over-interpreting each wiggle. Stepping back, the message is steadier than the headlines. Cost of Capital, Not Prophecy For property, the curve matters less as a recession oracle and more as…
Many of today's emerging managers are not raising a fund at all. They are running a co-invest club — a recurring group of LPs who see each deal and opt in — and calling it a track record. Design for Graduation The trick is to structure the club so co-investors can graduate into…
Boutique hotels, glamping clusters, and experiential lodging sit awkwardly between real estate and operating businesses. A hybrid financing model is emerging to match that hybrid nature. Aligning Capital with Cash Flow Revenue-based structures size repayment to actual top-line…
Some skills decay and some compound. Early in a real estate career, the question worth asking is which abilities pay you back for decades. Underwriting, Relationships, Judgment Deep underwriting fluency is table stakes. Relationship capital compounds the longer you hold it. But…
Garden-style apartments lack the prestige of a high-rise, but their economics have quietly outperformed through the cycle. The market keeps underpricing the boring. Lower Cost, Stickier Tenants Surface parking, walk-up construction, and modest amenities mean lower capex and…