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Step by Step Real Estate

Step by Step Real Estate “What we cover in this podcast episode with Scott Choppin:   Updates on what has happened since the last time he was on the show. Doing a 60 Million dollar equity raise. Pension funds buying groups of single-family homes. Pros and cons of Family-owned rentals and corporate-owned rentals. Social media and…

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The Diesel Crunch is Finally Causing Demand Destruction

The Diesel Crunch is Finally Causing Demand Destruction “Now signs have emerged that weaker demand in the past weeks may have slowly started to rebuild diesel inventories, contrary to seasonal trends. Distillate inventories in the U.S. rose by 3 million barrels in the six weeks to November 18, according to estimates by Reuters’…” To Read…

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Housing Market Obliterated: Pending Home Sales Post Record Drop

Housing Market Obliterated: Pending Home Sales Post Record Drop “Well, slowly but surely this epic collapse in sentiment is spreading to market metrics, and while it will take between 6 and 9 months for real-time data to reach the badly lagging government-level CPI and PCE data, what’s taking place in the US housing market right…

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October Rental Report: Rent Prices Slow for the Third Straight Month

October Rental Report: Rent Prices Slow for the Third Straight Month “In October 2022, the U.S. rental market experienced single-digit growth for the third month in a row after nine months of slowing from January’s peak 17.4% growth. The median rent growth across the top 50 metros slowed to 4.7% year-over-year for 0-2 bedroom properties.…

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Real Estate Development with Scott Choppin

Real Estate Development with Scott Choppin “Scott Choppin teaches us about marketing and his approach to real estate development with urban town houses.” For full transcript click here Expand COMING SOON! Subscribe to our regular newsletter and get exclusive access to our next investment opportunity. Recent Posts

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Are Rent Controls Coming?

Are Rent Controls Coming? “As mentioned in a previous post, when I have looked at previous right to left, and left to right political swings, they seem to happen globally, and they seem to happen roughly at the same time. A global shift left happened in the 1930s, and kept shifting until 1970s, when it…

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Inflation is Melting Away

Inflation is Melting Away “Inflation is melting away.” To Read the Original Article Click Here Subscribe to our regular newsletter and get exclusive access to our next investment opportunity. Recent Posts

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U.S. Housing Starts Drop with Pullback in Single-Family Projects

U.S. Housing Starts Drop with Pullback in Single-Family Projects “Was a panel speaker at USC @LuskCenter board meeting this week. One key point of discussion related to multifamily starts, and anecdotal evidence of subcontractor price capitulation. This article and graph suggest capitulation will be later than expected.” ~Scott Choppin, CEO Urban Pacific To Read the Original Article…

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The Contrarian Developer with Scott Choppin

The Contrarian Developer with Scott Choppin “Listen in to hear more about the way this contrarian developer thinks about bringing housing products to the marketplace. Scott reminded us all that subsidy is finite, so building market rate solutions for the housing crisis is imperative.  He is methodically bringing a new workforce housing product to market. …

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Builder’s Remedy Moves Inland with Hawaiian Gardens Project

Builder’s Remedy Moves Inland with Hawaiian Gardens Project “Weeks after a flurry of so-called builder’s remedy project applications in Santa Monica set off a statewide frenzy, the previously obscure legal provision has now appeared in the small L.A. County city of Hawaiian Gardens. The project comes from Long Beach-based workforce housing developer Urban Pacific, which wants to…

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