“The most doxxed piece of information is somebody’s personal residence,” explains David Lanciotti, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at The Land Trust Company. In an era of rampant identity theft and digital exposure, this 125-year-old company is transforming a traditional legal instrument into a modern shield against 21st-century privacy threats. The former Chicago Title ...
“Everyone thinks affordable housing means government subsidies and $800,000 per unit costs. That’s insane. Totally unsustainable.” Aaron Mensch is challenging the status quo for affordable housing development in Los Angeles. “In the private sector, we can build these units for a third of the cost.” From Crisis to Opportunity: Building a Real Estate Foundation That’s ...
“Most urban grids are pretty dirty. You might have a lot of clean energy development outside of the urban area, but how do you use it in an urban area?” poses Karen Alter, Chief Marketing Officer at NineDot Energy, highlighting one of the most pressing challenges facing America’s cities. The answer, it seems, lies in ...
With U.S. homeowners sitting on over $35 trillion in home equity and reluctant to refinance their low-rate mortgages, innovative financing solutions are finding their moment. Leading this shift is Unison, which has developed products that let homeowners access their equity without taking on traditional debt. “Most homeowners can’t easily access their equity without taking on ...
In the competitive world of real estate investment, Mitra Investment Partners has emerged as a distinctive player by blending innovative deal-making with a tech-forward approach to asset management. For Diana Shaw, the firm’s Chief of Staff, what began as a chance encounter with one of the founders during an evening walk has evolved into helping ...
“Nobody knows what’s happening in Florida real estate better than Florida’s Realtors®,” states Tim Weisheyer, the 2025 president of Florida Realtors®, the nation’s largest state Realtor® association. His statement reflects both the confidence and responsibility that comes with leading an organization representing nearly 240,000 members in one of the world’s most dynamic real estate markets. ...
From his vantage point in Boston’s commercial real estate market, Casey Valente is witnessing a remarkable transformation. As foreign capital flows in and creative deal structures emerge, the market is showing surprising resilience amid shifting dynamics. As Associate Director of Capital Markets at Newmark, where he leads the Private Capital Group alongside partner Joseph Alvarado, ...
After years of volatility in the short-term rental (STR) market, 2024 marked a significant turning point toward stabilization, with emerging opportunities in unexpected markets across the United States, according to AirDNA’s 2025 Best Places to Invest report. The report, now in its tenth year, reveals a continuing shift away from traditional coastal and mountain destinations ...
When the Manoucheri brothers decided to expand their family’s real estate empire from California to Florida, they executed a carefully planned evolution of their multi-generational success story. As the third generation of a family deeply rooted in multi-family real estate, they’ve launched Manoucheri Brothers with a methodical approach to value-add opportunities in Florida’s most promising ...
With nearly two decades at NAI Capital Commercial, Tim Steuernol has witnessed multiple market cycles in Los Angeles real estate. While his portfolio includes industrial, retail, and office properties, he’s found his primary focus in multi-family investment sales, which now represents about 90% of his business. The current market presents a complex picture, particularly in ...
The halls of Santander’s Miami private banking office weren’t just where Ignacio Gil-Casares worked – they were where he and his partner spotted a crucial gap in the market. Their ultra-high-net-worth clients wanted to invest in U.S. real estate but lacked the right vehicle to do so. This observation sparked what would become a $4 ...
In the late 1990s, when Florida was still primarily known as a vacation destination with limited career options, Zev Freidus saw something different: opportunity. Moving from New York with a background in technology and finance on Wall Street, Freidus wasn’t just looking for better weather – he was seeking affordable real estate investments in a ...
From his days as a software engineer at Microsoft to becoming a real estate tech entrepreneur, Daniel Tsikata’s journey reflects a common startup origin story: he encountered a problem and built a solution. That solution has evolved into DealWorthIt, a platform that’s transforming how real estate investors analyze potential investments. From Personal Tool to Commercial ...
In an industry dominated by high barriers to entry, Chris Gerardi is pioneering a new approach to real estate investment. As the founder and COO/CTO of Realbricks, he’s architecting an institutional-grade technology platform that aims to bridge the gap between traditional real estate capital markets and retail investors. When asked about Realbricks’ role in the ...
When the 2008 financial crisis left Skyler Hartman fired from a job at Kimberly Clark, where he worked as an industrial electrician, it sparked an entrepreneurial awakening. “Ever since then, I just had a bad taste in my mouth for putting work into somebody else’s company,” Hartman recalls. “I’ve been certifiably unemployable since then.” This ...
