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Why Is Energy Being Ignored? Apr 29, 2026

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Today, we’re going to talk about something that is not getting nearly the attention it deserves, and that is the economic impact of the war in the Persian Gulf. Sure there is lots being shared in the media. But I think the mainstream media are either dramatizing the war, or downplaying the economic impact.

Markets, broadly speaking, are treating this as a contained geopolitical event. Maybe a temporary disruption. Something that will resolve itself in due course.

I believe that view is fundamentally flawed.

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What Does The Purchase of Remax Mean? Apr 28, 2026

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Today’s show is sponsored by The Cost Segregation Guys. If you own investment real estate and haven’t looked seriously at cost segregation, you could be leaving significant tax savings on the table. The Cost Segregation Guys help investors accelerate depreciation, improve near-term cash flow, and make more efficient use of capital, all without changing the underlying asset. In a business where preserving cash matters, that’s worth paying attention to. If you’re interested in learning more, click on the link in the show notes and you’ll be able to connect with them directly, and qualify for a discount because you came from the show.

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Today, we’re looking at a major headline in the brokerage world, the acquisition of RE/MAX for approximately $880 million, and more importantly, what this means, not just for agents or shareholders, but for residential clients and real estate investors.

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Industrial Storage with David Miller Apr 26, 2026

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David Miller is based in Northern California where he is a principal at Peninsula Real Estate. He specializes in industrial storage in markets across the US. On today's show we are talking about what market conditions are conducive to industrial storage projects.

To connect with David, visit https://www.peninsulare.net/ or a Centum Capital at https://centumcap.com/

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Evolution of Self Storage with Fernando Angelucci Apr 25, 2026

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Fernando Angelucci is based in Chicago where he invests nation wide in self storage. On today's show we are talking about the demand drivers in the business and how you read the market.

To connect with Fernando visit https://ssse.com/ or you can call him directly at 630-408-8090.

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The Productivity Rocket Ship Apr 25, 2026

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On today’s show we are talking about yet another transformative innovation in the world of artificial intelligence. I realize that this is a real estate podcast and not an AI podcast. But any business that builds its business systems around AI will experience transformation.

So on today’s show I’m going to showcase two different innovations that have launched in the past week. Spoiler alert, not all of them are worth embracing.

The first one is a new product called Claude Design. The idea is that you should be able to provide a description of what you want to create and the AI will generate it. You can seed the process with examples.

In one test case, I wanted to create a new building design. The floorplan is based on an existing design with 2BR apartments. I wanted to change the 2BR apartments with a 1BR apartment, but maintain the overall theme of the building.

After half a dozen iterations, each one as bad as the one before, I gave up and realized that I would not converge on anything useful anytime soon. Unfortunately I have to give Claude Design a failing grade. I’m sure it will improve, but it’s not close. You will see dozens of YouTube videos talking about how great Claude design is. I can tell you that it is not great yet.

This past week, OpenAI introduced the latest release of Codex. This is the OpenAI answer to Claude Code and Claude Cowork.

As is so often the case in the tech industry, competitors will often leapfrog each other. The new Codex release from earlier this week is precisely one of those moments.

Codex is now capable of interacting with any application on your computer just like a person. Most other AI applications are looking for a machine to machine interface in order to properly create an integrated AI agent flow. But Codex interacts with any application by reading the screen, typing input, and moving the mouse. But it does it in the background. It allows for multiple desktop agents to be working in the background while you are working in the foreground.

The new Codex release comes pre-packaged with connection to over 90 native Mac applications as part of the initial release. The depth and quality of work I’m able to get done in those few minutes each morning is truly mind blowing.

I now have 3 Codex windows open perpetually on my computer and have up to 3 separate workflows running simultaneously.

Now I know what you’re thinking. Victor you’re a senior partner in a real estate development firm. What the heck are you doing with 3 separate agents running in the background?

Well, I can tell you that I’m continually conducting research. I’m conducting research for this podcast. But I’m also conducting research for various projects that we have underway. This includes due diligence, and verification of assumptions. I’m testing whether certain new products can meet the building code. The use cases are almost too numerous to mention. So while you’re trying out new tools, be prepared that they might not be ready for prime time. But equally, be prepared to jump on a productivity rocket ship.

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A Weak Investment Thesis Apr 23, 2026

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Today’s show is focused on an investment thesis that sounds good on the surface. It comes from a listener question. The idea is that a logistics hub like Houston is a growing market which continues to experience population growth.

The need continues for more apartments, for more industrial warehouses, for more commercial, and for more industrial storage. Specifically, the argument was that there is need for more truck parking in Houston.

The problem with this thinking is that it is focused purely on the demand side of the equation. I am a student of the law of supply and demand. To me, supply and demand is to be respected with the same reverence as a law of physics, maybe even gravity. If you try and cheat gravity, chances are you will fall and get hurt. Violating the law of supply and demand will have similar consequences.

Today we're talking about assessing the existing supply, but more importantly, the hidden supply that could enter the market at any time. It's that hidden supply that is much more difficult to assess.

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Austin Is The Canary In The Coal Mine Apr 23, 2026

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Austin has become one of the clearest case studies in the country for what happens when supply gets too far ahead of demand. It’s not the only market in that position, but it may be the most visible. For several years, Austin was one of the hottest multifamily markets in America. Population growth was strong. Job growth was strong. Tech expansion was strong. A lot of tech companies were relocating people from the more expensive silicon valley location to Austin where quality of life is better, cost of living is lower. For years, Austin was a poor second cousin to Silicon Valley in the tech industry. For example, if you were at Apple and wanted to have influence, you needed to be in Cupertino. Austin simply didn’t have critical mass. That’s no longer the case.

Developers responded exactly the way you would expect. They built, and they built aggressively.

From 2020 through 2025, apartment inventory in Austin expanded at one of the fastest rates in the United States. That construction wave was enormous. Tens of thousands of new units hit the market. At the same time, rent growth that had once been spectacular started to reverse. What had been a landlord’s dream turned into a concession-heavy leasing environment.

Today, the market is working through the consequences.

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Did You Know Your Website is Broken? Apr 21, 2026

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Here's a question for you. When was the last time you actually checked — really checked — whether your website was working? Not just glanced at it on your phone, but actually verified that every link works, every form submits, every automated response fires the way it's supposed to? If you're like most real estate operators, the honest answer is: not recently.

Here's the reality of modern software: nothing is static. I could give you a dozen examples.

The tools and platforms we depend on — website builders, CRM integrations, booking systems, payment portals, tenant screening services — all of them are constantly changing underneath us. APIs get deprecated. SSL certificates expire. Third-party services get acquired and sunset. WordPress plugins stop receiving security updates. Payment processors change their webhook format. The hosting environment that worked perfectly last year rolls out a server-side update that silently breaks your contact form.

This is where AI agents change the game. Not AI in the theoretical sense — AI in the practical, deploy-it-this-week sense. You can now set up an AI agent that runs a daily verification sweep of your entire digital footprint. Every morning, before you've poured your first cup of coffee, that agent has already visited every page of your website, clicked every link, tested every form, checked your SSL certificate expiry, pinged your integrations, and verified that your automated email sequences fire correctly.

If something's broken, you get a notification before your first tenant does.

An AI agent doesn't get tired. It doesn't forget to check the maintenance request form because it was a busy Monday. It runs the same checklist, every day, at the same time, with the same thoroughness.

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When Staff Have No Place To Live Apr 20, 2026

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Today we’re talking about the shortage of workforce housing at resorts and near manufacturing plants.

Our case study today is the Campus Ryan project at Mont-Tremblant in Quebec—a blueprint for how we can apply similar models in places like Vail, Breckenridge, Aspen, Banff, Whistler and countless others.

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Industrial Manufacturing with Drew Wahlgren Apr 19, 2026

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Drew Wahlgren is with Mag Capital Partners based in Dallas. His company specializes in sale lease-back transactions for industrial space, primarily in manufacturing. On today's show we are taking about how the business has evolved from there to expand into two new vertical segments while maintaining primary focus on single tenant industrial.

To connect with Drew, visit magcp.com or email him directly at drew@magcp.com

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