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Welcome to The Kirsh Connection. In each episode, Andrew Kirsh interviews real estate industry leaders. We'll hear their real-time opinions on today's market, their background and unique career highlights, and guidance for newcomers to the industry.
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Half a Century of Brokerage – Carl Muhlstein on the Evolution of Los Angeles Real Estate (opens the original)
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After nearly 50 years in commercial real estate, Carl Muhlstein has seen Los Angeles transform—and the brokerage business transform with it. Carl joins The Kirsh Connection to discuss why he still loves the real estate business after five decades, whether technology is helping or hurting the development of the next generation of brokers, and the dramatic decline of Downtown Los Angeles from the city’s longtime business center. We also discuss the changing entertainment industry, the consolidatio
Finding Opportunity in Niche Real Estate with Amachie Ackah of Clay Cove Capital (opens the original)
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On this episode of The Kirsh Connection , I sit down with Amachie Ackah, Co-Founder of Clay Cove Capital, to discuss how his firm identifies investment opportunities at the intersection of private equity, operating businesses and real estate. We discuss why Clay Cove focuses on growing niche sectors such as art storage, early childhood education andalternative hospitality; why they prefer building platforms rather than making one-off investments; how they encourage operating partners to own thei
From $200/SF to $800/SF: How Jofa Capital Finds Value Where Others Aren’t Looking w/Jackson Brissette and Brian Novak (opens the original)
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From $200/SF to $800/SF: How Jofa Capital Finds Value Where Others Aren’t Looking featuring Jackson Brissette and Brian Novak Jackson Brissette and Brian Novak join The Kirsh Connection to break down Jofa Capital’s investment strategy through the lens of their Hawthorne airplane hangar deal. We discuss why they pursue complicated transactions, the importance of maintaining optionality, and how they turned a purchase at under $200 per square foot into a sale at more than $800 per square foot just
Contrarian Apartment Investing: Why Advanced Real Estate Is Betting Big on Southern California (opens the original)
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Contrarian Apartment Investing: Why Advanced Real Estate Is Betting Big on Southern California , my conversation with Paul Julian, President of Advanced Real Estate In this episode, Paul Julian shares why Advanced Real Estatehas built one of Southern California's premier multifamily platforms by taking a long-term, often contrarian approach to investing. We discuss: Why Advanced Real Estate built its own 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to produce HVAC systems, cabinetry, plumbing compo
Building a National Affordable Housing Platform w/Jeffrey Jaeger, Co-Founder of Standard Communities (opens the original)
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Building a National Affordable Housing Platform with Jeffrey Jaeger, Co-Founder of Standard Communities. We discuss: Why affordable housing is the best form of public/private partnership. How Jeff and his partner recognized that, after TARP, the federal government can become their largest customer—and built their business accordingly. Jeff's perspective on Los Angeles' biggest housing challenges, including stagnant wage growth, lack of new housing, and the intersection of homelessness, mental he
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