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Podcast: The Best Ever CRE Show
Episode: JF 3951: The Hidden Efficiency Gap in CRE, Apartment Trends, and Capital Flow Illusions with John Chang
Description: On this episode of The Horizon, John discusses the surprising inefficiencies in commercial real estate investing, specifically focusing on the apartment sector. He unpacks why markets like Chicago—despite strong rent growth and solid fundamentals—have higher cap rates and attract less capital than high-growth but lower-performing markets like Dallas-Fort Worth. John explores how investor behavior, herd mentality, and institutional capital flows influence asset values more than actual property performance. He concludes by highlighting overlooked cashflow markets like Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Milwaukee that offer strong yields in today’s high-interest-rate environment.
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