Investing with GoodLife | Real Estate News, Investing Tips, & Current Events
A weekly open forum podcast where GLHP’s Principals discuss investing, real estate, and other current events.
Please send any questions or feedback to pod@goodlifehp.comGoodLife Housing Partners is a privately-held real estate investment company based in Los Angeles with a focus on the student housing and workforce apartment sectors.
The firm was founded by Rohan Gupta and David N. Fong in May 2015 and as of February 2021 has assets under management with an estimated value of approximately $350 million.
Investing with GoodLife | Real Estate News, Investing Tips, & Current Events
Strong Jobs Report, Office Comeback, Blackstone’s Next Big Bet - 234
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This week on Investing with GoodLife Housing Partners — a stronger-than-expected jobs report, record-setting office leases in New York, and institutional capital rotating back into real estate signal shifting momentum across markets.
- Strong Jobs Report Changes Rate Outlook — March added 178,000 jobs vs. 65,000 expected, unemployment fell to 4.3%, and markets now expect no rate cuts this year amid geopolitical uncertainty.
- Record NYC Office Lease Signals Trophy Demand — A family office signed a $327.50/SF lease at 9 West 57th Street, surpassing One Vanderbilt — is the trophy office bifurcation accelerating?
- Capital Flows Into Real Estate Again — Hines Research reports smart money rotating back into REITs and real estate following end of 2025 interest rate stabilization — early-cycle recovery signal?
- Institutional Bets: Life Science, Data Centers & AI Power — Blackstone raises historic $6.3B life sciences fund, Digital Realty closes $3.25B data center fund, and a 3,000 MW AI hydrogen-powered campus planned in Austin — infrastructure arms race?
- Apartments Still Long-Term Favorite — Sun Life acquired Bell Partners (70,000 units) while Blackstone continues build-to-rent expansion in Riverside County — institutional conviction on the rental market remains strong.
🎧 Tune in now for Episode 234 — Strong jobs data, trophy office demand, and institutional capital shifts reshape the real estate outlook.