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
Big REITs, Big Campuses, and the New Real Estate Reset - 240
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This week on Investing with GoodLife Housing Partners — Rohan and David unpack the April jobs report, major real estate merger activity, EV-driven retail strategy, AT&T’s Plano headquarters move, Opportunity Zone 2.0, and the early vibe from GLHP’s new Pasadena office.
- Jobs Beat Expectations, But the Labor Market Still Looks Softer: April added 115,000 jobs versus roughly 65,000 expected, but the deeper takeaway is slowing—not collapse.
- Apartment REIT Giants Explore a Combination: AvalonBay and Equity Residential are reportedly in early merger talks, raising questions about scale, efficiency, and institutional control in multifamily.
- Fitch Moves to Acquire Trepp: The deal strengthens Fitch’s CRE and CMBS data platform as structured finance analytics become even more important.
- Retail Is Becoming an EV Infrastructure Play: Rivian and Caruso are partnering on 150+ chargers and new showroom experiences across Southern California properties — is charging the new retail foot-traffic strategy?
- Plano Keeps Winning Corporate Real Estate: AT&T’s planned $1.35B headquarters campus shows how suburban office campuses are still attracting major corporate commitments.
🎧 Tune in now for Episode 240 — a conversation on jobs, REIT consolidation, EV retail, Opportunity Zones, and the shifting geography of office demand.