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
Student Housing, Texas Growth, and the Potential CRE Reset - 242
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This week on Investing with GoodLife Housing Partners, Rohan and David discuss major real estate headlines, from Scion and Ares’ joint student housing acquisition and apartment public REIT consolidation to Fertitta Entertainment’s Caesars deal, Texas manufacturing growth, retail trends from ICSC, and the slow reset happening across distressed commercial real estate.
- Student Housing Stays Strong — Scion and Ares acquired a major student housing portfolio from Harrison Street for $910 million, showing continued institutional demand for large university markets.
- Big Players Keep Getting Bigger — Equity Residential and AvalonBay announced a major merger, while Fertitta Entertainment moved to acquire Caesars in a $17.6 billion deal. Are large-scale combinations becoming the next phase of real estate and hospitality?
- Texas Keeps Winning Growth — Celestica is expanding in Fort Worth, and Blue Origin is reportedly considering a major campus in Hutto, adding to Texas’ growing role in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, AI infrastructure, and industrial demand.
- Retail Finds New Energy — David recaps themes from ICSC, including stronger retail sentiment, value-focused consumers, the importance of tenant mix, luxury brand strategy, and more entertainment concepts like trampoline parks, kid zones, escape rooms, and social gaming.
- Distress Becomes More Visible — Rohan and David discuss how lenders are beginning to move more troubled loans and distressed assets, especially in office and multifamily. Is the market finally shifting from extend-and-pretend toward real price discovery?
🎧 Tune in now for Episode 242 — a conversation on major real estate deals, Texas momentum, retail trends, and where distressed CRE opportunities may begin to emerge.