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As developers, we have a responsibility to build more than housing.The best communities create opportunities for connect...
06/12/2026

As developers, we have a responsibility to build more than housing.

The best communities create opportunities for connection, support local businesses, encourage walkability, and improve quality of life for the people who call them home.

At Kaufman & Company, our focus is on creating places that stand the test of time, from single-family neighborhoods and townhomes to multifamily communities and mixed-use destinations. Every project begins with a vision and ends with a commitment to lasting value for residents, investors, and the communities we serve.

Whether it’s Scout Farm in Vermont, mixed-use developments in growing markets, or new housing solutions designed for the future, our goal remains the same: thoughtful development that enriches lives.

We’re excited about what’s ahead and grateful for the partners, municipalities, investors, and team members helping bring these communities to life.

Learn more at www.thekaufmanco.com

Construction input costs climbed 6.2% between January and April 2026. That four-month move outpaced the cumulative incre...
05/15/2026

Construction input costs climbed 6.2% between January and April 2026. That four-month move outpaced the cumulative increase of the previous three years combined.

Energy is doing most of the damage. Crude petroleum is up 61.8% year-over-year. Unprocessed energy materials up 48.9%. Natural gas up 27.3%. And those commodity spikes don't stay at the commodity level — they flow through steel, asphalt, glass, transportation, and every fabricator in your supply chain.

But here's the number that matters more than the headline: by the time construction inflation travels through a GC, their subs, the subs' suppliers, and four layers of stacked markup, most developers are absorbing something closer to 12–18%. The BLS index sets the floor. The industry's fragmented structure builds the ceiling.

I wrote about exactly this in the latest issue of The Daniel Kaufman Real Estate Development Report — what the data actually shows, why the layers matter more than the index, and how Kaufman & Company's vertically integrated model is built specifically to eliminate the cost-stacking problem.

This is the environment we're operating in. The developers who survive it will be the ones who control their own supply chain and tell their capital partners the truth about what things actually cost.

Full report here 👇
https://www.tumblr.com/dkaufmandevelopment/816702361549651970/the-daniel-kaufman-real-estate-development

New episode of The Kaufman Report is live. 🎙️Episode 6: Fire the Middleman — A Developer’s Playbook for Self-Performing ...
04/17/2026

New episode of The Kaufman Report is live. 🎙️

Episode 6: Fire the Middleman — A Developer’s Playbook for Self-Performing and Buying Factory-Direct

If you’re a general contractor, this one isn’t for you.

If you’re a developer who’s tired of watching 15–20% of your project budget walk out the door in GC fees, overhead, and quiet buyout spreads — keep reading.

This market cycle doesn’t reward the developer with the best location. It rewards the one with the lowest cost basis. And most developers are leaving millions on the table by outsourcing work and procurement they should own.

In this episode I break down exactly how we do it at Kaufman & Company — from standing up your own construction entity to buying direct from manufacturers. Category-by-category. No fluff.

Appliances. Flooring. Cabinets. Windows. HVAC. On a 250-unit deal, the procurement savings alone can run $2–4M.

I also cover the objections — from lenders, equity partners, and your own team — and how to handle every one of them.

25+ years, 10,000+ units, $2B+ in active projects. This is how we actually build.

🎧 Listen here → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kaufman-report-with-daniel-kaufman/id1880761848?i=1000762026432

🎙️ Tune in — I'm headed to Multifamily Matters!I had the privilege of sitting down with the team at Multifamily Now for ...
03/23/2026

🎙️ Tune in — I'm headed to Multifamily Matters!

I had the privilege of sitting down with the team at Multifamily Now for a candid conversation airing March 23–27, 2026 on MultifamilyNow.com.

We covered the topics I think about every single day:

📊 Why market narratives and underwriting reality are dangerously out of sync
🏠 Why renting is outperforming owning in today's affordability reset
📍 Where deals still pencil — even when risk is mispriced
📋 My disciplined 2026 playbook: supply dynamics, entry basis, stress-testing, and always buying with a true margin of safety

If you're a multifamily developer, investor, or operator trying to cut through the noise and make smart decisions in this market, I think you'll find this conversation worth your time.

🎧 Listen here: https://multifamilyradio.com/episode-417

Today is a milestone I've been building toward for a long time.I'm proud to announce the full activation of Kaufman & Co...
03/19/2026

Today is a milestone I've been building toward for a long time.

I'm proud to announce the full activation of Kaufman & Company as the central holding company for our integrated real estate and AI infrastructure platform — now coordinating more than $2 billion in active development and advisory activity across the United States.

This isn't a rebrand. It's the formalization of a thesis we've been executing on, company by company, for years.

Under one roof:
🏗️ Kaufman Development — multifamily, BTR, mixed-use, and data center development
🏢 DanReDev LLC — modular and AI-enabled real estate in high-growth Sun Belt markets
📊 Daniel Kaufman Real Estate — research, market intelligence, and investor insights
🏘️ Oldivai — workforce housing for the missing middle, built modularly at scale

At the core of our 2026 expansion is a bold bet: the future of real estate sits at the intersection of workforce housing and compute infrastructure.

On the digital side, Project Zero — our modular micro data center initiative — is moving from Detroit prototype to national rollout across Texas, Florida, the Northeast, and California.

On the housing side, Oldivai is delivering attainable homes for working families in Winooski VT, Shelburne VT, and Jacksonville FL — faster, better, and at a scale the market desperately needs.

"We built this platform intentionally. Now the infrastructure is in place. 2026 is when we scale."

📰 Full press release: https://www.pr.com/press-release/961117

Happy to connect with capital partners, operators, and municipalities who want to be part of what we're building.

I just published a new piece on Substack about something that took me a long time to fully understand, letting go.In bus...
03/02/2026

I just published a new piece on Substack about something that took me a long time to fully understand, letting go.

In business, and in life, it is easy to confuse holding on with strength. It can feel productive to replay the offense, build the case, and wait for payback. But over time, I have seen the opposite play out. The people who stay locked into revenge usually lose the most, focus, energy, relationships, and forward momentum.

This post is about forgiveness, not as weakness, but as strategy. It is about what 25 years in business taught me, what research helped clarify, and why letting go is often the real power move.

If you have ever had to move forward while carrying disappointment, betrayal, or resentment, this one may resonate.

Read here: https://open.substack.com/pub/danielkaufmanre/p/let-it-go-why-forgiveness-is-the?r=6grdsr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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