Rob Hahn

Managing Partner of 7DS Associates, and the grand poobah of this here blog. Once called "a revolutionary in a really nice suit", people often wonder what I do for a living because I have the temerity to not talk about my clients and my work for clients. Suffice to say that I do strategy work for some of the largest organizations and companies in real estate, as well as some of the smallest startups and agent teams, but usually only on projects that interest me with big implications for reforming this wonderful, crazy, lovable yet frustrating real estate industry of ours.

Overvalued Housing Markets and the Great Migration 2.0

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In Fortune, we get this story about 40 regional housing markets that are super overvalued where home prices might fall over the next year: Among those “overvalued” housing markets, which ones are actually likely to see home prices fall? In order, Zandi points to these “juiced-up” regional housing markets: Boise; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Las Vegas; … Read more

Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse, Part 3: On a Black Horse – Recession

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In part 1, we covered legal and regulatory challenges to the real estate industry. In part 2, we covered the insane money printing that has devalued the dollar, and stuck the Fed into a corner with no options. But, thanks to rising inflation that no amount of book-cooking can cover up, the Fed has been … Read more

Finally. No Bid on MBS.

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From my friend Kevin Oakley, I see this news on Twitter: Kevin Oakley on Twitter: “https://t.co/FTcmvQa2GX? @AliWolfEcon @robhahn / Twitter” https://t.co/FTcmvQa2GX? @AliWolfEcon @robhahn The linked article is a longtime mortgage broker Louis Barnes sounding the alarm: During the last forty-four years, my days have begun and ended with the mortgage market. Four painful moments stand … Read more

Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse, Part 2: On a Red Horse – Money Printer Go Brrrrr

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In part 1 of this series, I outlined years of writing, thinking and speaking on the subject of legal issues and regulatory challenges facing the real estate industry. We continue our journey down dark paths with the second horseman of the housing apocalypse. Let me note right at the outset that I am not an … Read more

Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse, Part 1: On a White Horse

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Apocalypse by Victor Vasnetsov

I haven’t written in a while. Part of it is being extremely busy with work, which I hope to be able to tell you all about soon, but a big part of the reason is dread. I keep looking for white pill stories, visions of a bright future, or at least some kind of a … Read more

Thoughts on the Crypto Crash, Blockchain, and the Real World

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve now seen, heard about, or personally experienced the market crash that happened and is happening right now. The crypto twitter is aflame. Reddit is a wasteland. Telegram and Discord are panicstricken. There’s a fair amount of dancing on graves, i-told-you-so and a fair amount of defensiveness. I’m … Read more