Fred Gortner

Co-Founder and Head of U.S. Strategy of Paladin Realty, an RIA and boutique real estate investment firm focused on workforce housing across the Americas.

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I look forward to attending the 11th Annual Family Office Super Summit, hosted by Family Office Club and Pinkerton Wealth Management, in Miami, FL, on December 10th! This event brings together hundreds of speakers, networking sessions, and over 600 industry professionals.

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@Yardi Matrix finds only 1 in 4 U.S. #multifamily properties compete with #AffordableHousing on price. LA, SF and San Diego rank among the least competitive. Expanding housing supply across price points will be critical to #California’s housing future.

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#CA's #housing push is pitting the state against local governments. Lawsuits over housing near transit highlight the growing tension between local control & CA's push to increase housing supply. Interested to see how this plays out in LA
@multifamilydive
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#AI talent in the U.S. and Canada grew 45% in a year, @CBRE reports. San Francisco, New York, Seattle and DC now account for 37% of U.S. AI jobs. Where high-paying jobs move, #multifamily and workforce #housing demand follows.

@connectCRE
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#Multifamily lending rebounded in 2025, with $381.8B in new mortgages, up 32% from 2024. With 2,530 lenders active, capital is clearly returning to the sector. That’s encouraging for our long-term focus on quality #workforce #housing.
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#California is putting $239M behind 1,700 new #affordable homes across 20 shovel-ready projects, says @GavinNewsom. Faster approvals are encouraging, but #SoCal still faces a massive housing shortage. Getting quality, attainable housing built is critical.

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U.S. #multifamily is turning a corner, highlights @CBRE.
#Q2 demand nearly doubled, vacancy fell to 4.3%, deliveries dropped 14% YoY & rents rose 1.5% QoQ. The supply wave is cresting, which is a positive setup for the Class B/C assets we target in #SoCal
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@BlackRock paid $1.63B for 3,620 #SoCal apartments. Camden Property Trust's exited CA after 28 years, citing regulatory costs. The deal underscores what we see daily: scarce supply, deep renter demand, and shrinking construction.

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@Bisnow points out that 99% of C-suite executives report losses tied to inadequate #AI controls, with 2/3 exceeding $1M. As AI investment accelerates, boards need AI risk oversight as a standing agenda item, not a checkbox.

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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for SV Michelle Bowman Michelle Bowman outlines 4 principles for modernizing bank regulation: The lesson is simple: measure risk outcomes, not findings
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@Yardi highlights a growing divide: Inland Empire lifestyle #SFR rents fell 2.2% YoY while renter-by-necessity product rose 11.1%. Essential housing demand continues to outperform, reinforcing the resilience of #SoCal #multifamily & #workforcehousing.

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Proud of @PaladinRealty for expanding our #SoCal #workforcehousing portfolio with the #acquisition of the 17-unit Brownstone Apartments in Bellflower. Our focus is enhancing the property while preserving much-needed workforce housing.
@IREI_Inc

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At @WalkerDunlop 's Summer Conference, the #housing outlook centered on demographics—not rates. An aging #population, lower birth rates, and #immigration trends will shape the next decade. The biggest shortage remains #AffordableHousing.

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@Newmark argues #CRE returns have historically been driven more by a stable economy than rate cuts. That helps explain why #workforcehousing in supply-constrained markets like #SoCal continues to show resilience.

@Bisnow
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I always enjoy spending time with my friend Sean Burton. For my latest Breakfast Blogs, we talked about the resilience, curiosity, and sense of community that have shaped his remarkable career. Hope you enjoy it:

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@PwC 's 2026 AI Jobs Barometer finds #AI-exposed companies are seeing 40% higher productivity growth, while entry-level roles increasingly demand leadership and creativity. The competitive edge is shifting from technology to organizational design.
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#California's #SB79 is now in effect, allowing denser housing near transit. It's a step in the right direction, but entitlement, financing, and litigation mean new supply will take years. Workforce #housing near jobs will remain scarce in the meantime.

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@MinneapolisFed research found that only about 53% of American adults own their home, despite the 65% stats in the headlines. In high-cost states like California, the #affordability gap & rental demand is even greater than the headline suggests. #Housing

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A proposed $2B investment would replace an aging office building with 3,192 #affordable #SeniorHousing units in Woodland Hills. #California needs more projects with this level of ambition, and a faster path to getting them built.

@connectCRE
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@trdsocal reports #LA real estate is consolidating behind @XavierBecerra . @RickCarusoLA , Worthe, Angela Aman, and Thomas Coates each gave the $39,200 max after the primary. The signal: capital wants pragmatism on #housing production and #CEQA #reform.

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#LA County apartment occupancy dipped to 93.9% & rents hit a 4-year low. But the real story is supply: deliveries are slowing, the pipeline is drying up, & LA still needs 456k new homes this decade. Today's softness could be tomorrow's shortage. @trdsocal
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