The Kaufman Report with Daniel Kaufman

The Kaufman Report is hosted by Daniel Kaufman, principal of Kaufman & Company and a real estate developer and investor with 25+ years of hands-on experience across multifamily, mixed-use, workforce housing, and resort development. Each episode delivers unfiltered analysis on housing policy, market trends, and the realities of building in today's environment — straight from someone who's actually doing the work. No theory. No fluff. Just the kind of insight you only get from a developer who's been in the dirt.

The Kaufman Report with Daniel Kaufman is a business podcast hosted by Daniel Kaufman, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Daniel Kaufman hosts The Kaufman Report with Daniel Kaufman, a business show with 6 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  Fire the Middleman — A Developer's Playbook for Self-Performing and Buying Factory-Direct

  Apr 17, 202620 minS1

  <p>If you're a general contractor, this is your cue to change the channel. Today's episode is for developers.</p><p>Daniel Kaufman — president of Kaufman Development, founder of Daniel Kaufman Real Estate and Oldivai, and a vertically integrated developer with 25+ years in the business, more than 10,000 residential units delivered, and over $2B in active projects nationwide — makes the case that the developer who wins this cycle isn't the one with the best location. It's the one with the lowest cost basis. And the fastest path to a lower cost basis is taking back the work and the buying you've been...

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  The Crowd Is Wrong — And the Data Will Show You Why

  Apr 6, 202620 minS0

  <p>Everyone is watching the same markets, listening to the same voices, and following the same institutional money. Daniel breaks down why that's exactly the wrong approach — and what a data-driven, contrarian mindset actually looks like in practice.</p><p>In this episode: why second-tier cities are where the real opportunity lives right now, and which numbers you should be looking at to find them. Why the financial media and real estate social media are structurally designed to be late — and how to use them without being misled by them. Why following institutional investors into major markets is a losing game...

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  The Mountain Nobody Is Building Anymore

  Mar 8, 202614 minS0

  <p>The American ski industry is at a crossroads. Two mega-pass operators now control the majority of destination skiing in this country. They've done something remarkable — and in doing it, they've hollowed out everything that made the sport worth loving. The uncrowded trail. The lodge that feels like a place. The mountain that belongs to a community, not a portfolio.</p><p>Independent ski areas are closing. Workforce housing in mountain towns is a crisis. And the authentic ski experience is becoming a luxury product for people who can afford $250 lift tickets at a corporate resort.</p><p>Daniel Kaufman ha...

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  Modular Is Not a Dirty Word — It's the Future of Workforce Housing

  Feb 27, 20269 minS0

  <p>Modular Is Not a Dirty Word — It's the Future of Workforce Housing The Kaufman Report with Daniel Kaufman | Episode 3</p><p>The construction industry has a stigma problem. Say the word "modular" in a room full of developers and half of them will roll their eyes. They picture cheap manufactured homes from the 1970s. They picture corners being cut. They picture product that nobody wants to live in.</p><p>They're wrong. And that misconception is costing this country millions of housing units.</p><p>In this episode, Daniel Kaufman — real estate developer, investor, and principal of Kaufman & Company — makes...

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  How to Build Affordable Housing and Actually Make Money

  Feb 27, 20267 minS0

  <p>Affordable Housing Isn't Charity — It's a BusinessThe Kaufman Report with Daniel Kaufman | Episode 2</p><p>Most developers won't touch affordable housing. They think the margins are too thin, the process is too slow, and the government bureaucracy isn't worth the headache. And honestly? If you don't know what you're doing — they're right.</p><p>But here's what they're missing: there is real money in affordable housing if you understand the tools, structure your deals correctly, and approach it like a business instead of a social program.</p><p>In this episode, Daniel Kaufman — real estate developer, investor, and principal of Kau...

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