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Measure the Market.
Measure the Market.
"Measure twice, cut once." When you hire Hunter Housing Economics, you are hiring an expert with 35 years' experience in housing market analysis. Brad Hunter was national director of consulting for Metrostudy, and more recently a managing director at RCLCO, and has advised clients on many hundreds of residential projects nationwide.
Spotting Trends: In the Media
Spotting Trends: In the Media
CLICK TO SEE CLIP On The Watch List, August 25th, 2020, Brad talked about the strength of demand for single-family homes, including the 34% y-o-y surge in preconstruction sales, the 4 MOS of inventory, and the shift from the northeast to the south.
Today's "V"-Shaped Housing Rebound: June 2020
In June 2020, Brad spoke on this interview about the "V"-shaped recovery in housing. He also addressed what will happen after the supports are withdrawn.
Predictions Realized: on Bloomberg News
Predictions Realized: on Bloomberg News
In 2016-17, Brad Hunter predicted a coming deceleration of home price appreciation, which started to occur in 2018-2019. His current forecast is for flat home prices, even in the wake of the Covid crisis (though the bottom end of the market will feel more pain).
Calling the Last Upturn
Calling the Last Upturn
In 2009, Brad Hunter advised his builder and land-fund clients to go long on land, particularly land that is in the path of growth. He made this call in 2009.
Helping Builders, PE Funds, Developers, and Lenders to Prosper in Good Times and Bad
For 35 years, Brad Hunter has been tracking local market economies, and has performed or directed many hundreds of site-specific market studies in dozens of markets around the country. He has researched hundreds of residential opportunities, for most of the large homebuilding companies in the country, as well as dozens of banks, private equity funds, and opportunity funds. He has demonstrated his vision, having told clients in February of 2004 that "within three years or less, we will see projects starting to fail," and he guided firms between 2009 and 2011 to buy residential land aggressively. Both of those advance calls allowed his clients to make money and avoid losses. He continues to watch for turning points and yet-unexploited opportunities.
Recognized and recommended
by equity groups and lenders:
"Brad Hunter and his team were the go-to consultants for our [private equity] homebuilding joint ventures. We found the studies that Brad and his team prepared, and the advice provided, to be highly insightful and, frankly, indispensable. Brad helped us to identify and thoroughly research deals that yielded strong returns and directed his team to produce top-quality market study reports. He also saved us from investing in marginal projects by warning us about project pitfalls and provided advice that we used to tighten our underwriting standards as we approached the market bubble. Today I continue to regard Hunter Housing Economics as my go-to team for residential consulting and studies." ---- Marcus Buerosse
Marcus Buerosse, Strategic Asset Advisors, Fort Lauderdale
