Owner Builder Advisors

06/11/2025

As Los Angeles neighborhoods begin recovery, rebuilding efforts offer an opportunity to reimagine safety, structure, and sustainability.

https://obahelps.com/design-for-fire-safety/

05/02/2025

Real estate markets across the board are constantly changing, but typically in an identifiable and cyclical fashion. In the past few years, the office real estate market has experienced a profound transformation, one that it could potentially never fully recover from.

Real estate markets across the board are constantly changing, but typically in an identifiable and cyclical fashion. In the past few years, the office real estate market has experienced a profound transformation, one that it could potentially never fully recover from. This shift is rooted in the sig...

03/05/2025

Can the Office Market Recover?
To fully understand where the market stands today and where it might head in 2025, we must first explore its pre-pandemic stability and the profound disruptions that followed.
https://obahelps.com/can-the-office-market-recover/

01/08/2025

Financial experts traditionally recommend that a household spend no more than 2.5 to 3 times their annual income on a home. Today, median home prices are 6x the average annual income. What's the solution?
https://obahelps.com/housing-squeeze-solutions/

10/02/2024

Historical trends reveal that election cycles often bring a mix of uncertainty and optimism, affecting investments, project timelines, and economic forecasts within the construction sector. Understanding these trends can help developers effectively navigate the challenges in the construction landscape and capitalize on the opportunities presented by election cycles.

https://obahelps.com/construction-trends-during-election-years/

09/30/2024

While the moral implications of investing in disaster-affected real estate are complex, there are undeniable fiscal benefits to consider.

https://obahelps.com/disaster-investing/

09/26/2024

While residential and commercial are the more conventional real estate investment route, there are extensive benefits to investing in land. Above all else its profitable!

While residential and commercial are the more conventional real estate investment route, there are extensive benefits to investing in land. Above all else its profitable, but it also allows for an array of investment avenues. Buying a large tract to divide and sell off the smaller tracts, holding on...

09/06/2024

Check out our latest blog post. Smart technology hitting commercial buildings near you.

You’ve heard of smart phones, smart TVs, and even smart cars. The next wave of “smart” will be hitting commercial buildings with the rise of emerging Internet of Things (IoT) technology. In the ever-evolving landscape of real estate, IoT has given birth to a new era of innovation – smart bui...

05/30/2023

"Inflation may be waning, but interest rates are putting a squeeze on construction spending while pushing up prices. Finding available materials is getting easier and lead times are rapidly shrinking."

DCD Issues Archive

03/09/2023

A great breakdown of when it's best to use a design/build firm and then when it might be better to take care of project design yourself and hire out the building seperately.

If your contract looks fatter than a paperback novel, there’s a good chance it will be for some kind of construction project – there can be a lot to...

02/28/2023

https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/23/02/30994465/whats-more-expensive-buying-a-house-or-building-one

The housing market has been top-of-mind for new and would-be homeowners for months, as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hike campaign has kept mortgage rates at highs last seen since 2007. And it’s not just expensive borrowing costs keeping people in their apartments.

03/08/2022

We beat COVID! Since losing 1 million workers in April 2020, construction staffing has nearly completed its recovery as we close in on the two year anniversary from the onset of the global pandemic.

Despite uncertainty around supply chain issues, 2022 could be a big recovery year for the industry.