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'The Big Short' investor Steve Eisman famously predicted the US housing market crash during the Great Recession of 2008. Steve was featured in Michael Lewis’ book The Big Short, and was later portrayed by Steve Carell in the Oscar-nominated movie of the same name. Steve is currently a Senior Portfolio Manager at Neuberger Berman in New York City, where he manages an alternative equity fund.

Show Notes

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Learn more:
Michael Lewis' 'The Big Short'
The Big Short (movie)
Steve's Zillow Short Prediction on CNBC

Featured Stimulus:
Project Parachute (https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/)
Project Parachute on the Real Deal

1:21 - 2008 Financial Crisis vs. Pandemic: How is it impacting real estate values differently?
4:16 - Cyclical or Permanent: Transfer of wealth from Commercial to Residential Real Estate
5:38 - Is Washington making the same mistake as ’08?
8:24 - How will home-builders like Lennar perform in a post-vaccine world?
9:30 - Stimulus: Project Parachute, protecting vulnerable NYC renters from eviction
11:01 - Are single-family home rentals here to stay as an investment class?
13:42 - From bear to bull: A Zillow story
16:02 - Steve's Big Short predictions for 2021
17:27 - Is Anti-trust regulation coming for Facebook, Google & Big Tech?
20:21 - Commercial Real Estate REIT's long-term issues
26:06 - Discomfort Zone: Sub-prime mortgage and auto lenders unchecked consumer fraud in ’02

Creators and Guests

Host
Edward Cohen
Host & Executive Producer at Tangent
Guest
Steve Eisman
'The Big Short' Investor

What is Tangent đź’š Proptech?

A podcast community for Proptech and Real Estate leaders, investors, operators and innovators.

A new era is upon us. Tangent💚Proptech unites Proptech founders💡, Real Estate investors and operators🏢, Venture Capital investors, urban leaders🏙 and passionate creators🌎 who are improving our communities and cities. Join us to learn how we can solve present day challenges with innovative technology and greater collaboration.

Join VC investors Jeffrey Berman and Zach Aarons, and Proptech entrepreneur Edward Cohen, to learn about housing innovation, the future of work and climate tech. We examine these themes through interviews and conversations with Proptech CEO's, real estate owners and operators, and venture investors, and how we can leverage tech and collaboration to help solve the housing crisis, figure out the future of work and how to decarbonize the built environment.

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