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“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” –    Lou Holtz “Reality trades at lower multiples.” –    Peter Atwater There is an old joke about economists that seems remarkably apropos these...

Q2 2023 Clear Capital Newsletter

“If the road is easy, you’re likely going the wrong way.”–Terry Goodkind“In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.”–Bear Bryant In recent years, universities across the country have been wrestling with student...

Q1 2023 Newsletter

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle“Value-add multifamily real estate is a canvas of potential waiting to be transformed into a masterpiece of profit and social impact.”–Fictional quote created by ChatGPT“Uncertainty is the only...

Q4 2022 Clear Capital Newsletter

“Microeconomics concerns things that economists are specifically wrong about, while macroeconomics concerns things economists are wrong about generally.”-P.J. O’Rourke“Bull markets are a hell of a lot more fun.”-Anonymous Managing Director, Merrill Lynch According to Wikipedia, where I learn everything...

Q3 2022 Clear Capital Newsletter

“I am so f___ tired of living in unprecedented times.” “Youth isn’t wasted on the young. Wisdom is wasted on the old.”  “Hard times create strong men (people), strong men (people) create good times, good times create weak men...

Q2 2022 Clear Capital Newsletter

“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing; a sentimentalistis a man who sees an absurd value in everything, but doesn’t know the market price of a singlething.” -Oscar Wilde “Too...

Q1 2022 Clear Capital Newsletter

“Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” -John F. Kennedy “Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.” –...

Q4 2021 Clear Capital Newsletter

“The best time to buy real estate is five years ago.” – Anonymous “A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill As a stickler when it comes to protocol, please...

Q3 2021 Clear Capital Newsletter

“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”– Mark Twain “You see, but you don’t observe. The distrinction is clear.”– Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) As a kid, I devoured mystery and detective...

Q2 2021 Clear Capital Newsletter

“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.”– Sam Ewing “Money can’t buy you happiness, but it does bring you a more pleasant form of...

Q1 2021 Clear Capital Newsletter

“What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been”– Grateful Dead “It is often said that there are two types of forecasts…lucky or wrong”– Anonymous During this past quarter, there were more than a handful of times that I read a...

Q4 2020 Clear Capital Newsletter

People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. To hell with more of the same. I want better.—Ray Bradbury Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have...

Q3 2020 Clear Capital Newsletter

I figure lots of predictions is best. People will forget the ones I get wrong and marvel over the rest.—Alan Cox The best qualification of a prophet is to have a good memory.—Marquis of Halifax I must be off...

Q2 2020 Clear Capital Newsletter

I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better to prophesy after the event has already taken place.—Winston Churchill There are decades when nothing happens and then there are weeks where decades happen.—Vladimir Lenin As I reflect upon...

Q1 2020 Clear Capital Newsletter

If you’re going through hell, keep going. —Winston Churchill You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you...

Q4 2019 Clear Capital Newsletter

“If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion.”-George Bernard Shaw “Prophesy is a good business, but full of risks.”-Mark Twain First and foremost, on behalf of the entire Clear Capital team, allow me...

Q3 2019 Clear Capital Newsletter

“If you have to forecast, forecast often.” Edgar Fiedler “An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.” Evan Esar As I reflect back on the recently concluded third quarter,...

Q2 2019 Clear Capital Newsletter

“The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging, and often charming folks.  The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.” Barry Ritholtz The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look...

Q1 2019 Clear Capital Newsletter

“Look to the future, because that is where you will spend the rest of your life” George Burns “I never think of the future.  It comes soon enough.” Albert Einstein These two quotes, seemingly complete contradictions both in terms...

Clear Capital Acquires a 3-Property, 234-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Inland Empire, CA

IRVINE, CA, June 15, 2023 – Clear Capital, LLC a West Coast-based private equity investment firm specializing in multifamily real estate, announces the acquisition of the Inland Empire Three Portfolio (IE3) in Inland Empire, CA. The 234-Unit, three-property portfolio...

Clear Capital Announces Sale of Aspire Midtown, 104-Unit Portfolio in Phoenix, AZ

IRVINE, CA, October 27, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC a West Coast-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in owning and operating multifamily communities, is pleased to announce the sale of Aspire Midtown in Phoenix, AZ. Acquired in...

Clear Capital Announces Sale of Aspire Lakewood 96-Unit Portfolio in Lakewood, Colorado

IRVINE, CA, March 5, 2023 – Clear Capital, LLC a Los Angeles and Irvine-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in owning and operating multifamily communities, is pleased to announce the sale of Aspire Lakewood in Lakewood, Colorado....

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 124-Unit Multifamily Value-Add Community in Victorville, CA

CLEAR CAPITAL ACQUIRES ASPIRE SENECA, 124-UNIT MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP “BOOMTOWNS” With planned renovations, the property is projected to yield a project-level IRR North of 15% over a 5-year hold period. IRVINE, CA, February 15,...

Clear Capital Acquires 144-Unit Multifamily Value-Add Community in Portland, Oregon

IRVINE, CA, October 20, 2022 – Clear Capital, a West Coast-based private equity investment firmspecializing in multi-housing real estate, announces the acquisition of Columbia Ridge Apartments, a144-unit multifamily community in Portland, OR. The asset is in the strong growth...

Clear Capital, LLC Announces Sale of Aspire Glendale 120-Unit Portfolio in Glendale, AZ

IRVINE, CA, September 23, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC, a West Coast-based private equity real estateinvestment firm specializing in owning and operating multifamily communities, is pleased to announcethe sale of Aspire Glendale, a 120-unit community in Glendale, AZ. The...

Clear Capital LLC Sells 144 Unit Multi-Family Community In Azusa, CA

Clear Capital, LLC Announces Sale of Iris Garden Apartments, 120-Unit Community in Azusa, CA IRVINE, CA, September 16, 2022– Clear Capital, LLC a private equity real estate investment firm that specializes in operating multifamily communities, is pleased to announce...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 232 – Unit Multifamily Property in Upland, CA 

IRVINE, CA, June 2, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC, a West Coast-based private equity investment firm specializing in multi-housing real estate, announces the acquisition of Foothill Ridge Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily community in Upland, CA. The asset is in...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 180 – Unit Multifamily Property in Phoenix, AZ

IRVINE, CA, June 6, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC a West Coast-based private equity investment firm specializing in multi-housing real estate, announces the acquisition of the Loramont on Thomas Apartments, a 180–unit, multifamily property in Phoenix, AZ. The asset is...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 100-Unit Multifamily Property in Gresham, OR

IRVINE, CA, May 26, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC, a West Coast-based private equity investment firm specializing in multi-housing real estate, announces the acquisition of Trailmark Apartments, a 100-unit multifamily community in Gresham, OR. The asset is less than...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 97-Unit Multifamily Property in Mesa, AZ

IRVINE, CA, May 16, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC, a West Coast-based private equity investment firm specializing in multi-housing real estate, announces the acquisition of The Vine Apartments, a 97-unit multifamily apartment community in Mesa, AZ. This asset is...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 152 – Unit Multifamily Property in Glendale, AZ

IRVINE, CA, May 12, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC, a West Coast-based private equity investment firm specializing in multi-housing real estate investments, announces the acquisition of The Parker, a 152 – unit multifamily apartment community in Glendale, AZ. The...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 250 – Unit Multifamily Property in Sacramento, CA

IRVINE, CA, April 14, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC, a West coast-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multi-housing investments, announces the acquisition of Solara Apartments, a 250 – unit multifamily property in Sacramento, CA. The asset...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 104 – Unit Multifamily Property in Phoenix, AZ

IRVINE, CA, April 28, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC, an Irvine-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multi-housing asset investments, announces the acquisition of Haven on Thomas, a 104–unit multifamily property in Phoenix, AZ. The asset is...

Clear Capital, LLC Enters Sacramento Market with Acquisition of Off-Market 204 – Unit Multifamily Community for $48 Million

IRVINE, CA, January 5th, 2022 – Clear Capital, LLC an Irvine-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily investments, announces the acquisition of The Retro Apartments, a 204 – unit, multifamily property in Sacramento, CA. The asset is located...

Clear Capital, LLC Announces Sale of 5 -Property, 1,305-Unit Portfolio in Dallas and Plano, TX

IRVINE, CA, December 22, 2021 – Clear Capital, LLC a Los Angeles-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in owning and operating multifamily communities, is pleased to announce the sale of five properties totaling over 1,300 units in Dallas...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 103 – Unit Multifamily Property in Gresham, OR

IRVINE, CA, December 21, 2021 – Clear Capital, LLC a Los Angeles-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily investments, announces the acquisition of Coho Run, a 103 – unit, multifamily property in Gresham, OR. The asset is located...

Clear Capital LLC Announces Sale of Monterey Station, a 349-Unit Apartment Community Located in Pomona, California

Clear Capital, LLC, a Los Angeles-based private equity real estate firm specializing in owning and operating multifamily communities, is pleased to announce the sale of Monterey Station.  The property sold for $130 million, commanding $372,493 per unit.  A four-story...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 108 – Unit Multifamily Property in Colorado Springs, CO

IRVINE, CA, December 3, 2021 – Clear Capital, LLC a Los Angeles-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily investments, announces the acquisition of Fireside Apartments, a 108 – unit, multifamily property in Colorado Springs, CO. The asset is...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 114 – Unit Multifamily Property in Colorado Springs, CO

IRVINE, CA, October 22, 2021 – Clear Capital, LLC a Los Angeles and Irvine based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily investments, announces the acquisition of Fillmore Ridge Apartments, a 114 – unit, multifamily property in Colorado Springs,...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 76 – Unit Multifamily Property in Clearfield, Utah

Irvine, CA – September 30th, 2021, Clear Capital, a Los Angeles and Irvine based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily investments, recently acquired Cove on Bruce, a 76 – unit multifamily property in Clearfield, UT, just...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 126-Unit Multifamily Property in Salt Lake City, Utah

Irvine, CA – July 19th, 2021, Clear Capital a Los Angeles-based private equity real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily investments, recently acquired Landing Point, a 126-unit multifamily property in Salt Lake City, UT. The community will be rebranded...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 135-Unit Multifamily Property in Oregon City, Oregon

Irvine, CA – July 13th, 2021 Clear Capital, LLC a Los Angeles – based private equity real estate firm specializing in multifamily investments, recently acquired The Preserve, a 135-unit multifamily property in Oregon City, Oregon. Upon closing, the property...

Clear Capital, LLC Acquires 104-Unit Multifamily Property in Phoenix, Arizona

Irvine, CA – June 15th, 2021 – Clear Capital, LLC, a Los Angeles-based private equity real estate investment firm, specializing in multifamily real estate investments, recently acquired the Urban Park Apartments, a 104-unit multifamily property in Phoenix, Arizona. Upon...