John Burns Real Estate Consulting is an independent, unbiased housing market research firm that provides proven analysis for government, institutional investors, lenders, builders and developers. Our research is backed by detailed data, as well as proprietary tools and a network of experts around the country. Our clients receive a variety of reports and analysis tools.
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Total Experts: 8

President
John Burns is President of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Inc., which helps real estate industry executives by analyzing and summarizing the information they need to make decisions with more confidence. Mr. Burns is on retainer with a number of companies, both in the housing industry and Wall Street,...
Vice President
Lesley Deutch currently serves as Vice President of Custom Consulting in Florida for John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Inc. Ms. Deutch has more than 12 years of experience in real estate research. Before joining John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Inc, Ms. Deutch was Principal of Focus Real EstateAdvisors,...
Senior Manager
Wayne Yamano is a Senior Manager at John Burns Real Estate Consulting since March 2003. Mr. Yamano manages the team that monitors housing markets all across the country for retainer clients, which include many of the largest companies in the real estate and investment industries. He was instrumental...
Vice President
Steve Dutra is the Vice President at John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Mr. Dutra manages the data collection and integrity efforts for all 350-plus housing markets in the country and is known for his unyielding drive toward data integrity. He applies over 20 years of industry experience and delivers...

Vice President
Jody Kahn is a Vice President at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, where she is responsible for housing related questions at the national, regional and metro levels. She directs monthly surveys of home building executives reporting on market conditions, leads a call of housing experts around the country,...
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Analyses are solely the work of the authors and have not been edited or endorsed by GLG.
Top 5 Recent News
The Demise of the Construction Industry
October 7, 2009
Lisa Jackson, Vice President, JOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, INC.
South Florida construction jobs continue to disappear | www.miamiherald.com
While the Top 20 construction markets of last year have taken a dive, fifteen of them survive to grace the list again. Florida, however, has been hit particularly hard.
Short Sales Are About to Increase
October 5, 2009
John Burns, President, JOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, INC.
Short Sales: A Fraying Lifeline for Homeowners | www.businessweek.com
Treasury is announcing new terms that they hope will encourage more short-sales. These transactions have not been very effective in the past, and while this is probably not going to be a game changer, it’s wise to expect the incentives could spur some level of increase in short sales.
FHA Likely To Be The Next Shoe To Drop
September 9, 2009
Lisa Jackson, Vice President, JOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, INC.
Loan Losses Spark Concern Over FHA | online.wsj.com
Decisions about the FHA will have a big impact on the housing market, especially since the FHA’s market share of the housing industry has grown substantially over recent years. With its insurance fund possibly running low, the FHA may be pressured to reign in risk and tighten lending requirements.
Investors Are Back in Full Force
September 9, 2009
Wayne Yamano, Senior Manager, JOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, INC.
Florida housing gaining strength | www.huliq.com
Investor homebuyers have returned, with fewer of them flipping the homes they buy and instead opting to rent them out. While investor activity varies greatly by market, the upswing in sales in some markets may be attributed to this increase in investor activity.
Appraisals Impact Sales Price, But Not Cancelations
September 9, 2009
Lisa Jackson, Vice President, JOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, INC.
Appraisal Angst | www.nxtbook.com
Builders are facing issues due to the new changes in the HVCC appraisal code. While for the time being they are adjusting their prices to keep their sales, the impact of these changes for the new home construction industry is yet to be seen.
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Top 5 Study Groups
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Production Homebuilding Experts | 1727 |
| Land Banking Experts (US) | 481 |
| Mortgage Servicing Experts | 218 |
| Land Brokerage Experts (Florida) | 93 |
| Homebuilding Experts (Florida) | 93 |
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Total Events: 9
September 11, 2008 | New York
GLG Panel: (NYC) US Homebuilding and LendingMarch 12, 2008 | San Francisco
GLGi: National Housing Market OutlookJanuary 10, 2008 | New York
GLGi: National Housing Market OverviewJanuary 9, 2008 | Boston
GLGi: National Housing Market OverviewAugust 3, 2007 | New York
GLGi: Regional Housing Market RoundupWebcast: US Housing - Recovery on Government Life Support? (4:30PM EDT/1:30PM PDT)
September 28, 2009
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