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Real Estate, A Love Story

Wisdom, Honor, and Beauty in the Toughest Business in the WorldBy Joshua BenaimNarrated by Joshua Benaim

Length7h 12m

About this audiobook

Real Estate, A Love Story shows the next generation of entrepreneurs how to pursue profit while building a human-centered future for American cities. Growing up on New York's Upper West Side in a bustling family of Jewish immigrants, Joshua Benaim discovered the power of place as he learned from his grandfather the art of minimizing risk while pursuing value in the world's toughest business—New York City real estate. And when a chance encounter in a cab led him to study opera, Benaim's time as a touring baritone inspired him to bring the poetry, passion, and historical authenticity of music to the world of business. In urban real estate, Benaim sees unique opportunities—the chance for us to follow our dreams, find love, nurture one another, and experience art in the everyday. But when Covid-19 disrupted our lives, radically changing the way we use our private and public spaces, he faced a question: Are cities—and the real estate industry that sustains them—obsolete? Benaim says no. The city is not dead. It is being reborn. Guided by a set of traditional values that prize fairness, honor, beauty, and respect for the communities in which he works, Benaim shares his wisdom through this lyrical story in four parts: I. How I Fell in Love with Real Estate II. Real Estate Investment and the Handshake Philosophy III. The Art of Real Estate Development IV: The Future of Real Estate An intimate blend of memoir and business strategy, Real Estate, A Love Story is a guide for those shaping their own paths and anyone who believes in human, value-driven enterprise.

Audiobook details

GenreBusiness and Economics, Biography and Memoir

Length7 hrs 12 mins

Narrated byJoshua Benaim

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateOct 11, 2021

LanguageEnglish

1Realestatealovestoryintro

36Realestatealovestoryhonor

2Realestatealovestorypreface

37Realestatealovestorythrift

3Realestatealovestorypart 1howifellinlovewithrealestatekismet

38Realestatealovestorytime

4Realestatealovestorywisdom

39Realestatealovestorynegotiations

5Realestatealovestoryvalue

40Realestatealovestorythedeepstructureofinvesting

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6Realestatealovestoryinvestment

41Realestatealovestoryparallelstructures

7Realestatealovestoryintellect

42Realestatealovestoryrisk

8Realestatealovestorypassion

43Realestatealovestoryleverage

9Realestatealovestoryopera

44Realestatealovestoryvalueinvestmenttransformationilliquiditytoliquidity

10Realestatealovestorytradition

45Realestatealovestorythehandshakephilosophy

11Realestatealovestoryarchaeology

46Realestatealovestorypartiiitheartofrealestatedevelopmentsomethingfromnothing

12Realestatealovestorybeauty

47Realestatealovestoryinvestmentanddevelopment

13Realestatealovestoryarchitecture

48Realestatealovestoryinspiration

14Realestatealovestorymeaning

49Realestatealovestoryland

15Realestatealovestoryrespect

50Realestatealovestoryarchitecture

16Realestatealovestoryrestoration

51Realestatealovestorymodernism

17Realestatealovestorypurpose

52Realestatealovestorylight

18Realestatealovestorytemptation

53Realestatealovestoryspirit

19Realestatealovestorytransformation

54Realestatealovestorycommunity

20Realestatealovestorycourage

55Realestatealovestoryrealestatehumanism

21Realestatealovestoryadventure

56Realestatealovestorytransformation

22Realestatealovestorypartnership

57Realestatealovestoryfrozenmusic

23Realestatealovestorysurprise

58Realestatealovestoryreimaginingtheapartment

24Realestatealovestoryleadershipv 2

59Realestatealovestoryloveandwork

25Realestatealovestorycommunity

60Realestatealovestorysomethoughtsongrowingupinnewyork

26Realestatealovestorythetruethe Goodandthebeautiful

61Realestatealovestorycities

27Realestatealovestorypartiireal Estateinvestmentandthehandshakephilosophymyfirstdeal

62Realestatealovestorybuildingforthemiddle

28Realestatealovestoryrealestatevalueinvestment

63Realestatealovestoryamericanideals

29Realestatealovestorythefourquadrants

64Realestatealovestorybuildingyoursistinechapel

30Realestatealovestoryfocusonilliquidity

65Realestatealovestorypart Ivthefutureofrealestatecoda

31Realestatealovestoryspecialsituationsthebrooklynbarmenugenerator

66Realestatealovestorygeography

32Realestatealovestorylocation

67Realestatealovestorytechnology

33Realestatealovestorysacrificeorblunder!

68Realestatealovestorythesoulfulcity

34Realestatealovestoryneighborhood

69Realestatealovestoryepilogue

35Realestatealovestoryscarcity

70Realestatealovestoryoutro

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Real Estate, A Love Story

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