About The Haystack

The best commercial real estate decisions aren't made on mainstream information. That's why we created The Real Estate Haystack.

Delivered weekly and free to subscribers, the Haystack provides valuable original content sourced from academic research in a succinct and actionable format. No BS, no fluff, just insights that actually move the needle for commercial real estate executives.

Here's what lands in your inbox each week:

  • 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬: We connect dots others miss, synthesizing insights from academic research, market data, and industry experts.

  • 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: We spotlight trends before they become mainstream conversations.

  • 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: We provide practical tools to evaluate opportunities with greater precision and sharpen your investment analysis.

  • 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: Insight you can implement immediately.

Most research never makes it to the decision-makers who could actually use it. We're fixing that problem.

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Haystack Publishers

Adam Hazlett

Adam founded Victory Investment Partners, which manages opportunistic and value-add real estate investments, primarily in Texas and Colorado. VIP also has an opportunity zone fund and a preferred equity fund. Adam’s work draws from his experience in private equity, hospitality, multifamily and commercial investing with several A-list investment firms and sponsors. 

Daniel Cohen

Dan spent 15 years in real estate private equity, investing primarily pension fund capital in value-add and opportunistic deals nationwide. More recently he has founded two real estate sponsors, including Sentral, an innovative multifamily platform, which he sold. Dan started out covering real estate companies as a journalist for Dow Jones.