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Built Different: the Inaugural Issue!

How AI agents like OpenClaw / Clawdbot are reshaping housing investing, plus BTR, Airbnb insurance gaps, NMHC 2026 insights, and a smarter approach to affordability in 2026.

Built Different: Rents Are Down. You Still Can't Buy. Here's Why.

8.5 years. That's how long the average homeowner has stayed put. Meanwhile, rents hit a 4-year low. These two facts shouldn't coexist. And yet here we are. Check out this week's Built Different by Evan A. Shields.

Built Different: and the death of Indelible Capital Partners

32 months. That's how long rents have been falling. It's now cheaper to rent than own in all 50 of the largest metros. And yet a house still feels out of reach. Plus, the rebrand of our firm. Here's what's happening.

Claude for Business Fundamentals (Starts Tomorrow, February 25!)

Tomorrow: The Claude workshop everyone's been asking about

Sign up now for "Fundamentals of Claude for Business:" a two-day live workshop, hosted this Wednesday and Thursday by Evan A. Shields, Founder of Built Different

Built Different: The Supreme Court Just Changed the Math on Housing + The Birth of Shieldstone

$175 billion. That's how much was illegally collected in tariffs. The Supreme Court just said so. What this means for housing costs, construction, and your wallet.

Fundamentals of Claude for Business Follow-Up

You've now got the foundation. The next step is learning how to build and scale with Claude—turning those fundamentals into production systems that drive real business results.

Built Different: the 4 million housing gap in America

4.03 million. That's the housing deficit. It grew again this year. Here's what it means for every deal you're looking at.

Built Different: Stagflation just entered the chat

Oil surged 20% in one day, then dropped 30% another day. The economy lost 92,000 jobs. Stagflation entered the chat. Then a tweet said it was all fine. LOL, it wasn't.

Built Different: AI won't be this cheap forever

Reid Hoffman says you have 24 months. BCG says 60% of companies are already behind. The pricing window is closing. Here's what to do about it.

Built Different: Rates are going the wrong way. Bummer.

Mortgage rates just hit 6.62% and climbing. I've had to raise our DSCR loan rates twice in two weeks for single family rentals. Same thing on Agency loans for multifamily. Here's what's driving it and what to do about it.

Built Different: Congress finally moved on housing. Now watch what happens next.

The Senate passed the biggest bipartisan housing bill in a decade. Almost nobody noticed. Here's what's in it, what got slipped in, and why it matters for every deal you're looking at.

Built Different: The AI New Deal?

Sam Altman's 13-page AI plan, the model that can hack every OS, Blue Owl vs. Ares in private credit, and the stat that should shame America. Plus: AI underwriting in 30 minutes and LISC's $5.2B bet.

Built Different: The AI Stack Is (Already) Here

Built Different: The AI CRE Stack Is Already Here — Deal Sourcing, FTC Rental Fees, and the Freddie Mac SBL Sunset

Built Different: The Yellowstone Tax

Built Different: The Yellowstone Tax, Warsh, $10.7B HUD

Built Different: The Yellowstone Tax (1)

The future of housing. Insights from the folks building it.