Kaufman Group

What Kaufman Group does

Kaufman Group operates as a small (15-employee) real estate development and investment advisory firm, legally registered as Daniel Kaufman Real Estate and operating as a platform company under Kaufman & Company, a holding/investment entity controlled by Principal & CEO Daniel Kaufman. The firm is dual-headquartered across San Francisco and Los Angeles and provides development services, construction management, and investment advisory for multifamily, mixed-use, workforce housing, and AI-driven industrial development projects across major U.S. markets.

The company monetizes through two professional services streams: development and construction management on a project basis, and real estate investment advisory via market intelligence. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Marketing is content-driven through The Kaufman Report, a regular publication covering housing market trends, Sun Belt migration, build-to-rent legislation, senior housing, and AI's impact on real estate values. The customer base is segmented across institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals seeking real estate exposure, multifamily developers, and institutional single-family rental (SFR) investors.

The underlying technology stack is minimal: no API, no proprietary platform, no software product. The offering is fundamentally a principal-led advisory and development practice, differentiated by the CEO's 25+ years of experience and a thought-leadership content engine rather than by technology or scale. The firm is privately held with no external institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue.

Name

Kaufman Group

Legal name

Daniel Kaufman Real Estate

Website

https://danielkaufmanrealestate.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kaufman Group is a 15-person real estate development, construction management, and investment advisory firm operating under Kaufman & Company, serving institutional investors and developers in multifamily, mixed-use, workforce housing, and industrial projects across major U.S. markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development Services

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Real estate development
• Construction management
• Real estate advisory
• Multifamily housing
• Market intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Development Services: Development and construction management services for multifamily, mixed-use, workforce housing, and AI-driven industrial development projects.
2. Real Estate Investment Advisory: Market analysis and investment intelligence services for real estate investors, providing research-backed insights for investment decisions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kaufman Group is a real estate development, construction management, design, and investment advisory firm operating under Kaufman & Company, focused on multifamily, mixed-use, workforce housing, and AI-driven industrial development projects in major U.S. markets. The firm pairs hands-on development and construction management engagements with research-driven investment advisory services, supported by an editorial market intelligence publication (The Kaufman Report) covering Sun Belt, Florida, San Francisco, senior housing, and build-to-rent trends.

Product overview

Daniel Kaufman Real Estate is a real estate news and market analysis publication/blog operated as a platform company under Kaufman & Company. It provides contrarian market analysis, housing market reports, and investment insights across major U.S. markets including San Francisco, Florida, Sun Belt cities, Chicago, and other metropolitan areas. The offering consists primarily of editorial content including market reports, trend analysis, and commentary on real estate economics rather than a software product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kaufman Report: Real estate intelligence platform and newsletter

Products and services

• Real Estate Development Services End-to-end real estate development services for multifamily, mixed-use, workforce housing, and AI-driven industrial projects in major U.S. markets, serving developers, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals.
• Construction Management and Design Services Construction management and design services delivered alongside development engagements for multifamily, mixed-use, workforce housing, and industrial real estate projects.
• Real Estate Investment Advisory

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kaufman & CompanyparentOthersParent company and platform operator. Daniel Kaufman Real Estate is a Kaufman & Company platform company. The Kaufman & Company platform provides real estate intelligence and operates as the parent organization for the real estate development and investment services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hanover Real Estate Investors: Multifamily-focused investment and development firm. Comparable in multifamily development focus and investor advisory approach, though with a more institutional capital pool than Kaufman Group.
• Marcus & Millichap: Specialized commercial real estate investment sales and advisory firm serving institutional and private investors. Direct peer in providing investment advisory services across multifamily and other CRE asset classes, though at significantly larger scale.
• Walker & Dunlop: Multifamily-focused commercial real estate finance and advisory firm. Comparable in its deep focus on multifamily housing investment, though its primary business is capital markets and lending rather than development management.
• Avanath Capital Management: Multifamily investment manager focused on workforce and affordable housing. Comparable on workforce housing and institutional multifamily investment themes emphasized in Kaufman Group's content and advisory work.
• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest multifamily property management, development, and investment firm in the U.S. Comparable on multifamily development, workforce housing, and build-to-rent focus areas, though operating at institutional scale.

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global real estate services firm with strong multifamily investment sales and advisory capabilities. Comparable on advisory and multifamily market research, though operates as a broad incumbent rather than a focused platform.
• Colliers International: Global real estate professional services and investment management firm. Comparable on multifamily and investment sales advisory, with a similarly research-driven culture though operating at much greater scale.
• Newmark Group: Commercial real estate advisory and services firm with growing multifamily investment sales practice. Comparable on investment advisory services for multifamily and institutional clients.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services and investment management firm covering brokerage, advisory, capital markets, and property management. Overlaps with Kaufman Group on investment advisory and multifamily/mixed-use development services but at vastly broader scale.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm offering investment sales, advisory, valuation, and research. Comparable in advisory and multifamily market intelligence, with vastly superior proprietary data assets and global reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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