Mr. John Burns

President, JOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, LLC

Member of the Real Estate Council

Council Member Biography

John Burns is President of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, LLC, 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, to monitor housing market conditions, and to help them refine their strategies in an ever-changing environment. He also completes customized consulting assignments to help them with land acquisition, market expansion, or strategic planning decisions. Prior to founding the company, he was Senior Consulting Manager at KPMG LLP (now BearingPoint Inc.) and Principal at a national real estate consulting firm. He is a CPA and has a MBA from UCLA and a BA in economics from Stanford University. He has been quoted by CNN, ABC World News Tonight, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2002 - Unspecified: President, JOHN BURNS REAL ESTATE CONSULTING, LLC

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Shadow Lot Supply

January 26, 2011

Analysis of:Myriad Licenses Rights to Pancreatic Cancer Gene Patents | councils.glgroup.com

Many of the public builders don’t need to buy lots in 2011, and we think it will be a relatively quiet year for land acquisition.

Shadow Inventory Stepping into the Light

September 17, 2010

Analysis of:Shadow Inventory Stepping into the Light | realestateconsulting.com

The Loan Modification programs were certainly successful in delaying the inevitable – foreclosure. There are now approximately 2.5 million foreclosures in process, and another 2.5 million mortgages that are 90+ days delinquent. These numbers will trend down, while REO (currently 562,000 bank-owned homes) and short sales will trend up.

62% Homeownership on the Horizon

August 31, 2010

Analysis of:62% Homeownership on the Horizon | realestateconsulting.com

Our recent experiences in D.C. confirm that homeownership is clearly a value that is promoted by most politicians. They are in for a rude awakening, however, and a legacy that they will not be proud of. 8 million homeowners are currently not paying their mortgage, and we believe 6 million of them will lose their home to the bank in the next 2 years. This will reduce the homeownership rate to 62%.

GSEs to Lose Tens of Millions Tomorrow

August 25, 2010

Analysis of:GSEs to Lose Tens of Millions Tomorrow | realestateconsulting.com

While officials are gearing up for tomorrow's (8/17/10) meeting on GSE reform, the GSEs are losing millions of dollars every hour. Why? Because home prices are falling again. Our solution is the following:1) Create an Apartment REIT2) Loans to Landlords3) Keep Mortgage Liquidity Flowing

The Beginning of the Recovery

July 14, 2010

Analysis of:The Beginning of the Recovery | www.realestateconsulting.com

In March 2008, we rolled out an educational video on housing cycles that ended with, “Remember that every down cycle is the beginning of the next up cycle.” We believe we are currently at "The Bottom" heading into "The Beginning" of the next housing cycle.

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