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Ben Bear

@benwbear

Co-founder, CEO @BuildCasa and @_TurboHome. Tweets about housing, tech, investing, and politics. Prev CEO at Spin (@Ford). Pittsburgh, PA native in Bay Area.

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In 2017 I was looking for a job after shutting down my startup. My previous startup gig had been scaling Vungle (now Liftoff Mobile) from $0 -> $70M in revenue in 2 years as VP Sales. In my job search I got connected with a 19 year old MIT grad named Alexandr Wang who was hiring

In 2017 I was looking for a job after shutting down my startup. My previous startup gig had been scaling Vungle (now Liftoff Mobile) from $0 -> $70M in revenue in 2 years as VP Sales.

In my job search I got connected with a 19 year old MIT grad named Alexandr Wang who was hiring
Vlad Tenev (@vladtenev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some of you may have noticed that we're piloting a new mortgage benefit for our Robinhood Gold subscribers! A mortgage is among the largest and most important financial transactions of your life, and we're proud to be offering one of the lowest rates on the market, plus $500

Some of you may have noticed that we're piloting a new mortgage benefit for our Robinhood Gold subscribers! 

A mortgage is among the largest and most important financial transactions of your life, and we're proud to be offering one of the lowest rates on the market, plus $500
Tobias Peter (@tobiaspeteraei) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New American Enterprise Institute map: US housing shortage visualized by county. Under an estimated ~6M housing shortfall, the geographic imbalance is staggering. Counties in red face deficits ≥15% of their housing stock.

New <a href="/AEI/">American Enterprise Institute</a> map: US housing shortage visualized by county.
Under an estimated ~6M housing shortfall, the geographic imbalance is staggering. Counties in red face deficits ≥15% of their housing stock.
Armand Domalewski (@armanddoma) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My friend's startup had their X account hacked by a crypto scanner and they can't get access. Do any of my followers have a connect at X who could help with this?

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 (@mnolangray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The impossible has become possible: we've passed a clean CEQA infill exemption. This is probably the most important thing California has done on housing in the present YIMBY moment.

The impossible has become possible: we've passed a clean CEQA infill exemption. This is probably the most important thing California has done on housing in the present YIMBY moment.
M. Nolan Gray 🥑 (@mnolangray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And the budget bill, signed into law last night, made two key improvements: 1⃣ Cities can no longer condition final map approval on a building being built; they can only condition the sale of individual lots. Much easier to finance! ...

And the budget bill, signed into law last night, made two key improvements:
1⃣ Cities can no longer condition final map approval on a building being built; they can only condition the sale of individual lots. Much easier to finance!
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YIMBYLAND (@yimbyland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

MAINE OFFICIALLY LEGALIZES *3* HOMES ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL LOT STATEWIDE!!! Look how hard Maine cooked 🤯 - 3 units legal statewide - 4 units legal in “growth areas” - ADUs no longer limited to SFH lots - Lowered min lot size to 5,000 in all cities

MAINE OFFICIALLY LEGALIZES *3* HOMES ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL LOT STATEWIDE!!!

Look how hard Maine cooked 🤯
- 3 units legal statewide
- 4 units legal in “growth areas”
- ADUs no longer limited to SFH lots
- Lowered min lot size to 5,000 in all cities
M. Nolan Gray 🥑 (@mnolangray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Laws change, housing gets built. There was a lot of hemming and hawing about how bills like SB 9 underperformed. We agree, and tried to fix with SB 677. But in the meantime, entrepreneurial developers like BuildCasa, and pro-housing cities like Sacramento, are making it work.

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Big Fortune 500 builders pay 21% tax on both for rent and for sale housing. Small builders and their investors pay up to 37% on units built for homeownership. Want more small builders and housing overall? Level the tax playing field.

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Excited to collaborate with Lance Lambert team on the Turbohome-ResiClub homebuyer sentiment survey. Fill it out here: surveymonkey.com/r/S7L3BJ6

TurboHome (@_turbohome) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Who said “If you’re not first, you’re last?” 😏 Our buyer came in 3rd, and still won. 📍 Los Altos | Closed: $6.415M 💰 $177K saved in commission A clean offer + no 2.5% fee = a better deal for everyone. 🔗 turbohome.com | CalDRE# 02292670 #FlatFeeAgent #BayAreaHomes

Dustin McGrew (@dmcgrew) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What a scene this evening in #Pittsburgh with a rainbow over the skyline and the Gateway Clipper Empress coming down the river under the giant Picklesburgh pickle!

What a scene this evening in #Pittsburgh with a rainbow over the skyline and the Gateway Clipper Empress coming down the river under the giant Picklesburgh pickle!
Tesho Akindele (@tesho13) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The average number of people living in a house has dropped by 34% since 1950 This means that even with no population growth, cities can experience a housing shortage A city of 1M residents in 1950 only needed 263k homes A city of 1M residents today needs 400k homes

The average number of people living in a house has dropped by 34% since 1950

This means that even with no population growth, cities can experience a housing shortage

A city of 1M residents in 1950 only needed 263k homes

A city of 1M residents today needs 400k homes
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2025 is the year sourdough pizza took the crown in both NYC (Ceres) and the Bay Area (June’s/Jules). Aside from being delicious, it’s possible to rationalize as almost healthy which probably leads to more frequent trips. cc ⁦⁦Sheel Mohnot

2025 is the year sourdough pizza took the crown in both NYC (Ceres) and the Bay Area (June’s/Jules).

Aside from being delicious, it’s possible to rationalize as almost healthy which probably leads to more frequent trips. cc ⁦⁦<a href="/pitdesi/">Sheel Mohnot</a>⁩