How This Real Estate Investor is Betting on an AI Boom (It’s Not Data Centers) | Tom Shapiro

How This Real Estate Investor is Betting on an AI Boom (It’s Not Data Centers) | Tom Shapiro

May 26, 2026 · 1h 0m

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Tom Shapiro discusses how AI and inflation are influencing real estate investments and strategies.

Learn more about the Fundrise Income Fund here: https://fundrise.com/mm In this episode of Other People's Money, GTIS Partners founder and CIO Tom Shapiro breaks down how massive macroeconomic shifts, including AI and inflation, are reshaping the global real estate landscape. He explains why his firm is heavily betting on a San Francisco recovery driven by the booming AI sector, and how they are scooping up properties at steep discounts to replacement costs. Shapiro also details the severe oversupply challenges currently stalling popular Sun Belt cities, alongside the firm's strategic push into industrial logistics to capitalize on domestic reshoring trends. Finally, he shares decades of expertise on navigating the complex Brazilian real estate market, offering a masterclass on global investment strategies in a high-interest-rate environment. Learn more about GTIS Partners: https://www.gtispartners.com/ Follow Max on X: https://x.com/maxwiethe Follow Other People’s Money on: Apple Podcast https://bit.ly/4e7QJ1M Spotify https://bit.ly/3Yhaazi YouTube https://bit.ly/3C63VXR X https://x.com/opmpod Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Macro Shocks and Inflation 02:30 AI Disruption Risks…

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Host: Max Wiethe

Guest: Tom Shapiro

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Organizations: GTIS Partners, Fundrise Income Fund, Brazilian real estate market

Places: San Francisco, Sun Belt, AI

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