Substacks recommended by John Pugh

Recommended by John Pugh

Build to Thrive delivers curated, actionable insights and playbooks in business and real estate—helping you stay informed, spot opportunities, and make smarter decisions. No fluff, just real strategies that drive results.

Written by a seasoned real estate development pro. I recommend Build to Thrive.

- John Pugh

Wicked Title Forum

By Cheryl.wtf

The Wicked Title Forum, built by title people, for title people - agents, staff, closers, underwriters, vendors - to network, learn and share.

A great resource for our real estate industry! If you want to know about the title industry, follow Wicked Title Forum.

- John Pugh

Edge Esmeralda 2024

By Devon Zuegel

A month-long popup village for people building the future, June 2024: https://edgeesmeralda.com

The FuturAI

By Pranath Fernando

Learn AI the Easy Way

Unlocking Real Estate Value

By Carlo Benigni

A newsletter by Carlo Benigni providing, in less than 4 minutes, exclusive advice, strategies and resources to help unlock hidden real estate value.

Limited Partner (LP) Investing Lessons

By Aleksey

I advise Limited Partners on existing and future investments. Here I share their hard earned lessons, so you don't have to learn them the hard way yourself.

Insightful lessons for new and experienced limited partners looking to sharpen their investing skillset. A must read!

- John Pugh

All About CRE

By Jen Tindle

Insights and resources to help you become the best commercial real estate and tech professional you can be.

Asphalt Jungle

By Eric Weatherholtz

Stories for real estate sickos

A great read that combines placemaking and practical real estate insights.

- John Pugh

Mark to Market

By Ehson Kolb

All things real estate, proptech and built environment

Very good blog that talks real estate investment from a variety of angles. You'll enjoy it!

- John Pugh

Thesis Driven

By Brad Hargreaves

The future of real estate and the people building it

Random Walk

By Moses Sternstein

"A multidisciplinary cast of mind . . . with a yen for synthesis." - Charlie Munger (about himself, not Random Walk)

Home Economics

By Aziz Sunderji

Forward-looking, data-powered analysis of American housing

Contrarian Boston

By Scott Van Voorhis

Fact-based news, commentary and original reporting with a contrarian edge about local, regional and national events.

THE NWS

By No Walls Studio

Weekly stories and observations on space. Points of view from different points in time.

This is a great resource for real estate placemaking and branding. I highly recommend you check it out and subscribe!

- John Pugh

Ultra Successful

By Dr. Gurner

Start your week with the most successful people on Earth. Mindset, strategies, and habits of the ultra successful you can use today.

Supernuclear

By Gillian & Phil

How to live near (and with) friends

Vertical

By Matt Knight

"Fundings, VCs, News, Podcasts, Data, and (brief) analysis on the technology changing our built world"

The Intellectual Investor

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Value Investing, Life/Philosophy and Classical Music Explained

Vitaliy provides a deep perspective on stocks, philosophy, and life. His thoughtful ideas engage with his readers in a way most don't even attempt. I highly recommend you check out The Intellectual Investor.

- John Pugh