Preferred Name: John

Last Name: Burns

Degree String (Type, Year): ('85)

Job Title: Founder

Company Name: John Burns Real Estate Consulting

Bio: John founded John Burns Research and Consulting in 2001 to help business executives make the most informed housing industry investment decisions possible. His team of PALS (Passionate, Articulate, Likable and Smart people) in offices all over the country advise the company’s research subscribers and consulting clients on shifts in housing demand, supply, and affordability, as well as consumer, building products and design trends. The firm has developed a number of proprietary tools, including risk and valuation indices, DesignLens™, the New Home Trends Institute, and even trademarked the term surban™ upon release of their best-selling demographics book, Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity for Businesses. John has a Bachelors in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA, and works in our Irvine, California office. He has served on numerous industry boards. With over 748,000 followers, he is a top voice on LinkedIn, and has more than 50,000 subscribe to his free weekly emails.