ORLANDO, Florida — September 2026 — Kaufman & Company, the private investment and holding firm founded and led by CEO Daniel Kaufman, has announced a dedicated Florida market initiative spanning the firm and its affiliated entities, including Florida-based Convivium Living. As part of the push, the firm is bringing its own team members into its existing Orlando office to pursue land and existing asset acquisitions across the state.

The move reflects Kaufman & Company's view that Florida is entering a period of meaningful dislocation. The firm expects significant declines in both land values and existing asset pricing over the next 24 months and intends to be an active buyer throughout that cycle. The announcement offers a window into how a private, balance-sheet buyer positions for the dislocation it says is already underway — and why the source of a buyer's capital can shape how deals get done.

"We are seeing tremendous distress in Florida right now, and with it, real opportunity," said Daniel Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Kaufman & Company. "I believe over the next two years we will see land and existing assets reprice in a significant way. We intend to be buyers. We are not raising capital, we are not setting up a fund, and we are not taking on investors. This is our own money, and that means when we like a deal, we can move."

Proprietary Capital, No Outside Investors

Kaufman & Company is funding the Florida initiative entirely from its own balance sheet. The firm is not raising capital, will not form any investment funds, and will not accept outside investors for this effort. Operating without third-party capital allows the firm to make decisions directly, underwrite on its own timeline, and offer sellers, lenders, and brokers a straightforward path to closing. The distinction matters in a market the firm characterizes as distressed: fund-managed capital typically answers to limited partners and deployment timelines, while a balance-sheet buyer can commit, renegotiate, or walk based on the merits of a single deal.

For anyone tracking the initiative, that structure also makes it measurable: because the firm is deploying its own capital, its Florida acquisitions over the stated 24-month window can be checked directly against the deal-size band and asset types it has announced.

Team on the Ground in Orlando

Rather than outsourcing the effort, Kaufman & Company is relocating and deploying members of its existing team to its Orlando office, which already serves as the firm's Florida base. The Orlando team will work alongside the firm's affiliated development, construction, and housing platforms to evaluate, acquire, and reposition assets. The on-the-ground presence is aimed squarely at the channels the initiative prioritizes — off-market and lender-driven transactions — where local relationships often shape access to deal flow.

What the Firm Is Looking For

According to the announcement, the Florida initiative will focus on:

• Land, including entitled, partially entitled, and stalled development sites
• Existing assets facing capital, lender, or ownership pressure
• Workforce and attainable housing opportunities
• Off-market and lender-driven transactions

Each target category maps onto the points of stress described in the announcement — pressured owners and lenders, stalled development sites, and assets moving through lender-driven channels. The workforce and attainable housing focus is consistent with the firm's positioning across its affiliated housing platforms, including Florida-based Convivium Living.

Kaufman & Company typically evaluates opportunities in the range of $5 million to $250 million. Owners, lenders, special servicers, brokers, and bankers with Florida opportunities are invited to contact the firm directly. For observers of the Florida market, the initiative lays out a concrete set of markers for the next two years: transaction announcements in the firm's stated size band, concentrated in entitled land, pressured existing assets, and workforce housing, sourced through lender-driven and off-market channels.

About Kaufman & Company

Kaufman & Company is a private investment and holding firm spanning real estate development, venture investment, and infrastructure. Its affiliated entities include Convivium Living, DEK Builds, Kaufman Development, Kaufman Real Estate and Consulting, Oldivai, FORGE Development Partners, LoneStar Kaufman Development Partners, and Kaufman Ventures.

Founder and CEO Daniel Kaufman has more than 25 years of experience building, lending, and investing across housing markets in Florida, Texas, the Mountain West, Vermont, and the Northeast, and has led investments resulting in more than $2 billion in property investments and the financing and development of more than 10,000 housing units. Learn more at thekaufmanco.com.

Media Contact: Janine Rodrigues, KeyCrew Media — janine@keycrew.co

Disclosure: Individuals or companies mentioned may have a commercial relationship with KeyCrew.

Source: Citybuzz