Name: Jon Venetos’ Lurin Capital files for bankruptcy #shorts
Uploaded: 2026-03-05T20:49:53Z
Description: Jon Venetos’s Lurin Capital just filed for bankruptcy — halting the foreclosure sale of a Houston apartment complex and deepening the fallout from one of Texas multifamily’s most dramatic syndication collapses. What does this mean for the future of residential investing? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

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Jon Venetos’s Lurin Capital just filed for bankruptcy — halting the foreclosure sale of a Houston apartment complex and deepening the fallout from one of Texas multifamily’s most dramatic syndication collapses. What does this mean for the future of residential investing? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

Jon Venetos’ Lurin Capital files for bankruptcy #shorts

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