Paul Habibi is an American real estate entrepreneur and UCLA professor. Habibi is principal and co-founder of Habibi Properties, LLC, one of the largest private multi-family housing owners in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Habibi Properties acquires, develops and manages multi-family and mixed-use real estate projects throughout Southern California. The company also invests in single-family homes, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and almond and pistachio orchards in California's San Joaquin Valley.