Rent Increase for Additional Tenants!
Recently I've had a couple of property owners ask me about what they should do when they notice someone living at the property that is not on the lease. The city of LA has the following guidelines (ta...
LA will allow landlords to rent out unpermitted apartments—if they also provide affordable housing
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved new rules on Wednesday that will allow landlords to rent out unpermitted apartments.
The new ordinance is key to “protecting low- and moderate-income Angelenos doing their best to get by, l...
Navigating the Changing Landscape for Multifamily Financing in 2017
While multifamily remains one of the most desirable asset classes to finance, a number of new factors have emerged that are making it more challenging to secure competitive financing.
The multifamily market has certainly enjoyed a golden era...
Fannie And Freddie’s New Bubble
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still have housing blood on their hands from the 2008 financial crash. However, the giant GSEs, placed in government conservatorship in September 2008, have now, virtually all by themselves, created another bubble - ...
7 Important Questions Every Investor Needs to Ask
Real Estate Investors continue to look for ways to manage their investment portfolio and to create the most of its potential.
Here are 7 essential questions to consider:
1- How do I create Greater CASH FLOW from my Properties? How do...
2024 Olympics: See the flashy sports park planned for the Valley
The main strength of Los Angeles’s bid for the 2024 Olympic games has been the city’s existing infrastructure; bid leaders maintain that no permanent facilities will be constructed for the games, ensuring LA won’t end up with any wildly e...
Not a Beautiful First Quarter GDP Growth
Economic growth numbers for the first quarter will be announced next week, and it looks like it will be a huge miss. The numbers could well be just a hair above the zero growth line. The average growth rate from 1950 to 2000 was 3.7%. Presiden...
Los Angeles ranks as the top choice in the U.S. for international real estate investors
Los Angeles is in a sweet spot in its real estate cycle that will make it one of the top choices in the world for buying property this year, a new report says.
The L.A. area ranked No. 1 in North America in a survey of global real estate inv...
Multifamily Market “Poised for Growth” This Year, Says Freddie Mac
Multifamily origination volume could grow to around $295bn this year, according to new data from Freddie Mac.
This multi-hundred-billion dollar increase would depend on the 10-year treasury rate and whether it stays in the 2.5% range.
Vol...
The Upside of Rising Rates for Commercial Real Estate Investors
After a year of strong economic performance, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted at their year-end meeting to hike interest rates by 25 basis points. They also released projections which reveal that they intend to increase rates thr...