Transit-oriented development is often offered as one solution to help decrease traffic, provide housing and improve the quality of life in Los Angeles, but Measure S, which would halt large developmen...
The mood on the show floor at the annual MBA Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo,, which is taking place in San Diego this week, is an odd mixture of optimism and uncertainty. With ealthy property fundamentals a...
Overall, 2016 was another strong year for U.S. commercial real estate markets despite some forecasts claiming the bubble would burst, and we have reason for continued optimism in 2017. Still, with the impact of the recent elections on commercia...
Chicago didn’t want Star Wars creator George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Art, but Los Angeles was a different story. From the beginning, LA has opened its arms, and when it was announced this week that LA was chosen to be the museum’s home...
If you own an apartment building, one of the highest expenses you face every month is the water bill. Many property owners are looking for a way out of this draining responsibility. Some opt for sub-metering, but that could prove very costly. O...
Real estate can be an alternative for those who are not able to withstand the volatility of the stock market. It is also a better investment for those investors who wish to take an active role in growing their capital, rather than passively put...
Landlords battling high land costs are turning to a new partner: ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc.
As urban real estate becomes ever-more expensive, some property developers are shrinking or killing their parking spaces and offering ...
A luxury residential tower that shopping mall developer Rick Caruso wants to erect next to the Beverly Center cleared another hurdle Thursday over objections from a couple of Los Angeles city planning commissioners who said it’d be too tall. ...
A multifamily property should not be purchased in an owner's name. It should be bought through a corporate entity, such as an LLC.
The primary reason LLCs are formed is to avoid personal liability for business debts. Creditors can pursue LLC...
There is no longer any question that rent control is often counterproductive and ineffective. Study after study has shown profound social and economic consequences of government intervention in the housing markets of the nation over the last qu...