Consumer Watchdog throws shade on Gov. Jerry Brown’s support of Newhall Ranch
Rendering of Newhall Ranch and Governor Jerry Brown It’s a family affair — and some are up in arms about it. Nonprofit organization Consumer Watchdog issued a public statement on Oct. 6, asking Gov....
View ArticleLA rent is expected to increase by $136 per month: report
Rent in Los Angeles is expected to grow (Photo illustration) Renters in Los Angeles will have to pay roughly $136 more a month – nearly $1,630 a year – for housing by 2019, a University of South...
View ArticleTom Barrack on Trump: “He’s better than this”
Photo Illustration (Getty Images/ Creative Commons) Tom Barrack said he often confronts his longtime friend, President Donald Trump, on many of his actions. The businessman had been instrumental in...
View ArticleAmerica spends a lot more on homeowner subsidy than on Section 8: report
From TRD New York: In a May interview with the New York Times, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson warned against policies that provide “a comfortable setting that would make somebody...
View ArticleActress Connie Britton snags villa in Los Feliz
Property at Live Oak Drive, with Connie Britton (MLS/ Getty Images) Now that her “Nashville” character has seen the axe, Connie Britton is buying homes closer to Tinseltown. The actress dropped nearly...
View ArticleLinkage fee ordinance moves forward with 4-1 vote
New Carver Apartment Complex (Credit: Getty) Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) approved a draft of the linkage fee ordinance on Tuesday, Curbed reported. The...
View ArticleAmerican banks aren’t lending to British property owners like they used to
London From TRD New York: Lenders in North America and elsewhere are pulling back on credit they’re willing to provide for commercial properties in the U.K. as prices remain at record highs and...
View ArticleOffice landlords with new product are undeterred by rising vacancy rates: report
The Wilshire Grand in Downtown Los Angeles (Credit: Wilshire Grand Center) Ducking the laws of supply and demand, the price of renting an office space in Los Angeles rose in the third quarter as more...
View ArticleOffice landlords discover the consumer
From left: Ric Clark, Owen Thomas and Lisa Picard From TRD New York: The office market has seen plenty of innovation in recent decades, from the rise of real estate investment trusts to online...
View ArticleFormer Clipper Eric Gordon sells Playa Vista home
Eric Gordon and his Playa Vista house (Credit: ESPN, Redfin) NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year just earned some extra cash. Former L.A. Clipper Eric Gordon sold his home in Brookfield Residential’s Trevion...
View ArticleAmazon and SpaceX lose battle to fight Hawthorne residential project
Crenshaw Boulevard and Jack Northrop Avenue with Mayor Alex Vargas and City Council Member Angie English (Credit: Google Maps, City of Hawthorne) In a contentious meeting filled with accusations of...
View ArticleFour parcels in Beverly Hills’ Golden Triangle hit the market for $100M
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View ArticleFirst Airbnb-branded apartments coming to the US
Photo illustration (Credit: Airbnb, Getty) From TRD Miami: If you can’t beat them, join them? Miami-based Newgard Development Group is partnering with Airbnb on the first Airbnb-branded apartment...
View ArticleAffordable housing developer wants to be the first to benefit from new...
432 E. Florence Avenue in South Los Angeles and Florence Metro station (Credit: Google Maps) An unspecified developer filed plans with the city Wednesday to build a 51-unit complex at 432 E. Florence...
View ArticleHusband-and-wife builders to list spec home in Pacific Palisades for $20M
Pacific Palisades It’s not everyday that a home in Los Angeles comes with easy access to both horses and a butterfly retreat. A Pacific Palisades spec home, consisting of two separate wings joined by...
View ArticleGarcetti signs off on seven affordable housing projects
Rendering of Bridge Housing Corp.’s Jordan Downs project with Mayor Eric Garcetti (Credit: Bridge Housing) Mayor Eric Garcetti requested Tuesday that six new projects be added to the Los Angeles...
View ArticleNational Cheat Sheet: Mall landlords take on religious institutions as...
Clockwise from left: Developer Terra Group moves ahead on a mixed-use development in Pembroke Pines, Sting reportedly found a buyer for his pad at 15 Central Park West and Apple eyes an...
View ArticleFormer home of “green screen” creator is up for sale
1951 Hillcrest Road in Hollywood Hills (Credit: MLS, Redfin) 1951 Hillcrest Road in Hollywood Hills (Credit: MLS, Redfin) 1951 Hillcrest Road in Hollywood Hills (Credit: MLS, Redfin) 1951 Hillcrest...
View ArticlePlanning commission greenlights major development in Westlake
Rendering of The Lake on Wilshire (Credit: thelakeonwilshire.com) The Los Angeles Planning Commission has thrown its support behind a major development in Westlake, dubbed “The Lake on Wilshire,”...
View ArticleAn initial study proposed a 21-story hotel tower on 39th Street
Old (top) and new (bottom) renderings of The Fig (Credit: Visionscape Imagery, WATG) Sometimes bigger is not always better, especially in a town where “bigger” tends to mean “more neighborhood...
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