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AHF picks up fight to repeal law that limits rent control
Richard Bloom and Michael Weinstein with the Madison Hotel on skid row (Credit: Google Maps, AIDS Healthcare Foundation) Despite a failed attempt in February, the fight to repeal the Costa Hawkins...
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Who is real estate’s Harvey Weinstein?
Harvey Weinstein (Credit: Getty Images) From TRD New York: Harvey Weinstein quietly paid off accusers for decades, successfully silencing allegations of sexual assault and harassment. That all changed...
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Newmark files for $100M IPO
From left: James Kuhn, Howard Lutnick, Barry Gosin (Credit: Newmark, BGC Partners) Newmark Group filed for a $100 million initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on...
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Serena Williams swings for a buyer in Bel Air
Serena Williams and the property at 1201 Stone Canyon Road (Credit: Getty, Redfin, MLS) One 23-time Grand Slam singles title winner is hoping for another win. Tennis pro Serena Williams listed her...
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Realogy names successor to CEO after 21 years
From left: Richard Smith, Kathy Korte, Ryan Schneider and Pam Liebman From TRD New York: Realogy Corp. — the parent company of the Corcoran Group, Citi Habitats and Sotheby’s International Realty — has...
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Architecture firm Jerde Partnership relocates from Venice to DTLA
The CalEdison Downtown Los Angeles (Credit: The CalEdison) Jerde Partnership is moving its global headquarters to the CalEdison Building in Downtown Los Angeles — formerly known as “One Bunker Hill” —...
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Related buys Pacific Center in Torrance for roughly $105M
Pacific Center and Related Fund Management managing principal Justin E Metz (Credit: Google Maps) Related Fund Management, a subsidiary of the Related Companies, acquired a 306,700-square-foot office...
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Airbnb is pushing up US rents and home prices: study
From left: Airbnb Founders Nathan Blecharczyk, Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky (Credit: Getty Images) From TRD New York: Opponents of Airbnb have long claimed that the home-sharing service pushes up rents...
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Here are the three finalists for the Angels Knoll redevelopment site in...
Rendering of vertical campus (Credit: Curbed via Lowe Enterprises with Gensler) Rendering of the two-tower project (Credit: Curbed via MacFarlane Partners, The Peebles Corporation, Claridge Properties...
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Will the Cornfields renaissance live up to its hype?
The 660-acre swath of land given the informal name The Cornfield covers the northern section of Chinatown, the southern section of Lincoln Heights and the eastern portion of Solano Canyon. I From the...
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Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner buy matching condos in Calabasas
Avanti in Calabasas with Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner (Credit: The New Home Company, Getty Images) The reigning queens of Calabasas aren’t giving up their thrones just yet. Kris Jenner and her...
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Good news, landlords! People still think renting is cheaper than buying
From TRD New York: People are increasingly viewing renting as more affordable than buying a home, a survey from Freddie Mac has found. Rents in cities across the country as not rising as much as...
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Valley Watch: Lion Real Estate Group pays $42M for three-property apartment...
Jeff Weller and the property at 4355 Sepulveda Boulevard in Sherman Oaks (Credit: LinkedIn) In our new Valley Watch series, we keep track of activity in the San Fernando Valley. Lion Real Estate...
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Newmark’s Barry Gosin earned $30M in 2015
Barry Gosin (Credit: Getty Images) From TRD New York: Newmark Knight Frank CEO Barry Gosin earned nearly $30 million in 2015, though the vast majority was paid as stock in an advance against future...
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Paul Manafort is likely to lose his LA real estate at a $4M loss
Paul Manafort (Credit: Getty Images) One day before reports emerged that he is facing another money laundering probe, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was dealt a separate blow in...
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CoStar is already using Xceligent CEO’s firing for PR
CoStar’s CEO Andrew Florance and Xceligent’s former CEO Doug Curry From TRD New York: Barely two hours after news of Xceligent CEO Doug Curry’s firing broke Tuesday evening, rival CoStar sent out an...
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Singer Natasha Bedingfield will rent you her house for $15K a month
Natasha Beddingfield and her Hollywood Hills home (Credit: Getty Images) Who says musicians can’t be landlords? Singer Natasha Bedingfield and her husband, Matt Robinson, are seeking a renter for their...
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Blackstone wants to double assets to $800B
Steven Schwarzman (credit: Natalie White) From TRD New York: The Blackstone Group wants to double its assets under management to around $800 billion in the coming five years, according to its CEO...
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From Podshare to the Proper: two ends of the long-term-stay spectrum
A Podshare location, with founder Elvina Beck (Podshare Instagram, elvinabeck.com) Affordability isn’t exactly L.A.’s strong suit — but one hospitality startup offers a short-term option. For $50 a...
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These are the top 12 countries investing in LA CRE
From the latest issue: Foreign investors and developers pumped more than $8.28 billion into the commercial real estate landscape in Los Angeles County in the last two years, making L.A. one of the...
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