National Cheat Sheet: Fed raises rates again, Tishman Speyer launches...
Clockwise from top left: Fed raises interest rates by 0.25 percent, Tishman Speyer is launching a co-working brand that will expand to several cities, Five MLSs from five states will pool their...
View ArticleMulti-family projects filling up Boyle Heights
Andrew Raitt and Verono Investments hopes to build a 34-unit apartment building in Boyle Heights (Credit: Google Maps) A company filed plans this week with Los Angeles to build its second multi-family...
View ArticleBig plan for rail line through WeHo chugs closer to reality
Sunset Tower, 8358 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood (Credit: Edi Maps, Wikimedia Commons) The dream that Angelenos will one day commute by light rail to West Hollywood — bypassing some of the city’s worst...
View ArticleThis week in celeb real estate: Kevin Garnett shops half-finished Malibu...
Kevin Garnett and his half-finished Malibu mansion, Beverly House, with “The Godfather” movie poster (Credit: Getty Images, Hilton & Hyland) This week in celeb real estate featured big buys from...
View ArticleAmazon inks lease for enormous 1.1M sf warehouse in Stockton
(Credit: Len Edgerly, CT Realty) Amazon is hungry for so-called fulfillment centers, and it just found another super enormous one in Stockton. The e-commerce behemoth inked a lease for CT Realty’s...
View ArticleMajor Chinese investments could shake up home-sharing
(Credit: Mike Gonzalez, Pixabay) The multi-billion-dollar home-sharing industry, which is transforming short-term rental markets around the globe, could soon be redefined by new competitors. One of...
View ArticleLooking to buy property overseas? These countries don’t want your money
(Credit: Seth Werkheiser, Casey Allen via Pexels) If you’re looking to purchase property overseas, the options are becoming increasingly limited. New Zealand is the latest country to clamp down on...
View ArticleLos Angeles is the top city millennials are moving to
(Credit: Pixabay, Adoramassey via Wikimedia Commons) Millennials are increasingly moving west. CNBC ranked what areas saw the biggest influx of millennials between 2011 and 2016 by using a combination...
View ArticleThe number of buyers who find an agent online is still only 9 percent
(Credit: Pixabay) The internet may be changing the real estate industry, but the amount of people who find an agent online has been stagnant for a decade. Just 9 percent of buyers find an agent online,...
View ArticleLong Beach sticks solar-powered townhomes dev downtown
City Ventures is nearly complete with the second phase of a townhome development in the heart of downtown Long Beach. (Courtesy City Ventures) In an era increasingly defined by dense development in big...
View ArticleIncidents of property crime are falling across the country says FBI
(Credit from left: Public Domain Pictures.net, Max Pixel) Your property is a little bit safer today than it was last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said this week. A countrywide review of...
View ArticleEB-5 extended again — until after midterm elections
(Illustration by Isabel Espanol) The EB-5 program, which was set to expire at the end of this month, has been extended until the beginning of December. The controversial visa program, which was due to...
View ArticleLong-delayed North Hills condo project has new life
14801 W. Plummer Street (Credit: Pixabay) The year was 2004. Martha Stewart went to prison for insider trading, Athens hosted the Summer Olympics and a 36-unit condominium project in North Hills was...
View ArticleLISTEN: The Real Deal discusses dirty money in South Florida real estate
For The Real Deal’s latest subscriber conference call, editor-at-large Hiten Samtani and reporter Keith Larsen gave readers an inside look at our fall issue’s blockbuster cover story, “See no evil:...
View ArticleWill the new NAFTA deal benefit the real estate industry?
Trump and Trudeau or individual headshots and some STEEL I favor this steel (Credit: polandeze via Flickr) Tariffs on imported steel have hit the construction industry nationwide but the newly-minted...
View ArticleHigh-rise near Fonda Theatre headed for Hollywood
Plans filed with the city call for 220 units in a 22-story apartment building next to the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. (Credit: Google Maps) A new 220-unit tower is set to replace a parking lot next to...
View ArticleNY construction firm with retail focus to open West Coast office
Ray Catlin and 2445 McCabe Way in Irvine, California (Credit: Schimenti and CREXi) Schimenti Construction, which specializes in retail build-outs, is opening its first office on the West Coast. The...
View ArticleFit for a king? After years on the market, Versailles-inspired estate to be...
The Hillsboro Beach mansion at 935 Hillsboro Mile (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) In search of a new king and queen, a palace in Hillsboro Beach is heading to the auction block after years on and off the...
View ArticleCity eyes affordable housing in South LA at former printing plant
Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. and 224 E. Washington Boulevard Los Angeles is moving to create affordable housing in South L.A., on the property of a vacant printing facility. The property at 224...
View ArticleEllen DeGeneres unloads Beverly Hills manse for $35M
Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi (Credit: Getty Images) Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have sold their Beverly Hills mansion for $35 million, more than twice what they paid for it three...
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