Colony Capital offloads industrial portfolio to Nuveen for $136M
Colony Capital Head of Industrial Lewis Friedland and Nuveen Head of US Real Estate Chris McGibbon Colony Capital Inc. has dealt a light industrial portfolio to Nuveen Real Estate for $136 million. The...
View ArticleLong Beach approached Anaheim Angels about moving to the city
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and Angels Stadium in Anaheim (Credit: Wikipedia) Does the Long Beach Angels have a ring to it? Officials in the coastal city have reached out to the Los Angeles Angels...
View ArticleMichael Jackson’s former Neverland Ranch relists at sharp price chop
Michael Jackson and Neverland Ranch (Credit: Getty Images) It’s the “Neverland Ranch” that never seems to sell. After nearly four years and at least four agents’ efforts, the 2,700-acre former home of...
View ArticleNonprofit groups plan 110 affordable units in Sun Valley
Graham Espley-Jones, President of Western Community Housing and 11050 West Arminta Street (Credit: Google Maps) Two nonprofit groups are planning an affordable housing complex with 110 units in the Sun...
View ArticleParadise lost? Ashkenazy deal for Brookfield’s Atlantis resort in the Bahamas...
Ben Ashkenazy (left), Ric Clark, and the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas (Credit: Getty Images and Nassau Paradise Island) Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation has walked away from a deal with Brookfield...
View ArticleSteve Wynn takes control of “Girls Gone Wild” creator’s Bel Air mansion
From left: Joe Francis and Steve Wynn After years of trying, disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn has finally wrested control of a Bel Air mansion from his legal foe, “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe...
View ArticleRealogy stock hits all-time low
Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider (Credit: iStock) Realogy’s stock plunged 21 percent on Tuesday, as Wall Street reacted grimly to the company’s dismal earnings report. The stock closed at $14.14 per share...
View ArticleL.A. Clippers, city, worried MSG would learn of Inglewood arena plans
From left: James Dolan, Steve Ballmer, and James Butts with a map of the proposed site Representatives for the City and the Los Angeles Clippers expressed concern almost three years ago that Madison...
View ArticleAfter surpassing revenue target in 2018, CoStar reveals ambitious goal for 2023
CoStar CEO Andy Florance (Credit: CoStar via YouTube and Pixabay) Real estate data giant CoStar Group exceeded $1 billion in revenue in 2018. And by the end of 2023, it hopes to roughly triple that...
View ArticleBuild versus buy? Compass acquires CRM firm Contactually
From left: Ori Allon, Zvi Band, and Robert Reffkin (Credit: Getty Images, Zvi Band, and Contactually) As it looks to burnish its tech offerings, Compass said it had acquired Contactually, a cloud-based...
View ArticleHome sales in SoCal fall to lowest levels since 2008: report
Southern California homes (Credit: iStock) The number of home sales in Southern California continued to dip in January, reaching their lowest levels since the housing market crash in 2008. A new report...
View ArticleNearly a third of Angelenos with 6-figure salaries rent their home
Photo of L.A. skyline from Echo Park (Credit: Wikipedia and iStock) At least 30 percent of Angelenos who earn $100,000 or more per year are renting their home, new data shows. In 2008, about a quarter...
View ArticleOpportunity Zone program has loads of potential but is not a cure-all: panel
From left to right: Toby Moskovits, Steven Adler, Seth Pinsky, Ben Miller, Bob Knakal, and moderator Maury Golbert The burgeoning Opportunity Zone program could be one of the best development...
View ArticleUS housing market off to shaky start in 2019 amid price dip, sluggish...
(Credit: Unsplash and Pixabay) U.S. housing prices recorded their slowest growth in four years during 2018, signaling that this year may be a trying time for the real estate industry. The S&P...
View ArticleAmazon walks away from 722K sf lease for Seattle’s Rainier Square
Jeff Bezos is backing his company out of a massive real estate deal in downtown Seattle (Credit: Getty Images) UPDATED, Feb. 27, 3:53 p.m.: Amazon is walking away from another huge real estate deal,...
View ArticleZillow said Bruce Makowsky’s megamansion was sold. He says no, and sues...
Bruce Makowsky and 924 Bel Air Road (Credit: Wikipedia and Zillow) Bruce Makowsky’s Bel Air spec megamansion, dubbed “Billionaire,” seemingly has it all. There are 21 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, two...
View ArticleCalifornia exodus reinvigorated Nevada city
Henderson Nevada (Credit: Wikipedia) You’re welcome, Nevada? The mass exodus of Californians being priced out of their homes has helped rebuild the town of Henderson, Nevada, the Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleToll Brothers just had its worst quarter for contracts since 2010
A Toll Brothers home in California and Toll Brothers CEO Doug Yearley (Credit: Getty Images and Facebook) The disappearance of buyers in California and a tepid luxury market in New York helped send...
View ArticleVideo game developer renews 42K sf lease in Burbank
Insomniac CEO Ted Price and Media Studios Campus (Credit: Wikipedia) The brainchild behind Marvel’s Spider-Man video game is slinging for some office space in Burbank. Insomniac Games has renewed its...
View ArticleThis state poised to be first to impose sweeping rent control
Governor Kate Brown and Portland (Credit: Getty Images and Unsplash) Oregon is poised to become the first state to implement statewide rent control. Lawmakers passed a measure that would impose limits...
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