Keller Williams’ killer tech strategy? Copy Redfin.
Keller Williams’ Josh Team and Redfin’s Glenn Kelman (Credit: iStock) Keller Williams is seeking to copy Redfin’s tech to beat the brokerage at its own game. Keller Williams President Josh Team noted...
View ArticleYou think San Fran’s housing market is crazy now? Wait ’til the IPOs hit
San Francisco (Credit: iStock) What could push the already piping hot San Francisco housing market into the stratosphere? How about a surge of new millionaires and billionaires? The market is ramping...
View ArticleUnion Bank vacating about half its space at Union Bank Plaza: sources
Union Bank Plaza and CEO of Union Bank Steve Cummings (Credit: Wikipedia) Union Bank is close to completing a deal that would sharply reduce its space at Union Bank Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles, The...
View ArticleNew York underwater: The industry has avoided taking a stance on climate...
(Illustration by Dushan Milic) When President Donald Trump announced in June that the United States would pull out of the Paris climate accord, New York developer Jonathan Rose sensed that something...
View ArticleA 335-unit apartment complex would rise near Westlake’s development boom
The project site is an assemblage of six parcels from 1240–1264 W. 2nd Street Multifamily developers have been turning to Westlake, taking advantage of city incentives that increase the number of units...
View ArticleAgency broker duped Burbank homeowner into taking out commercial loan: lawsuit
The Agency’s April Lopez, who is named as a defendant in the suit Robyn Pearlman inherited her Burbank home from her parents and after her father died, was in financial trouble. She and her mother were...
View ArticleHustler Hollywood signs retail lease at new location on Sunset Boulevard
Larry Flint is expected to attend the opening of the new Hustler Hollywood store (Credit: Google Maps) The Hustler Hollywood retail store has a new lease and a new location, but it didn’t go far. The...
View ArticleTenant advocates say LA should provide lawyers for renters facing eviction
Los Angeles City Hall and Mayor Eric Garcetti (Credit: Getty Images) A tenant coalition is pushing for Los Angeles to provide attorneys and financial support to renters who face harassment or eviction...
View ArticleNY is introducing its own Green New Deal
The Climate Mobilization Act aims to curb carbon emissions in NYC (Credit: iStock) As Washington debates the controversial Green New Deal, New York City is forging ahead with its own measures in a bid...
View ArticleLA needs more affordable housing. These 2 projects just got financing
Coalition for Responsible Community Development President and CEO Mark Anthony Wilson, Jr and a rendering of HCHC’s project in Compton A pair of affordable housing developers secured construction loans...
View ArticleMark your calendars: These are LA’s top real estate events next week
There are a couple of new real estate events coming up in Los Angeles next week. From April 17 to April 18, PERE News is hosting its Investor Forum for 2019 at Convene, 333 South Grand Avenue. This...
View ArticleThe Real Deal announces speakers for the upcoming LA Showcase and Forum
Click here to buy tickets to The Real Deal’s L.A. Showcase and Forum The Real Deal is hosting its annual Los Angeles Residential Showcase and Forum on Friday, June 21st at The London West Hollywood....
View ArticleThis city is now the most expensive place on Earth to build
San Francisco New York City is no longer the most expensive place in the world to build, according to a new report. San Francisco has usurped the New York market with an average building cost of $417...
View ArticleGuggenheim Partners exec revealed as buyer of Oaktree Capital CEO’s Brentwood...
The estate sold for sold for $33.5 million (Credit: iStock) Andrew Rosenfield, among the top executives at Guggenheim Partners, and his wife, are the new owners of Oaktree Capital Management CEO Bruce...
View ArticleStrong spring real estate season shaping up — but who’s got the advantage?
Is the market better for buyers, or sellers? (Credit: iStock) Have we arrived at one of those rare Goldilocks moments in real estate, where the market works well for sellers and buyers, strongly...
View ArticleWATCH: Here’s the shit real estate agents really say
[video_embed][/video_embed] From negotiating with buyers to tidying up their client’s listings, there are a few sentiments real estate agents share across the board. The Corcoran Group’s Sarah Fearon...
View ArticleThis week in celeb real estate: “Law & Order’s Dick Wolf” buys spec home,...
Dick Wolf, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt (Credit: Getty Images) The biggest deal on the books this week was “Law & Order” executive producer Dick Wolf’s $14.8 million purchase of a spec home in...
View ArticleWhy a tiny Danish town is building the tallest tower in Western Europe
Bestseller Tower designed by architect Dorte Mandrup (Credit: Dorte Mandrup) The tallest building in Western Europe may rise in a location few would have guessed: a rural village in Denmark. The...
View ArticleBuyer of $8M private island busted for stealing from Kmart
From left: Thompson Island, Kmart and Andrew Lippi (Credit Google Maps, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, iStock) A Florida man, who paid $8 million for a private island off Key West last month, just got...
View ArticleHow Montenegro became a favorite spot for billionaires
A tiny Balkan country is emerging as the preferred destination for the world’s richest people. Montenegro is one of the most popular travel destinations among billionaires this year and also home to a...
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