What Real Estate Agents Should Know About Short Term Rental Regulations The sharing economy has been a topic of widespread interest as it has grown and become a part of everyday life for many Americans. In real estate, organizations like Airbnb and VRBO allow homeowners to rent out their homes on a short to […]
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Rent Control Is A New Reality: AB 1482 & What It Means To You
Any real estate professional who occasionally handles rentals or the sale of properties subject to rent control laws should be familiar with rent control laws. This is particularly the case as Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1482, mandating certain statewide rent control policies, comes into effect, likely on January 1, 2020. This article provides an overview of the […]
Downtown Los Angeles Living: Forced To Go Green
If you’re acquainted at all with the real estate market in Los Angeles, or have been to DTLA in the past few years, then it should come as no surprise that the housing market in downtown has experienced quite the resurgence. In fact in just the last 12 months the median sold price in downtown […]
Colony Capital Reaches Deep Into Their Pockets
When Tom Barrack lost the bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, he decided to a leap into one of his largest bulk foreclosure purchases. With contacts high above in the real estate industry, Barrack reached out to Fannie Mae and bid on their bulk for a $176,000,000 purchase.