Proposal would ease path for riskier 401(k) investments

Proposal would ease path for riskier 401(k) investments

The first Trump administration issued guidance in 2020 that effectively gave a green light to incorporating private equity, but the Biden administration later took a more cautionary approach, The New York Times... Read more »
Angela Aman Backs Matt Mahan for Governor

Angela Aman Backs Matt Mahan for Governor

Kilroy Realty CEO Angela Aman joined the Los Angeles real estate crew backing Matt Mahan, the NorCal mayor and California governor hopeful.  Aman donated $10,000 to Mahan in late March, campaign finance... Read more »
The .3 Billion Oversight: Why Texas Homeowners Are Leaving Massive Tax Savings on the Table

The $3.3 Billion Oversight: Why Texas Homeowners Are Leaving Massive Tax Savings on the Table

Protesting property taxes enables homeowners to argue that their taxes are overvalued or incorrectly assessed. While rules vary by state and county, the amount of money left on the table in Texas... Read more »
Lennar land bank exposure under the microscope

Lennar land bank exposure under the microscope

All eyes are on Lennar’s forthcoming 10-K filing, maybe as soon as Thursday, as a wave of investor questions converges around one central issue: How much financial risk – recognized or not... Read more »
Lowe Breaks Ground on More MainPlace Mall Housing

Lowe Breaks Ground on More MainPlace Mall Housing

The MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana is poised to get more than 400 new residential units.  Developers have broken ground on The Carina, a multifamily development at the Orange County retail property,... Read more »
Hugh Jackman and Ex-Wife Deborra-Lee Furness Relist West Village Apartment for  Million as Actor’s Romance With Sutton Foster Heats Up

Hugh Jackman and Ex-Wife Deborra-Lee Furness Relist West Village Apartment for $29 Million as Actor’s Romance With Sutton Foster Heats Up

Actor Hugh Jackman has put the sprawling New York City apartment he once shared with his ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, back on the market for the discounted price of $28.75 million, less than... Read more »
California bills target condo deposits and defect liability

California bills target condo deposits and defect liability

California lawmakers are weighing bills that would reduce regulatory barriers to revive condominium construction, which has dropped significantly from its peak in the years before the Great Recession. Assembly Bill 1406 would... Read more »
Oceanwide Plaza’s Purchase Faces Push Back

Oceanwide Plaza’s Purchase Faces Push Back

Things are looking less certain for downtown Los Angeles’ infamous, incomplete graffiti-covered skyscrapers, a month after its largest creditors became a white knight buyer.  The bankruptcy court on Monday approved the City... Read more »

57% of Americans Have Made Financial Sacrifices To Afford Homeowners Insurance: How To Lock In Affordable Coverage

Many Americans are struggling to make ends meet these days. While buying a home continues to seem out of reach, affording the home you already own is also becoming an increasing burden.... Read more »
Homeowner Assistance Fund backstopped vulnerable borrowers

Homeowner Assistance Fund backstopped vulnerable borrowers

A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA), MBA’s 501(c)(3) trust fund that supports independent research on housing finance and policy, found that while pandemic-era... Read more »