Douglas Emmett Takes Out Construction Debt on Barrington Plaza

Douglas Emmett Takes Out Construction Debt on Barrington Plaza

Douglas Emmett, a publicly listed real estate investment trust that owns office and apartment buildings in Southern California and Hawaii, took out a $550 million loan package backed by a portfolio of... Read more »
LA Apartment Owners Feel Rising Debt Distress

LA Apartment Owners Feel Rising Debt Distress

MacFarlane Partners’ Landon Taylor and GH Palmer Associates’ Geoff Palmer with 427 West 5th Street (MacFarlane Partners, Getty, Google Maps) UPDATED, Feb. 2, 2024, 12:13 p.m.: When MacFarlane Partners finished Park Fifth,... Read more »
Jonathan Firestone Joins Newmark from Eastdil to Co-Head Debt Platform

Jonathan Firestone Joins Newmark from Eastdil to Co-Head Debt Platform

Newmark Group, Inc. has hired Jonathan Firestone as co-president, Global Debt & Structured Finance. Firestone will run Newmark’s debt platform alongside New York-based Jordan Roeschlaub. Based in Los Angeles, Firestone joins Newmark from Eastdil Secured after... Read more »
Reuben Brothers Win Court Case Over Century Plaza Debt

Reuben Brothers Win Court Case Over Century Plaza Debt

The Reuben brothers have won a court case against a group of EB-5 lenders over the $2.5 billion Century Plaza project, ending nearly two years of legal battles.  A New York appellate... Read more »
Student Debt Holding Back Millennials

Student Debt Holding Back Millennials

A new survey from the National Association of REALTORS® shows that the student loan debt carried by millennials has major implications for the U.S. economy. The typical millennial student loan debt load... Read more »
Jonathan Firestone Joins Newmark from Eastdil to Co-Head Debt Platform

Rob Rubano to Lead Equity, Debt & Structured Finance at CushWake

Cushman & Wakefield appointed executive vice chair Rob Rubano as head of Equity, Debt & Structured Finance (EDSF) for the Americas. He is based in Los Angeles and reports to Dan Broderick,... Read more »
How Much Debt is Normal: Robert Kiyosaki’s Perspective

How Much Debt is Normal: Robert Kiyosaki’s Perspective

Debt is a common and sometimes necessary part of life. Whether it’s for buying a home, or a car, or funding your education, debt can help you achieve your goals and improve... Read more »