Opinion: Why is housing unaffordable in L.A.? Here’s the sorry history

Opinion: Why is housing unaffordable in L.A.? Here’s the sorry history

The high cost of housing is driving Southern California’s biggest challenges. Income is not keeping pace with housing costs. It hasn’t for at least two generations, and the problem of unaffordable shelter... Read more »
Opinion: Why is housing unaffordable in L.A.? Here’s the sorry history

Opinion: In L.A., real estate envy is all too real. I can’t stop looking at Zillow

I was leaving a friend’s housewarming party on a street of nice single-family homes in Los Angeles a few years back when my curiosity got the best of me. I pulled up... Read more »
Take cash to leave a rent-controlled apartment? People do in L.A.

Take cash to leave a rent-controlled apartment? People do in L.A.

In 2022, not long after a new owner bought the Highland Park rental home where Ana Lopez, 66, lives with her husband, the tenants began receiving offers to leave. At first it... Read more »
With Their Choice of L.A. Offices, Here’s What Investors Buy

With Their Choice of L.A. Offices, Here’s What Investors Buy

Invitations were sent out to the biggest players, but no one came to the party.  The party was an auction, and JMB Realty was the host. The Chicago-based investment firm was looking... Read more »
Skanska Divests Newly Built L.A. Offices for M

Skanska Divests Newly Built L.A. Offices for $71M

Skanska has sold 9000 Wilshire, an office building it developed in Beverly Hills, to a company based in Europe for approximately $71 million. Completed earlier this year, the project broke ground in 2020 and represents... Read more »