George Lucas Buys Cold Storage Facility in LA’s Chinatown

George Lucas Buys Cold Storage Facility in LA’s Chinatown

The man behind “Star Wars” now owns a cold storage and industrial facility in L.A.’s Chinatown.  Filmmaker George Lucas’ family office, Skywalker Holdings, has bought a roughly 155,000-square-foot site at 1600 Naud... Read more »

Las Vegas Sotheby's International Realty Insight 2023 published Jan 2024

Las Vegas real estate market in 2023 continued to thrive as the city continues to grow from the current poulation of 2,3 million to expected 2,5 million in 2025. The Sports and... Read more »
LA’s “Mansion Tax” Becomes New Villain on Reality TV Show

LA’s “Mansion Tax” Becomes New Villain on Reality TV Show

In the latest season of the reality TV show “Selling Sunset,” a surprising antagonist emerged: Measure ULA, the “mansion tax” aimed at alleviating L.A.’s housing shortfall. Despite projections of raising $923 million... Read more »
LA’s First M Home Sale of Year Points to Pacific

LA’s First $20M Home Sale of Year Points to Pacific

The first luxury house sale of 2024 came from Pacific Palisades, rather than the typical locales in Malibu, Beverly Hills or Brentwood. The mansion located at 211 Alma Real Drive traded for... Read more »
LA’s Top Real Estate Lawsuits Run the Gamut in 2023

LA’s Top Real Estate Lawsuits Run the Gamut in 2023

From left: Shangri-La Industries CEO Andy Meyers, Ultimate Host’s Mokhtar Jabli, Arthur Aslanian and LA Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez (Illustration by The Real Deal) Among the thousands of real estate lawsuits filed every... Read more »
Celebrities and Taxes Top LA’s Buzzy Stories for 2023

Celebrities and Taxes Top LA’s Buzzy Stories for 2023

Mayor Karen Bass, Beyonce and Jay-Z, David and Simon Reuben and Schon Tepler’s Artem Tepler (Getty, X, formerly known as Twitter) It wasn’t an election year, but politics populated Los Angeles real... Read more »
0M Deal Tops List of LA’s Priciest House Sales in 2023

$200M Deal Tops List of LA’s Priciest House Sales in 2023

All-time records for the priciest house sale in California were broken in May when music power couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé paid a jaw-dropping $200 million for a Malibu estate.   But overall, the... Read more »
Discount Deals Dominate LA’s Top Office Sales of 2023

Discount Deals Dominate LA’s Top Office Sales of 2023

During a year when many institutional investors pulled back from the office market, two familiar names were involved in this year’s priciest office sale in Los Angeles.  JPMorgan took the cake this... Read more »
Las Vegas Housing Market: Prices, Trends, Forecast 2023

Las Vegas Housing Market: Prices, Trends, Forecast 2023

The Las Vegas housing market has been through ups and downs over the past few years, with the pandemic having a significant impact on the market. The market is facing a mix... Read more »
Homebuyers Are Moving to Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Orlando in 2023

Homebuyers Are Moving to Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Orlando in 2023

Homebuyers across the United States are changing their preferences as the housing market undergoes significant shifts. Austin, once a sought-after destination, is witnessing an exodus due to soaring housing costs. At the... Read more »