These LOs are TikTok sensations. They call a potential ban “unfortunate”

These LOs are TikTok sensations. They call a potential ban “unfortunate”

It may be counterintuitive, but loan officer Scott Betley, a 32-year-old TikTok sensation, says he isn’t worried about a potential U.S. ban of the short-form video app. Betley, who has more than... Read more »
Ethan Penner to Take the Stage for Keynote Interview at Connect Los Angeles

Ethan Penner to Take the Stage for Keynote Interview at Connect Los Angeles

He’s been called a Wall Street legend and the father of CMBS, and now he’s a published author as well. At the upcoming Connect Los Angeles, scheduled for May 1 at the... Read more »
Ethan Penner to Take the Stage for Keynote Interview at Connect Los Angeles

Port of Los Angeles Sees Second-Busiest January on Record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 855,652 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January, the second-best start to the year on record after the pandemic-induced cargo surge in 2022. Port officials said January... Read more »
View tiny homes in Los Angeles in a self-guided tour of ADUs

View tiny homes in Los Angeles in a self-guided tour of ADUs

If you’ve read our coverage of accessory dwelling units, you know that they are one of the most popular housing solutions in California, with almost one-fifth of the newly permitted housing units... Read more »
These LOs are TikTok sensations. They call a potential ban “unfortunate”

Top-producing Draper and Kramer LOs spurn NAF

Most of last year’s top-producing loan officers at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. (DKMC) are not transitioning to the company’s acquirer, New American Funding (NAF), according to multiple sources and available public... Read more »
Who Is Los Angeles Developer and Landlord Neil Shekhter?

Who Is Los Angeles Developer and Landlord Neil Shekhter?

Neil Shekhter once held some of the most coveted land in the U.S.  He had apartments in Santa Monica and Beverly Grove, where one-bedroom units now average nearly $4,000 a month. And... Read more »
Opinion: Why is Los Angeles blocking solutions to the housing crisis?

Opinion: Why is Los Angeles blocking solutions to the housing crisis?

Last month YIMBY Law, a nonprofit, pro-housing advocacy group, sued the City of Los Angeles on behalf of a private developer seeking to construct a 360-unit apartment building in Canoga Park. These... Read more »
Los Angeles’ Top Residential Broker Aaron Kirman

Los Angeles’ Top Residential Broker Aaron Kirman

Los Angeles’ top residential broker cuts a casual figure, but wants you to know things are getting serious with his new venture. Aaron Kirman, who’s known for spinning trophy properties while sporting... Read more »
Online lender slapped for allegedly deploying unlicensed LOs

Online lender slapped for allegedly deploying unlicensed LOs

California-headquartered LoanSnap was hit with a temporary order to cease and desist from Connecticut’s Department of Banking for “systemic” unlicensed mortgage loan origination activity. Connecticut Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez alleged that LoanSnap... Read more »
How Developers Feel About Building in Los Angeles

How Developers Feel About Building in Los Angeles

From left: Dekel Capital’s Shlomi Ronen, LaTerra Development’s Chris Tourtellotte and Cityview’s Damian Gancman (Dekel, LaTerra, Cityview, Getty; Illustration by Kevin Rebong for The Real Deal)From left: Dekel Capital’s Shlomi Ronen, LaTerra... Read more »