LA City Starts to Negotiate New Lease at Gas Company Tower

LA City Starts to Negotiate New Lease at Gas Company Tower

The City of Los Angeles is, once again, interested in the Gas Company Tower, the 54-story building that Brookfield lost to a receivership earlier this year, after a previous lease deal fell... Read more »
Opinion: Today’s regulatory compliance starts at the top

Opinion: Today’s regulatory compliance starts at the top

High-profile government actions against some of the nation’s largest financial firms for alleged violations of fair lending laws and loan servicing principles have sent a sobering message to industry CEOs and their... Read more »
Housing starts rise on falling mortgage rates

Housing starts rise on falling mortgage rates

Housing starts rose in November, significantly beating expectations. New construction rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,560,000, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census... Read more »
Opinion: Today’s regulatory compliance starts at the top

Housing starts flexes single-family muscle

Boom! Housing starts had an epic beat Tuesday, which usually means the data will get revised lower at some point, but one thing is for sure: the housing starts and new home... Read more »
Foreclosure starts rise in October but near-term risk is muted: ICE

Foreclosure starts rise in October but near-term risk is muted: ICE

While foreclosure completions remained relatively flat in October, foreclosure starts rose to 33,000, hitting their highest level in 18 months, according to the ICE Mortgage Monitor report. In October,  there were 217,000... Read more »
New Housing Construction, Permits, Housing Starts 2023

New Housing Construction, Permits, Housing Starts 2023

The housing market continues to face considerable headwinds from rising interest rates and interruptions in the building material supply chain, which boost construction costs. Housing Starts refer to the number of new... Read more »
Housing starts and permits rose moderately in October

Housing starts and permits rose moderately in October

Housing starts surprised in October. They rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,372,000, the highest in three months, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S.... Read more »