In a preprint paper analyzing more than 700,000 home sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, researchers found that homes sold off-market — and entered into the MLS with zero days on... Read more »
Los Angeles officials are taking a closer look at whether deep-pocketed investors are shutting out would-be homeowners. The Los Angeles City Council voted last week to study how large institutional buyers, including... Read more »
The Los Angeles “mansion tax,” officially known as Measure ULA, was adopted nearly three years ago to combat homelessness and fund affordable housing, but new research suggests the policy has backfired, stalling... Read more »
New data from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center shows that pressure on renters is driven by 9 percent population growth in the state, more than double the national average. Key findings,... Read more »
For decades, the Stahl House in the Hollywood Hills has been a rarity — a globally known icon of Midcentury Modernism and Los Angeles glamour, still in the hands of the family... Read more »
There are unaffordable housing markets, and then there are “impossibly unaffordable” markets, four of which are in California, a recent study said. The housing crisis represents an obstacle to upward mobility, and... Read more »
The decedent in this case was the mother of three adult daughters and a force to be reckoned with. She had been suffering with an aggressive and painful form of cancer for... Read more »
Did the Letter of Intent and Declaration of Gift Constitute a Valid Transmutation Agreement? The Letter of Intent our client’s mother and stepfather signed when executing their joint trust constituted a valid... Read more »