The White House announced on Friday afternoon its effort to challenge what it calls “unnecessary regulatory barriers” to homebuilding by issuing a broad executive order to reduce environmental, permitting and programmatic restrictions... Read more »
Another product with potential to expand the non-QM universe — traditionally dominated by bank-statement and debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) loans — is the home equity line of credit (HELOC). Today, HELOCs represent about... Read more »
For California residents struggling to purchase a home in one of the nation’s most competitive real estate markets, a new bipartisan federal bill could signal meaningful change. Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and... Read more »
Los Angeles County has a long way to go before fixing its housing shortage after decades of building too little housing to meet growing demand. Over a 40-year period since the 1970s,... Read more »
If you’re a California resident preparing to file your 2026 taxes, you need to understand how recent changes at the IRS could impact your ability to get help—and what mistakes could cost... Read more »
By the time Lennar executives reached the question-and-answer portion of their fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call this morning, the tone had shifted. From explanation to defense. What had looked, just a quarter earlier,... Read more »
Turner Impact Capital has launched its third multifamily housing fund to address the country’s housing affordability crisis. Turner Multifamily Impact Fund III (TMIF III) seeks to raise up to $750 million of... Read more »
NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc., a Calabasas-based retail shopping center owner and development company, launched NewMark Merrill Hadler Community Partners, a new venture focused on the acquisition, development, management and operation of retail centers in under-invested and under-supplied... Read more »
A flood of non-renewal notices for home insurance policies from State Farm will hit upscale neighborhoods from Calabasas to Bel-Air, while leaving others relatively unscathed. Illinois-based State Farm General Insurance has released... Read more »
The wave of antitrust lawsuits targeting residential players big and small in markets across the country has landed in Los Angeles. The latest case, filed yesterday in California’s Central District Court, names... Read more »