Thousands are leaving Los Angeles year after year. This is why we still have a housing crunch

Thousands are leaving Los Angeles year after year. This is why we still have a housing crunch

The City of Angels lost nearly 10,000 residents last year. L.A. County lost 62,000. It’s not exactly a mass exodus, but L.A.’s shrinking population is enough to leave a few economists shuddering... Read more »
Council Speaker Menin Proposes Building Thousands of Apartments on Small Lots

Council Speaker Menin Proposes Building Thousands of Apartments on Small Lots

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Friday announced a proposal to build up to 35,000 new apartments on nearly 3,000 small lots across the five boroughs. These would be made... Read more »
Long-Term Trust Administration in California: The Hidden Risks That Cost Families Thousands

Long-Term Trust Administration in California: The Hidden Risks That Cost Families Thousands

By Dustin MacFarlane, California State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law PRIMARY KEYWORDS: long-term trust administration California, trustee duties California, estate planning Sacramento, California trust administration, trustee responsibilities... Read more »
Thousands of apartments set to take over empty office buildings with new L.A. ordinance

Thousands of apartments set to take over empty office buildings with new L.A. ordinance

Los Angeles officials just made it easier to convert empty commercial buildings to housing, opening the door to the creation of thousands of apartments across a city clamoring for housing. Developer Garrett... Read more »
Thousands of California homeowners can cut their property tax bill. Here’s how

Thousands of California homeowners can cut their property tax bill. Here’s how

With property tax bills as high as they are in Southern California, you’d think that homeowners would sign up for every break they could get. You would be wrong. Since 1974, the... Read more »