Related and Weingart Wrap Up 700 units of Homeless Housing in Dow

Related and Weingart Wrap Up 700 units of Homeless Housing in Dow

Related California and the Weingart Center Association are moving toward finishing 700 units of supportive affordable housing in downtown Los Angeles. The Irvine-based developer and L.A.-based nonprofit are constructing a 12-story highrise... Read more »

Modern Renters Are Turning Their Storage Units Into Their New Side Hustles

As housing costs rise and living space shrinks, many renters are getting creative about how—and where—they live and work.  Storage units, once just a place for overflow, are becoming a more versatile... Read more »
HVN Seeks to Build More Mar Vista Affordable Units

HVN Seeks to Build More Mar Vista Affordable Units

Two one-story apartment buildings in Mar Vista could give way to an affordable housing complex.  HVN Development filed an application with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning to clear the two... Read more »
Rent-Controlled Units Allegedly Become Short-Term Rentals

Rent-Controlled Units Allegedly Become Short-Term Rentals

The City of Santa Monica is pursuing legal action against a group of local landlords.  In a new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, city attorneys claim the Enayati family... Read more »
Existing home sales hit 9-month high with inventory at 1.43M units

Existing home sales hit 9-month high with inventory at 1.43M units

From NAR: “Existing-home sales increased for the third straight month due to lower mortgage rates this autumn,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “However, inventory growth is beginning to stall.” My central theme... Read more »
BH3 Acquires Malibu Rentals with Plan to Offer For-Sale Units

BH3 Acquires Malibu Rentals with Plan to Offer For-Sale Units

Florida-based BH3 Management has acquired a 68-unit residential property in Malibu’s coastal enclave of Point Dume. The purchase price was more than $70 million; it was financed through a $75-million loan from Maxim Capital. Located at... Read more »
Blackstone Gains 8,300 Units in California With AIR Deal

Blackstone Gains 8,300 Units in California With AIR Deal

Blackstone is gaining 8,300 apartments across California with its $10 billion acquisition of AIR Communities. On Monday, Blackstone announced it was buying AIR Communities, also known as Apartment Income REIT, for $10... Read more »
Douglas Elliman to Market Units at Century Plaza Hotel

Douglas Elliman to Market Units at Century Plaza Hotel

Douglas Elliman has been tapped to market for lease the Fairmont Residences at the Reuben Brothers’ Century Plaza development in Century City.  The 56 hotel-branded apartments will only be available for lease,... Read more »
Housing Diversity Lands M to finish “micro” units in DTLA

Housing Diversity Lands $49M to finish “micro” units in DTLA

Housing Diversity has secured a $34.9 million loan for a nearly completed, 227-unit “micro apartment” complex in Downtown Los Angeles. The Seattle-based developer landed the loan to complete the eight-story Liv DTLA... Read more »
BH3 Acquires Malibu Rentals with Plan to Offer For-Sale Units

Core Spaces to Add 4,000 BTR Units in Six Markets

Core Spaces has announced the continued growth of Oxenfree, the company’s Build-to-Rent (BTR) brand. Chicago-based Core has a portfolio of nearly 4,000 homes under development and in its pipeline across major markets... Read more »