Officials Aim to Aid Affordable Developers, Eyeball Vacant Assets

Officials Aim to Aid Affordable Developers, Eyeball Vacant Assets

Local governments in Southern California made several moves carrying implications for real estate investors over the past week. In Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors is drafting the Community Opportunity to... Read more »
Leo Polosadjian Plans 20 Residences on Reseda Vacant Lot

Leo Polosadjian Plans 20 Residences on Reseda Vacant Lot

A local developer wants to squeeze 20 homes and granny flats into a vacant lot in Reseda. Leo Polosadjian filed plans to subdivide the two-thirds-acre rectangular property into five lots to build... Read more »
Vacant LAHSA Apartments Lead to HUD Funding Pull

Vacant LAHSA Apartments Lead to HUD Funding Pull

A signature homelessness initiative championed by Mayor Karen Bass is facing mounting scrutiny after hundreds of taxpayer-funded apartments meant for homeless residents sat empty while public agencies continued paying rent. At the... Read more »
The ‘Exit Tax’ That Can Make Vacant Homes Worth Holding

The ‘Exit Tax’ That Can Make Vacant Homes Worth Holding

In a normal market, an empty home is a wasting asset: Equity sits trapped, no rent comes in, and the owner keeps paying property taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities, and fees. But the... Read more »
Avatar Lends on Vacant Industrial Campus in Hawthorne’s “Space Corridor”

Avatar Lends on Vacant Industrial Campus in Hawthorne’s “Space Corridor”

Avatar Financial Group LLC has provided a $16.1-million bridge loan secured by The Yukon, a three-building industrial campus totaling 52,074 square feet and located at 13100-13130 Yukon Ave. in Hawthorne. The two-year loan... Read more »
Nancy Guthrie Investigators Are ‘Asking About’ Vacant Property Near Her Home: Expert Reveals How It May Have Been Used in Her Disappearance

Nancy Guthrie Investigators Are ‘Asking About’ Vacant Property Near Her Home: Expert Reveals How It May Have Been Used in Her Disappearance

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. FBI agents who are investigating Nancy Guthrie‘s disappearance are reportedly looking into a vacant property in her Arizona neighborhood—as the... Read more »
Downtown L.A. wants San Francisco’s pop-up secret to get shoppers back

Downtown L.A. wants San Francisco’s pop-up secret to get shoppers back

As much of downtown L.A. continues to feel dark and deserted, local businesses want the city to steal San Francisco’s secret for firing up foot traffic. The tech mecca has slowly begun... Read more »
Vacant Industrial Sets Pricing Record for Gardena

Vacant Industrial Sets Pricing Record for Gardena

Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the seller in the $10,695,000 disposition of 14011 S. Normandie Ave., a vacant industrial property located in Gardena. The sale set a record for size and... Read more »
How Many Vacant Offices Does Southern California Have?

How Many Vacant Offices Does Southern California Have?

In Southern California, roughly one out of five offices sits empty. Office buildings across the five-county region last month notched a 20.4 percent vacancy rate, the Orange County Register reported, citing year-end... Read more »
Window to the Law: Avoiding Vacant Land Scams

Window to the Law: Avoiding Vacant Land Scams

Window to the Law: Avoiding Vacant Land Scams – Transcript Hi, my name is Charlie Lee and I’m Senior Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs for NAR.   Vacant land scams have... Read more »