Appeals Court Orders VA to Build Homeless Veteran Housing

Appeals Court Orders VA to Build Homeless Veteran Housing

The Department of Veterans affairs must build more than 2,500 housing units on its West Los Angeles campus, a federal appeals court has ruled.  Last week, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of... Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: Katy Perry’s Bitter Mansion Battle Takes Another Twist as Veteran Asks Court To Make Pop Star Pay Him .2 Million in Expenses

EXCLUSIVE: Katy Perry’s Bitter Mansion Battle Takes Another Twist as Veteran Asks Court To Make Pop Star Pay Him $1.2 Million in Expenses

Singer Katy Perry‘s yearslong legal battle over a Montecito mansion has taken yet another surprising turn after the veteran who sold her the property asked the court to make the pop star... Read more »
Homebuilding veteran Scott Stowell joins Fannie Mae board

Homebuilding veteran Scott Stowell joins Fannie Mae board

Government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae announced on Thursday the appointment of Scott D. Stowell, a homebuilding executive with nearly 40 years of industry experience, to its board of directors. “Mr. Stowell brings nearly... Read more »
Fathom promotes veteran finance leader Joanne Zach to CFO

Fathom promotes veteran finance leader Joanne Zach to CFO

Fathom Holdings, the parent company to Fathom Realty, announced a new promotion in its executive leadership team. On Wednesday, the firm hired former senior vice president of finance Joanne Zach as chief... Read more »
Smartfi hires reverse marketing veteran Martin Lenoir as CMO

Smartfi hires reverse marketing veteran Martin Lenoir as CMO

San Diego-based Smartfi Home Loans, which is primarily active as a wholesale lender in the reverse mortgage space and is actively building a retail division that offers reverse mortgage products, has hired... Read more »
Worth Real Estate Hires Investment Veteran to Run First Fund

Worth Real Estate Hires Investment Veteran to Run First Fund

Worthe Real Estate Group has hired a chief investment officer to run its first real estate fund. The Santa Monica-based developer has named Chris Graham to run the firm’s inaugural fund, dubbed... Read more »
Priority Capital Advisory Adds CRE Veteran Katie Rodd

Priority Capital Advisory Adds CRE Veteran Katie Rodd

Priority Capital Advisory (PCA), a boutique debt and equity capital advisor headquartered in Century City, has appointed industry veteran Katie Rodd as managing director and head of execution. With more than two decades of commercial real... Read more »
Smartfi hires reverse marketing veteran Martin Lenoir as CMO

UMortgage CEO: “Our veterans deserve better,” following the news of recent veteran lending malpractices

Anthony Casa, President & CEO of UMortgage, isn’t mincing words when it comes to the lending practices that often victimize our veterans. “Our veterans deserve better. Unfortunately, it’s far too common for... Read more »
Smartfi hires reverse marketing veteran Martin Lenoir as CMO

NAR wants VA to change rules that prohibit veteran buyers from paying broker commissions

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) urged the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to revise its policies that ban veterans from paying broker commissions, an issue that is gaining attention following... Read more »
Veteran LA Office Tenant Broker Tony Morales Leaves JLL

Veteran LA Office Tenant Broker Tony Morales Leaves JLL

L.A. office dealmaker Tony Morales, where are you? The veteran senior managing director of JLL’s Los Angeles office has left the firm — and has disappeared, according to CoStar News.  Morales had... Read more »