Real Estate

Are Multifamily and Retail Carrying Downtown LA?

Are Multifamily and Retail Carrying Downtown LA? Retail and multifamily lead activity has come back in Downtown Los Angeles is a positive way and both sectors are fueling the next phase of the renaissance and driving growth within other sectors as well. The Numbers According to DCBID’s recent quarterly research report, multifamily occupancy increased 9.4 …

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Developers Need to Look at Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is seeing the biggest development boom since the 1920s! As Bisnow puts it, “the revival of downtown Los Angeles tells a story of a comeback.” For decades, downtown LA has seen, violence, crime, urban flight, and general dilapidation—and that doesn’t even include smog and traffic. But since 2000, the City of …

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Why Commercial Redevelopment is a Win for Investors

Up front, commercial redevelopers have to pour a lot of money into their projects. Often these properties span 50K square feet or more. They become the central point for business districts in cities across America. Today’s redevelopment projects are largely multi-use, combining residential with retail and office. When investors back smart redevelopment projects, the returns …

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West Coast Industrial Market Has an Interesting Q3

Recently, the occupancy and absorption rates for industrial on the West Coast went down for the first time in several years. CoStar reports that despite the unexpected dip, industrial will recover in 2018, though headwinds loom in 2019. California Industrial Has Been Booming News of the slowdown was unexpected, particularly in California where industrial has …

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These Two Industries Lead the Commercial Lending Market

Multifamily and industrial loan seekers are more likely to receive a loan than other type of commercial project thanks to California’s high demand for these spaces. There is a housing shortage and an e-commerce boom in southern California so strong that demand is increasing even while interest rates are going up. Lenders are anxious to …

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Los Angeles a Hot Commodity for Investment Development

Adding up all of the snares coming developers’ way from uncertain tax and regulatory policies, housing shortages, slow new construction, to several unpredictable wildfires and hurricanes, commercial development experienced somewhat of a shake up over the last year. Yet, according to this year’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report® annually produced by the Urban Land …

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Are Lenders Preparing for a Recession?

In cities nationwide, housing markets are tightening amid shrinking inventories while new construction projects have slowed and mortgage rates have been on the rise.  Fundamentals in multifamily and industrial look good, but why the chatter of a lending pullback? Some experts worry skyrocketing leasing and construction costs are setting markets up for the next recession. …

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Real Estate Agents Predict Continued Multifamily, Industrial Growth in Los Angeles

Shine the spotlight on Los Angeles because the market fundamentals are hot! Insiders know about tight the supply in the housing market as the metropolitan population keeps growing. That same population expansion influences commercial real estate submarkets like multifamily and industrial. Why Industrial? The easy answer is Los Angeles’ infrastructure. The Port of Los Angeles …

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How Location Data is Improving Real Estate Development

Developers have always done their best to predict the up-and-coming neighborhoods ripe for getting in on the ground floor. Today finding new investment properties ready for development is less of a mystic art and more science. New data sources and SaaS platforms help pinpoint areas ripe for development and the type of property or business …

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