Los Angeles

This is a bit interesting.  The follwing chart show where the following cities are growing versus their suburbs.  My home town of Columbus has always been known for balanced growth and it appears [...]

This is the 800 pound gorilla in the corner, and not only a big risk to CRE valuations for years to come, but to the economy in general. Let’s hope that this is not an aberration, but a trend [...]

Ok, no more news for a moment, good or bad –  And no better way to do it than a car show and a good one at that!  Time for a recap of Sunday’s Concours on Rodeo in Beverly Hills.   I [...]

For my LA area readers – this is TODAY – Father’s day, June 20th http://www.rodeodrive-bh.com/CNC/CNC_2010.html

Another topic of concern that has passed the house and awaiting a vote in the senate.  Given the majority in the senate, it will also likely pass there too. Real Estate Groups Warn That Carried [...]

This is a huge topic right now and full of risk.  Strategy of Last Resort: To Default or Not To Default? – CoStar Group I have an owner right now who is exploring those options.   The [...]

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise as this has been in the works for a while. Califonia passed the nation’s first mandatory green-building code today that requires new [...]

Although not directly related to real estate, this piece from the LA Times, Sunday business section, is still of interest and relevant.  Plus, it is predicted to have quite an impact on future [...]

At the the link is a ‘simplified’ overview of the California One Action and Anti Deficiency law authored by Alan Martin at Sheppard Mullin. Some of the major points made in the [...]

True, the primary topic of my blog was supposed to be commercial real estate, but since everyone lives somewhere, there are topics of interest concerning residential.  The big one right now is [...]

For any reader that is a bit unfamiliar with LEEDS and who/what they are and maybe some history, a good quick answer is available courtesy of Wikipedia. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...]

CoStar Group — a commercial MLS, published a good piece on LEEDs credentialing.   I thought that many of you developers and contractors would be interested in reading it.  This isn’t [...]