Los Angeles

Oct 24, 2019
2 min

Small Business Owners, Still Among the Most Confident, Report Slip In Optimism

CoStar Analysis: NFIB Survey Finds Dimming Prospects, More Uncertainty Small Business owners have consistently been among the most confid...

Playing Defense May Define Commercial Real Estate Next Year, Urban Land Institute Finds

Jason Tuvia

Oct 4, 2019
2 min

Playing Defense May Define Commercial Real Estate Next Year, Urban Land Institute Finds

Annual Survey Shows Industry Remains Optimistic Despite Economic Uncertainty Next year may be the time to get defensive with real estate ...

Next Year May Be The Time To Get Defensive With Real Estate Investments

Jason Tuvia

Oct 2, 2019
3 min

Next Year May Be The Time To Get Defensive With Real Estate Investments

Firms Seen Raising Risk of High Office Vacancy, Greater Defaults in Any Recession The president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank is war...

Fed Cuts Interest Rates to Try to Cushion US Economy From Global Headwinds

Jason Tuvia

Sep 23, 2019
2 min

Fed Cuts Interest Rates to Try to Cushion US Economy From Global Headwinds

CoStar Analysis: US Central Bank Now Must Gauge Effects of Recent Changes The Federal Reserve reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points ...

Treasury, HUD Seek to Limit Scope of Nation's Largest Multifamily Lenders

Jason Tuvia

Sep 19, 2019
3 min

Treasury, HUD Seek to Limit Scope of Nation's Largest Multifamily Lenders

Trump Administration Needs Bipartisan Support to Decrease Government Roles of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae The U.S. departments of Treasury an...

Foreign Capital Flows to US Property Seen Increasing Into Next Year

Jason Tuvia

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

Foreign Capital Flows to US Property Seen Increasing Into Next Year

With Recession Not Imminent, Overseas Investors May Look More to US While foreign investment in U.S. commercial real estate fell signific...

Presidential Problem: Candidates Pitch Solutions to Nation’s Housing Shortage

Jason Tuvia

Sep 13, 2019
9 min

Presidential Problem: Candidates Pitch Solutions to Nation’s Housing Shortage

Proposals Give New Prominence to the Lack of Shelter in a Growing Economy As Democratic presidential candidates debated on Thursday night...

Tech and Media Boom Is Driving Down Vacancies in Westside Los Angeles Neighborhood

Jason Tuvia

Sep 12, 2019
2 min

Tech and Media Boom Is Driving Down Vacancies in Westside Los Angeles Neighborhood

Stakeholders Say Playa Vista is Heating Up The convergence of media and technology is helping to make a dent in vacancies in Playa Vista,...

California Legislature Passes Historic Rent Control Bill

Jason Tuvia

Sep 11, 2019
3 min

California Legislature Passes Historic Rent Control Bill

Governor Indicates He's Likely to Sign Legislation Capping Rents at 5% Plus Inflation California lawmakers passed a statewide rent contro...

Jason Tuvia

Aug 8, 2019
3 min

What to Make of Gyrating Markets and Global Trade Wars

It appears that U.S. financial markets are finally waking up to the reality of the intended and unintended consequences of the trade war....

Renderings revealed for $1B Clippers arena in Inglewood

Jason Tuvia

Jul 31, 2019
3 min

Renderings revealed for $1B Clippers arena in Inglewood

The Clippers expect the arena to open in 2024—but they’re facing at two legal challenges over the project. Inglewood residents might not ...

As Rents Keep Rising, Renters Opting For Location Over Size

Jason Tuvia

Jul 24, 2019
2 min

As Rents Keep Rising, Renters Opting For Location Over Size

Smaller Apartments Gaining Significant Traction as Renters Accept Rent-Location Trade-off Demand for rental housing once again outpaced s...

Jason Tuvia

Jul 15, 2019
4 min

California Earthquake Aftershocks Could Extend to Commercial Mortgages

Property Damage Might Slow Refinancing of $3 Billion in Loans Real estate fallout could extend well beyond the immediate damage caused by...

California Lawmaker Adds Eviction Protection to Proposed Rent Cap Bill

Jason Tuvia

Jul 1, 2019
2 min

California Lawmaker Adds Eviction Protection to Proposed Rent Cap Bill

Amended Bill to Move to State Senate Committee On July 9 The author of a proposed California bill to limit annual rent increases has adde...

California Rent Cap Bill to Get First Senate Hearing

Jason Tuvia

Jun 24, 2019
2 min

California Rent Cap Bill to Get First Senate Hearing

Mortgage Bankers Join Real Estate Groups In Opposing Assembly Bill 1482 A California bill aimed at limiting annual rent increases to 7% p...

California Assembly Passes Bill Capping Rents at 7%

Jason Tuvia

May 30, 2019
3 min

California Assembly Passes Bill Capping Rents at 7%

Tenant Protection Measure Passes After Several Concessions to Landlords, Real Estate Brokers The California Assembly narrowly passed a bi...

HBO Relocation Near Apple & Amazon, Spurring Apartment Demand

Jason Tuvia

Apr 3, 2019
3 min

HBO Relocation Near Apple & Amazon, Spurring Apartment Demand

Cable Channel Lease Marks Resurgence of City as Entertainment Center Premium cable channel HBO plans to relocate its headquarters to a sp...

Apartment Development Boom Spreads Into New Areas in Downtown Los Angeles

Jason Tuvia

Apr 2, 2019
2 min

Apartment Development Boom Spreads Into New Areas in Downtown Los Angeles

Two New Towers Give a Boost to Historic Core's Revitalization Two new Los Angeles apartment towers in the city's Historic Core are the la...

Freddie Mac: These are the Most Rent-Burdened Housing Markets

Jason Tuvia

Apr 1, 2019
2 min

Freddie Mac: These are the Most Rent-Burdened Housing Markets

GSE releases analysis on rent-burdened communities It’s not exactly a secret that affordability for both home buyers and renters is shrin...

Lower Interest Rates Should Drive More Acquisitions in the Multifamily Sector

Jason Tuvia

Mar 26, 2019
2 min

Lower Interest Rates Should Drive More Acquisitions in the Multifamily Sector

Borrowers have an unexpected second chance to get low-interest financing to buy or re-finance apartment properties, thanks to growing wor...

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