Below is an excerpt from the Monday Morning Quarterback from June 26, 2023. Adding Affordable Housing Is ‘Essential’ to Fixing California’s Homelessness Crisis The main barrier to fixing California’s homelessness crisis is the massive shortage of affordable housing for people with very low incomes, and fixing that is “essential” to solving homelessness, according to a…
This article contains excerpts from Monday Morning Quarterback, May 8, 2023 L.A. City Council Approves Aggressive Plans for More Housing The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 [in May] to approve new development plans allowing up to 135,000 new homes in Hollywood and downtown L.A. over the next two decades. Lawmakers cheered the passage…
Investors often view the stock market and commercial real estate as distinct silos, yet they share deeply interconnected ecosystems. When the Dow Jones or S&P 500 tumbles, the shockwaves frequently travel through the financial system to impact the value of all assets that can be borrowed against. Understanding the probability of a crash and its…
The largest transfer of wealth in American history is already underway. According to Cerulli Associates, a leading global research and wealth management consulting firm, approximately $124 trillion is expected to change hands through 2048, with nearly $105 trillion transferring to heirs. A substantial portion of this wealth consists of highly appreciated real estate, including apartment…
Taking the time to verify information on the front end can mean the difference between a stable tenancy and a costly mistake that takes months to unwind. With that in mind, let’s walk through some key red flags and practical steps landlords and agents can use to avoid relying on false or misleading information during…
For many families, one of the biggest financial hurdles today is helping their adult children purchase a home in an increasingly expensive housing market. In San Diego, for example, homeownership has become extremely difficult for the younger generation due to high housing prices caused by limited supply and high demand. As one might imagine, the…
A new state law that allows denser housing development near major transit stops [went] into effect in July, opening the door to construction of more than one million new units in California’s urban centers. The law forces cities to approve taller apartment and condominium complexes around rail stops, ferry terminals and rapid transit bus stops,…
When it comes to real estate marketing, the winners aren’t always the ones with the biggest ad budgets. More often, they’re the ones who are willing to get scrappy, stay creative, and show up in unexpected ways. Over the years, our team has experimented with a wide variety of guerrilla and alternative marketing strategies in…
Marketing and branding are like a couple. They work hand in hand, so it’s important to build a brand around you and your business. Doing this makes all your marketing work so much better. The main thing I want you to see as we touch on branding is that this is not hard to do.…
Across California, property owners are increasingly uncovering a quiet but disruptive problem: mechanic’s liens recorded against properties for work that was never performed. While this issue is most prevalent in Los Angeles County, similar cases are also surfacing in Orange County, San Diego County, Santa Clara County and San Francisco County – particularly in markets…