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Dear Friends and Family, As we get deeper into the fall season, change remains a common theme in the Los Angeles area. The local apartment market returns to pre-pandemic levels as the economy makes its recovery. Building design shifts to combat the spread of disease, with greater emphasis put on…

Dear Friends and Family, As the summer comes to an end, issues with housing remain at the forefront of Los Angeles’s future. The Downtown community looks to streamline the development process in order to build more residential units. Southland renters continue to struggle to make payments due to the pandemic,…

Dear Friends and Family, As the summer months fly by and the pandemic brings about new challenges, the outlook on Los Angeles real estate seems cautiously optimistic. The federal eviction moratorium, which has protected at-risk tenants impacted by the pandemic since September 2020, is set to expire at the end…

Dear Friends and Family, As the summer gets underway, the real estate industry looks to the future. California takes steps to address its housing affordability crisis with new legislative action, while also announcing a new budget to tackle a number of other issues. As the fall semester approaches for Southern…

Dear Friends and Family, The arrival of summer brings a new sense of (still cautious) optimism, for both the pandemic outlook and the real estate market. Rental prices in Los Angeles and other US cities are steadily increasing and returning to pre-COVID levels. However, there are some critical trends to…

Dear Friends and Family, As Los Angeles looks toward a full reopening in the summer, developers and investors alike are beginning to map out how living spaces – both on a macro and micro level – should look. The pandemic has brought permanent changes to what renters look for in…

Dear Friends and Family, As the COVID vaccine rollout accelerates and more people get their doses, there is much to be optimistic about. Rent prices in Los Angeles have hit a turning point and might increase as the pandemic winds down. The American Rescue Plan Act – the latest federal…

Dear Friends and Family, As the largest development opportunity in Santa Monica in a generation hits the market, investors can become the largest multi-family landlord in Santa Monica. SoCal multi-family prices have not seen a pandemic discount due to low interest rates keeping high prices stable. Apartment landlords are feeling…