AdminSep 2, 20201 min readCoronavirus forces California landlords to double rent discountsWhile many California tenants struggle to make monthly payments, the economic distress has forced landlords to double their incentives...
AdminAug 31, 20202 min readMultifamily Investment Stumbles Even Further in San Diego During Third QuarterThe coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc on the San Diego apartment market. Landlords are not only dealing with added expenses from...
AdminAug 11, 20201 min readApartment Deal Flow Slows Down in San Diego Amid the Coronavirus PandemicApartment landlords are grappling with a pandemic that has impacted rent growth and demand. San Diego rent growth was negative in the...
AdminNov 12, 20191 min readAbsolute Internet-Proof Investment? Collision Centers May Offer an OptionIf you wreck your car, there’s a higher-than-average chance you’ll have it repaired at a so-called collision center. It’s a growing...
AdminSep 14, 20191 min readAB 1482 - Passed Assembly. Here is a summary. SUMMARY: This bill limits rent-gouging in California by placing an upper limit on annual rent increases: 5% plus inflation. To prevent...
AdminSep 14, 20193 min readOpinion: You Can Thank the Legislature for Your Next Big Rent IncreaseBy Scott Cook No one likes a rent increase, but as with all expenses, it is normal for rents to increase over time. While reasonable rent...
AdminAug 20, 20191 min readHomebuilding Is Still a Shadow of Its Pre-Recession SelfThe latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that construction starts of single-family homes in July were at 876,000 units on an ...
AdminAug 13, 20191 min readFewer Americans Are Buying Houses, Keeping Demand High for ApartmentsHome ownership rates fell in the second quarter nationally, suggesting renter demand will remain strong in the high-flying U.S. ...
AdminJul 19, 20191 min readSan Diego Apartment Sales Up in First Half of 2019Demand for San Diego’s apartments remains largely inelastic, owing in great measure to the relative lack of construction compared with...
AdminJul 18, 20192 min readShort-Term Apartment Rental Startup's Valuation Hits $1 BillionSonder, a short-term apartment rental company based in San Francisco, completed a $210 million round of Series D funding and is now ...
AdminJul 11, 20192 min readInvestors Pay $77 Million for a Chance to Not Raise Apartment Rents In a rare reversal of the usual strategy, investors have bought an aging New York City apartment tower with plans to convert all the...
AdminJul 2, 20191 min readApartment Owners Adapt As Short-Term Rentals Show No Signs of Checking OutOnce-resistant developers and apartment operators nationwide are beginning to embrace the short-term rental business as a way to add a ...
AdminJun 26, 20193 min readLandlord Alert!C.A.R. OPPOSES SB 329 (Mitchell) because it effectively forces ALL residential rental property owners to participate in the voluntary...
AdminJun 24, 20192 min readApartment Deliveries in San Diego Down Notably in the First Half of 2019Even in a widely recognized undersupplied housing market, only 954 market rate apartment units delivered across San Diego in the first...
AdminJun 18, 20192 min readDevelopers Go Out on a Ledge to Question Whether Apartment Balconies Are NecessaryFrom New York to Los Angeles to Toronto, surging demand for apartments is encouraging builders across North America to try to put more...
AdminJun 14, 20191 min readProp 10 2.0 would likely drive rentals from market, lower values, says LAOA statewide rent control measure targeted for 2020 would likely drive rental units from the market, decrease apartment property ...
AdminJun 6, 20191 min readRent control is looming again.A statewide rent control bill that passed out of the Assembly last week remains the wrong answer to our housing crisis — both across...
AdminMay 28, 20191 min readCalifornia Assembly Passes Bill Restricting Short-Term Coastal RentalsThe California Assembly advanced a bill restricting the listing of some short-term coastal home rentals in coastal San Diego County on ...
AdminApr 30, 20192 min readLA Pension Fund Focuses on Property Sales, Citing Slower AppreciationThe Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association is planning to sell a lot more commercial properties than it buys in the next...
AdminApr 23, 20191 min readMaking It in San Diego: Rent control advocates launch new ballot proposal in CaliforniaThe ballot proposal allows rent control on buildings over 15 years old and exempts owners of two or fewer homes. The measure would also...
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