
San Diego moving forward with middle-income housing incentive
Officials are proposing to allow developers to build 25 percent more units than a property’s zoning allows if they agree to reserve 10...

Colorado Edges Toward Rent Control
A measure that would lift an almost 40-year-old ban on rent control in Colorado is moving closer to enactment, the most significant step...

SD Apartment Investment Up After Defeat of Prop. 10
San Diego experienced a slowdown in multifamily investment in 2018, posting the lowest volume since 2014, with $2 billion in...

SD City Council Eliminates Parking Requirement for New Multi-Family Development in Some Areas.
City Council Approves Measure Eliminating Parking Requirements for Some Housing Developments The reform eliminates parking space...

Blackstone Mortgage Leads Surge in Nonbank Lending
REIT Lenders Face Hurdles to Maintain Historic Growth Nonbank lenders boosted loan origination by more than 62 percent, buoyed by...

Early Signs Indicate San Diego Apartment Investment Sales May Rebound After Off Year in 2018
The weight of Proposition 10 hung over the multifamily investment sector in San Diego last year like the sword of Damocles. Initial voter...

Interesting article on San Diego multifamily development proposals
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer thinks his city has said "no" to housing for too long. The sprawling city is planning for an urban...

Tom Cruise here in San Diego filming Tom Gun : Maverick
Very exciting. Here is Tom from back in the day...

California Housing...much needed...
https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2019/02/06/does-california-even-know-how-to-fix-its-housing-problem/

Annual Rent Report: What Trends Did U.S. Markets See in 2018?
Despite a still-strong economy, one-bedroom U.S. average rent prices decreased by 2.01 percent, while two-bedroom prices were virtually...

Five Key Trends Seen Shaping Apartments in 2019
Millennials Seek Space-Sharing, Carefully Chosen Ground-Floor Retailers Millennials are expected to drive some of the most noticeable...

Commercial Real Estate Lending From the Biggest Banks Shows Signs of Moderation
Nation's Largest Lenders Tighten Real Estate Loans as Economic Expansion Matures The nation's largest banks are being more cautious with...

Great article on the San Diego housing market.
San Diego Is Still Behind In Building Housing, Keeping Rents And Home Prices Too High Tuesday, January 8, 2019 By Alison St John, Megan...

Wall Street’s Big Landlords Are So Hungry for Houses They’re Building Them
Companies that once gobbled up foreclosed suburban homes are now acquiring new ones for the rental market Millennials aren’t the only...

Apartment Prices to Face First Annual Drop in Years
More than eight years of annual increases in the average sales prices for retail and apartment properties are likely to end in 2019, even...

US Apartment Development Expected to Peak Just as More Renters Look to Own
Analysts Anticipate Rent Growth, Occupancy Easing in Some Markets For the U.S. apartment market, 2019 may be the year the wave breaks....

Annual Rent Growth Surges in Areas Closest to Trolley Stops But Lags Downtown
San Diego's Mission Valley Transit-Oriented Communities Look Forward to Trolley Extension With the Blue Line trolley extension in...

California Property Owners Brace for Vote to Repeal Limit on Tax Increases
Changes to Proposition 13 Could Boost Property Taxes by $11 Billion California’s landmark property tax law may be facing a change. An...

Multifamily Will Be a Favored Asset, Despite Rising Rates
Ethan Penner opens RealShare Apartments in Los Angeles with a keynote speech focused on rising interest rates and how they will impact...