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July 14, 2025
Los Angeles County needs housing. But this prime parcel won't have any.
At a meeting to determine the future of the soon-to-close Santa Monica Airport, residents voiced opposing views: Service workers pleaded for affordable housing, while students called for more sports fields. The City Council went with a plan excluding housing and preserving the 192-acre site for open space, recreation and civic uses.
July 10, 2025
Nursing home operator files for bankruptcy protection, seeks to reject property leases
Genesis Healthcare, one of the nation's largest operators of nursing homes, filed for bankruptcy protection and is seeking permission to reject leases on more than a dozen properties across the country.
July 9, 2025
California releases funds for affordable apartments near Los Angeles fire zones
Six months after wildfires destroyed thousands of buildings across Los Angeles, state housing officials are releasing $101 million to accelerate construction of affordable multifamily rentals for displaced residents.
July 7, 2025
First-half job cuts highest since early in pandemic; Builder groups cheer tax bill's passage; Manufacturing activity contracts
First-half job cuts highest since early in pandemic
July 7, 2025
Commercial property pros focus on incentives in sweeping federal tax and funding law
Commercial real estate professionals expect the sweeping $4.5 trillion federal tax and funding bill signed into law by President Donald Trump to have some positive effects on the property industry.
July 2, 2025
California officially more than doubles film tax credits to position soundstages for a rebound
California’s dramatic expansion of its film and television tax credit program could bring a surge of production back to Los Angeles soundstages, offering some relief to studio landlords after years of strikes, schedule cuts and mounting capital pressure.
July 2, 2025
Texas looks to film incentives to boost its star power against Hollywood, New York
Texas is muscling further into the filming business with the kind of bold bet usually reserved for a summer blockbuster.
July 1, 2025
New York approves stabilized apartment rent increases for fourth straight year
New York has approved annual rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments for the fourth straight year. The move comes as both landlords and tenants contend with inflation and other economic pressures, and the city’s Democratic mayoral front-runner has made freezing rent a key campaign pitch.
June 27, 2025
Los Angeles County's new housing agency bets on innovation to provide affordable residences
Los Angeles County’s newly created housing agency is rolling out a sweeping plan to tackle the region’s affordability crisis by building thousands of homes, preserving existing affordable units and expanding renter protections.
June 23, 2025
San Francisco appoints new planning director as it seeks to bring back economy
San Francisco’s mayor announced the appointment of a new planning director as part of a shake-up of key positions as he tries to boost the city’s economy and add thousands of units of housing.
June 20, 2025
Citadel seeks what could be tallest cranes in Florida history to build Miami headquarters
Citadel, the Miami-based hedge fund headed by Ken Griffin, is asking the Federal Aviation Administration for approval to use what's expected to be the tallest construction cranes in Florida's history in the latest sign the firm is proceeding with plans for a supertall tower for its new headquarters.
June 18, 2025
Midtown Manhattan moves a step closer to adding 10,000 housing units
New York’s bid to transform Manhattan’s Garment District and nearby blocks into a mixed-use livable domain has moved one critical step forward.
June 16, 2025
White House pauses ICE raids on farms, hospitality firms; Businesses lower recession expectations: Labor shortage threatens economy
White House pauses ICE raids on farms, hospitality firms
June 11, 2025
Inflation edges higher; Deal reached with China on trade tariffs; Homebuilders urge affordability reforms
Inflation edges higher
June 11, 2025
On its first day in effect, New York law criticized for ‘shake-up’ of largest US rental market
New York’s decades-old broker fee arrangement has officially ended, with a new law taking effect this week that stops apartment tenants from paying fees to brokers they didn't hire.
June 9, 2025
Los Angeles protests result in damage to some downtown buildings
Protests of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids extended into their fourth day in Los Angeles as building damage was reported in several downtown neighborhoods and some companies in affected areas advised their staff to work from home.
June 9, 2025
Why California is falling behind on housing requirements
A newly approved 489-unit apartment complex near Los Angeles International Airport shows just how hard it is to get housing built in California's biggest cities.
June 3, 2025
New York’s hotel industry fears ‘onerous’ impact of new law
A newly implemented law in New York is causing concern in the hotel industry over its potential impact, with executives this week calling the Safe Hotels Act both “devastating” and “onerous.”
June 2, 2025
Cushman & Wakefield hire pursues Texas office sales; ISS bolsters facility management team; AEW hires retail chief
Cushman pursues Texas office investment business
May 30, 2025
British Columbia rejects property industry call to ease short-term rental clampdown
British Columbia's largest real estate organization has called for more exemptions to short-term rental rules as the province begins to clamp down on listings by platforms such as Airbnb ahead of the busy summer travel season.

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