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Bill Witte is retiring after running Related California, a large-scale developer of both luxury and low-income apartments, for more than three decades.
Downtown L.A. is doing better than you think it is, but the government needs to do more to energize the city, said one of the region’s longest and most successful real estate leaders.Bill Witte is retiring after running Related California, a...
May property be granted by an owner living with the presence of toxic mold and prescription painkillers which affect mental competency?
Facts: A grantor exposed to toxic mold at their primary residence and taking prescription painkillers transfers property to an acquaintance as a gift. On the death of the grantor, an heir to the grantor’s estate who was aware of the transfer ...
Curbed’s 10 Most-Read Listing Stories of 2025
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Gabriel Sebastian/Five 7 Media; Compass/Niko Strbac/Real Estate Production Network; Compass; Lena Yaremenko; Hau...
Shelter Island Estate Targets Local Record With $18M Ask
Next year, a seller is setting his sights on a record sale for Shelter Island.Interior designer Ben Broughman, senior creative director at Jonathan Adler, listed the Osofsky House at 4 Dawn Lane for $18 million, the Wall Street Journal reported...
What is “Time is of the Essence” in Real Estate?
Key takeaways– When “time is of the essence” is included, contract deadlines become legally binding, not flexible targets.– Missing a deadline can be a material breach of contract.– Buyers and sellers both face real financial a...
Ashkenazy Acquisition Buys Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus
Ben Ashkenazy is adding to his Southern California holdings with a purchase in the Beverly Hills Golden Triangle. The real estate developer’s New York-based Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation bought the two-block Neiman Marcus site at 9700 Wi...
Prices jump 56% for Airbnbs in L.A. during the World Cup
On June 12, Peggy Orenstein’s inbox flooded with booking requests for her Inglewood Airbnb.The date seemed random, but after a quick search, the influx of interest became clear. It was exactly a year before one of the biggest events in Ameri...
The builder self-remedy for housing development
Why this article is important: Developers are using the builder’s remedy as a workaround for restrictive local zoning ordinances. The loophole is preemptive legislation permitting builders to organically correct local housing shortages.Builde...
