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KPCC: Where do people get money to buy California homes these days? Often, from mom and dad

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Where do people get money to buy California homes these days? Often, from mom and dad

David Wagner and Aaron Mendelson

 

When Melanie Gerber started working as a mortgage loan officer in Riverside seven years ago, she didn't see many first-time buyers hitting up their parents for help.

Long Beach Business Journal: Real Estate: SoCal Markets Remain Hot, Experts Say

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 Real Estate: SoCal Markets Remain Hot, Experts Say

Brandon Richardson

Though some are hotter than others, all real estate markets in Southern California are performing well, according to Edward Coulson, a professor of economics and the director of research at the University of California, Irvine’s Center for Real Estate.

CoStar: Influential Industry Consultant, Accountant, Real Estate Educator and Former USC Lusk Center Chairman Stan Ross Dies at 82

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Influential Industry Consultant, Accountant, Real Estate Educator and Former USC Lusk Center Chairman Stan Ross Dies at 82 
Former E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Managing Director Became Successful as Real
Estate Restructuring Specialist Before Becoming USC Lusk Chairman
Karen Jordan
Stan Ross, former managing partner of E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group and chairman emeritus of the University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate, died this
week from complications following a stroke. He was 82. 

Daily Trojan: Stan Ross remembered for his legacy in real estate

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Stan Ross remembered for his legacy in real estate
Natalie Bettendorf

Stan Ross, chairman emeritus of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, passed away June 10. He was 82.
Ross grew up in the Bronx, and studied at the City College of New York business school, now known as Baruch College. After graduating, Ross joined the U.S. Army. It was only after his service that he connected with Kenneth Leventhal, a pioneer in the world of real estate accounting in Los Angeles, where he was introduced to real estate.

Los Angeles Business Journal: Real Estate Accounting Expert Stan Ross, 82

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Real Estate Accounting Expert Stan Ross, 82
Ciaran McEvoy

Stan Ross, who had a major and profound influence on real estate accounting through his long career, died at age 82 on Sunday from complications of a stroke.
Along with his long-time business partner, Kenneth Leventhal, Ross played a significant role in the post-World War II transformation of Southern California into a major metropolitan hub.

Orange County Business Journal: Real Estate Exec Stan Ross Dies at 82

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Real Estate Accounting Expert Stan Ross, 82
Ciaran McEvoy

Stan Ross, who had a major influence on Southern California’s real estate industry through his accounting and finance work, died at age 82 on Sunday from complications of a stroke.
In one of Orange County’s biggest-ever land deals, Ross represented Donald Bren, Alfred Taubman and other real estate developers during a bidding war for Irvine Co. in the 1970s.
Ross would later serve on the board of Newport Beach’s Irvine Co., now the region’s dominant real estate company.

Multi-Housing News: In Case You Missed It: MHN's Top 5 Posts in May

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In Case You Missed It: MHN’s Top 5 Posts in May

Miss out on any of our articles? Catch up with five of our most popular posts for the month.
Top 10 Multifamily Transactions in the Southern US
Bolstered by an increase in transaction activity over the previous two years, more than 40 communities changed hands in the region so far this year for a total sales volume of roughly $650 million.

Inglewood Today:The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification

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The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification

Mike Sonksen

City Rising is a multimedia documentary program that traces gentrification and displacement through a lens of historical discriminatory laws and practices. Fearing the loss of their community’s soul, residents are gathering into a movement, not just in California, but across the nation as the rights to property, home, community and the city are taking center stage in a local and global debate. Learn more.