Developers in the U.S. are building projects with multiple uses -- particularly in cities such as Seattle with strong employment -- as they seek to balance rising demand for urban offices with strong apartment and travel markets. By providing a one-stop place to work, live and shop, they are focusing on sites that may attract companies targeting younger employees who want a short commute and the flexibility of renting.
Speakers Series is a forum for students to interact with and learn from real estate professionals and alumni. Lunch will be held in the Lewis Hall courtyard from 12:00 to 12:20 pm. The speaker presentation will be held in Lewis Hall room 101, starting at approximately 12:30 pm. There is no charge for MRED students and GREA members to attend. A $5 fee is charged to all others.
When luxury home builder Toll Brothers blew past quarterly sales and earnings views this week, it underscored how much distance lies between the higher end of the U.S. housing market and the lower end.
Although Toll's (NYSE:TOL) stock price fell after it reported fiscal third-quarter results — amid a drop in new contracts during that quarter — the firm's otherwise robust returns show that there's plenty of money to be made in selling homes to buyers with deep pockets.
LOS ANGELES-The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), in collaboration with the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, is bringing the ICSC University of Shopping Centers to the West Coast for the first time. Previously only available on the East Coast through the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, the executive level education event will be held on the USC campus Oct. 14 – 16. Industry leaders and educators, including members of the USC faculty, will conduct intensive training on cutting edge issues.
Speakers Series is a forum for students to interact with and learn from real estate professionals and alumni. Lunch will be held in the Lewis Hall courtyard from 12:00 to 12:20 pm. The speaker presentation will be held in Lewis Hall room 101, starting at approximately 12:30 pm. There is no charge for MRED students and GREA members to attend. A $5 fee is charged to all others.
If you want to live in Southern California, it’s going to cost you.
According to Zillow’s July Real Estate Market Reports, households earning less than $60,000 are spending half their income on keeping a roof over their head, just as housing prices are expected to rise nearly 6 percent into 2015.
The average price for a house in the LA area is around $480,000, while Orange County has an average price of around $600,000, according to Zillow.
Speakers Series is a forum for students to interact with and learn from real estate professionals and alumni. Lunch will be held in the Lewis Hall courtyard from 12:00 to 12:20 pm. The speaker presentation will be held in Lewis Hall room 101, starting at approximately 12:30 pm. There is no charge for MRED students and GREA members to attend. A $5 fee is charged to all others.
Southern California home sales plunged in July and show little signs of rebounding. And that, economists say, could stunt the region's economic growth.
Buyers scooped up 20,369 new and resale houses and condos in the six-county region last month, down 12.4% from a year earlier, research firm CoreLogic DataQuick said Wednesday. The sharp drop follows steady declines since October, as would-be buyers struggled to afford houses after prices surged last year.
The pain is especially acute for brokers, who depend on commissions.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
7:30 am - 12:30 pm
L.A. Hotel Downtown
333 South Figueroa Street
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