Research Briefs

Speaker Series: Hardy Wronske, Partner The Heyday Partnership

Submitted by Sonia Savoulian on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 16:45

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 portico 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.

Speaker Series: Richard Green, Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate

Submitted by Sonia Savoulian on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 16:37

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 portico 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.

The Real Deal: Downtown L.A. Becoming Residential Hotspot

Submitted by hoyt on Tue, 04/22/2014 - 15:28

Developers are struggling to keep up with the influx of new residents. Although more than 5,000 apartments are under construction downtown, with another 13,000 proposed, new condo inventory is at record lows, with fewer than 30 new condos currently available for sale in the area, according to real estate consultant Alan Mark, down 82% compared with a year ago.

The Wall Street Journal: Downtown L.A. Goes From Gritty to Glitzy

Submitted by hoyt on Tue, 04/22/2014 - 15:26

Today, developers are struggling to keep up with the influx of new residents. Although more than 5,000 apartments are under construction downtown, with another 13,000 proposed, new condo inventory is at record lows, with fewer than 30 new condos currently available for sale in the area, according to real-estate consultant Alan Mark, a drop of 82% compared with a year ago. Prices, meanwhile, are up 8%.

The Buffalo News: There’s big business in the tracking of home prices

Submitted by hoyt on Tue, 04/22/2014 - 15:00

Data firms that include RealtyTrac, Zillow, DataQuick, Redfin and CoreLogic produce a host of housing market reports – distributed for free to the news media – to promote themselves.

Businesses are more likely to think of them when they need information about a particular deed or mortgage, or when buying data on specific markets or acquiring automated valuation models.

“The PR benefit is very large,” said Richard Green, director of the University of Southern California’s Lusk Center for Real Estate.

Orange County Register: There’s big business in the tracking of home prices

Submitted by hoyt on Tue, 04/22/2014 - 14:32

Data firms that include RealtyTrac, Zillow, DataQuick, Redfin and CoreLogic produce a host of housing market reports – distributed for free to the news media – to promote themselves.

Businesses are more likely to think of them when they need information about a particular deed or mortgage, or when buying data on specific markets or acquiring automated valuation models.

“The PR benefit is very large,” said Richard Green, director of USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate.

Bloomberg: Gehry-Designed Project Seen Bringing NYC Vibe to LA

Submitted by hoyt on Tue, 04/15/2014 - 13:12

‘Very Risky’

Even with the buzz that SBE’s involvement may bring to the Grand Avenue project, the complex’s success is far from assured. A slowdown of the local economy during its long construction timeline could hurt the development, as might its distance from the more popular parts of downtown Los Angeles.

Speaker Series: Lisa Schweitzer, Associate Professor, USC Price School

Submitted by Sonia Savoulian on Mon, 04/14/2014 - 15:15

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 portico 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.