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The election of United States President Donald Trump in 2016 has left California investors wondering about the future of commercial real estate. There were many reasons to be optimistic; after all, the Trump fortune was largely built on his real estate development...

California has several laws in place designed to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive business practices such as false advertising and odometer tampering. However, lawmakers in the state have not elected to adopt the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. This...

As of late 2015, pending hospital construction in California is valued at around $12 billion. Two hospital projects at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto and the Loma Linda University Medical Center are each valued at over $1 billion. Although...

California social media users who have been following the shareholder lawsuit against Facebook may have heard that its dismissal was recently upheld on appeal. The 3-0 decision was handed down on July 24 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, affirming the...

California investors may have read recently about national retail and restaurant chains forming real estate investment trusts to generate income from their commercial real estate portfolios. The hedge fund Starboard Value has been a strong advocate of the strategy,...

California car buyers might benefit from understanding more about AutoNation Inc.'s decision to sever its relationship with TrueCar. The change results from a dispute over TrueCar's request that AutoNation share customer data for all of its transactions, not just the...

Many business owners in California find it difficult to qualify for a mortgage when they wish to purchase or renovate a piece of commercial real estate. Conventional lenders generally look at only established cash flow when they assess a business application, and the...

Investors in California may be interested in learning more about recent developments concerning the treasure of Blackbeard's recovered ship. The vessel was lost at sea for nearly 300 years before it was discovered off the coast of North Carolina by a company searching...

California landowners and investors may be interested in learning more about the implications of recent commercial real estate surveys. Researchers project that rental rates for apartments will increase by more than 3 percent annually up through 2017. Rental rates in...

California residents may be familiar with Google's dominance among Internet search engines, but they may not be aware of an antitrust suit that was recently brought against the company. The plaintiffs in the case alleged unfair competition as Google reportedly...