California business owners may be interested to learn that a U.S. District Court judge ruled that a North Carolina photographer can continue his lawsuit against state officials. He had claimed that the state officials illegally copied videos he had recorded of...
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Should real estate investors sell in California
There has been a significant drop in the rate of commercial real estate deals, and it has many people concerned about what they should be doing. In 2016, there was an 11 percent reduction in deals, which is the first time closed real estate loans have fallen since...
Investors, lenders and tenants connected by new technology
Technology is creating platforms that improve the management of commercial real estate and bring in more investors. Software and apps from companies like ClickNotices and BuildScience allow property managers in California and elsewhere to track maintenance requests...
Federal regulators might be tightening CRE lending
After the 2008 recession, the Federal Reserve started monitoring some of the nation's largest banks to ensure that they would have sufficient capital to withstand another similar financial downturn. One way that the central bank has done so is through an annual...
Federal Reserve concerned about CRE overheating
Luxury apartment buildings are springing up in California cities like Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, and this has some real estate experts worried. Historically low interest rates have led to a flood of development, and selling high-priced apartments is...
Univision goes dark in Los Angeles and other markets
Ever since its 2016 acquisition of Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications has become the provider to hundreds of thousands of cable subscribers in Los Angeles. Many of them were likely displeased at the end of January to find that they were unable to access the...
Strong financing market expected to continue in 2017
Commercial real estate developers in California understand that financing is a key component of their business. Changes in the financing market can significantly impact prospects for new projects. Over the past year, the financing market has been strengthened by...
Buying the right property
California value investors who are looking for the best way to ensure that their commercial property investments are profitable should make sure that they are buying at an amount that will earn them likely returns. The returns might be possible in spite of any...
Using IT to improve the commercial property rental market
The tools available to business owners in California and around the country who are looking for suitable commercial space to rent have traditionally been limited. Individual brokers generally only have access to a small selection of the vacant commercial properties...
Actress settles breach of contract lawsuit
California residents should know that if a contract is signed and one of the parties is no longer following the terms of the agreement, a lawsuit may have to be filed in order to compel it to do so. An example of this is the breach of contract lawsuit that was filed...
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