by Greg Wasik | Oct 23, 2023 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently introduced a significant policy change that promises to empower homeowners and promote housing affordability. This groundbreaking alteration allows the income generated from Accessory Dwelling...
by Greg Wasik | Oct 18, 2023 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
California has long limited Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), also known as “granny flats,” to be available exclusively for rent. However, a recent legislative development, Assembly Bill 1033, has changed the game by allowing Californians the opportunity to...
by Greg Wasik | Oct 3, 2023 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
Showing the weakness in the multi-family housing market in Los Angeles, last month Winstar Properties bought the 79-unit MetWest on Sunset apartment building for $27,500,000 per The Real Deal. The property was purchased by the sellers for $38 million in April 2019...
by Greg Wasik | Mar 15, 2023 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
Entrepreneur and talent manager Scooter Braun, known for guiding music stars like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, expanded his collection of high-value properties with the acquisition of a Santa Monica office building. Braun secured the 24,000-square-foot property at...
by Greg Wasik | Feb 26, 2023 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
Showing that algorithmic pricing of single-family home is not yet close to being perfected (see Zillow leaving the home buying game due to Zestimates being substantially off for the homes they acquired), Opendoor reported the 2nd quarter in a row of high losses. In...
by Greg Wasik | Dec 17, 2022 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
The Southern California housing market is experiencing its first yearly decline in a decade. Home values have fallen after 10 years of largely uninterrupted gains, as high mortgage rates have squeezed demand and cut sales. Data released Wednesday by Zillow shows that...
by Greg Wasik | Nov 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Across the real estate ecosystem, firms have decreased staff in order to cut costs as the housing market has slowed. As the housing market cools, Zillow has made a round of layoffs, eliminating roughly 300 positions.. A Zillow spokesperson wrote in an email: “As part...
by Greg Wasik | Nov 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sales of existing homes in the U.S. declined for the ninth consecutive month in October, marking the longest decline on record. The steepest mortgage rates in two decades and high home prices are keeping many buyers away. The National Association of Realtors announced...
by Greg Wasik | Nov 6, 2022 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
Opendoor Technologies writes down inventory by $573 Million, lays off 18% of their employees due to the declining real estate market related to the impact of higher interest rates leading to lower transaction volume. The company announced that they decided to drop the...
by Greg Wasik | Oct 14, 2022 | Los Angeles Real Estate and Appraisal News
Real estate appraisal and technology firm Clear Capital yesterday laid off over 25% of its current workforce due to the rapid decline of the lending market. Clear Capital provides human-written appraisals and automated valuations as well as inspection reports. The...
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