Entries from 2019-08-01 to 1 month

Victoria’s ‘Rent Fair’ reforms pass Victorian parliament

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Here’s what $735K buys around LA

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, where we explore what you can rent or buy for a certain dollar amount in various LA ’hoods. We’ve found five homes and condos within $10,000 of today’s price: $735,000. Valley Glen This 1950s ranch house sits…

Slow Absorption Hinders Self Storage Rent Growth

Self Storage Under Construction & Planned Percent of Existing InventoryRents for the month of July continued to decrease as slow absorption is making its mark in high-supply markets. On a year-over-year basis street-rate rents have dropped…

CW 1056 FBF - Oliver and Jason Answer Questions from Clients and New Investors

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 705, originally published in July 2016. Live events offer investors an opportunity to meet other investors who are successful using the long-term buy and hold strategy, to hear about real life e…

Losers from the housing bust portrayed themselves as victims and heroes

The housing bust twisted people’s point of view so much that deadbeats who gamed the system for personal gain were lionized for their behavior. Many people bought during the housing bubble because they wanted a home for their families. The…

Ask the Gardener: Why your hydrangea may never bloom again

Carol Stocker - Globe Correspondent September 6, 2018 12:32 pm What to do this week: Cut or pinch spent phlox flower heads to encourage rebloom and prevent inferior seedlings from sprouting and crowding out their prettier parents. Pinch of…

BOM BOM Brands Plans Miami, Florida, Regional Operations Center

Related Research BOM BOM Brands, the premium cream liqueur brand from wellness-focused adult beverage company Sippwell Spirits, continues its national expansion plans, entering Florida and California with a new regional operations center i…

How did Mayor Rahm Emanuel change transportation?

Say what you want about the man who leaves Chicago’s top job this month after eight years (and his critics surely do), but Rahm Emanuel notched a number of notable achievements in terms of improving sustainable transportation, new-and-impr…

New law gives Californians extra time after eviction

Under a new law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday, Californians will have extra days to respond to eviction attempts. Or at least, maybe they will. It all depends on the timing of the eviction: Previously, the law said that a landlor…

Fannie Mae Takes Insurance on $11B in Debt in First Multifamily Risk-Transfer Deal

In a first-of-its-kind transaction, Fannie Mae has bought private insurance on $11.1 billion worth of multifamily debt, a deal the agency is calling a credit insurance risk transfer. The deal transfers a cross-section of risk from 1,106 lo…