| Watch List (Nov. 16-22): Seismic Shocks (CoStar Group) |
| In this week's issue: CalPERS housing program loses $3.1 billion. Thomas Properties Group presses courts for needed $100 million from Lehman Bros. Non-performing matured loans boosting CMBS, CDO delinquencies. Rivals Cushman & Wakefield, CBRE thinking... |
| 11/20/2008 |
| 'Granny flats' let aging relatives live close -- but not too close (Los Angeles Times) |
| For some families, a second home on the same lot yields perks: You can keep tabs on aging parents, and the kids can spend more time with grandma. Their homes are too big, their friends have moved or their families are too far-flung. But those aren't the only reasons aging adults are moving into separate residences on their children's properties. |
| 11/14/2008 |
| No Panic in Downtown Office Market (Los Angeles Downtown News) |
| DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - As banking and other firms deal with major stock losses and layoffs, many office markets in the Los Angeles area have seen sharp increases in vacancy and drops in rental rates this year. Downtown's skyscrapers, however, are weathering the storm. |
| 11/07/2008 |
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