Sometimes newcomers to the industry can drop in with new ideas that shake up the industry while generating wildly successful profits on developments people just seemed to be waiting for someone to offer. Yet most of the time it pays for aspiring developers to listen...
Month: October 2016
Southern California Commercial Properties: Evaluating for Adaptive Use
While adaptive reuse projects are becoming more and more popular as a means of revitalizing communities and developments, it's important to consider whether or not an adaptive reuse project is a good financial fit.Adaptive reuse projects revitalize...
Are Walkable Urban Places (WalkUPS) the Future for Renters?
Are "walkups" he hot rental of the future? Some experts indicate that the trends seem to be leading us in this general direction. In fact, recent reports from The George Washington University's Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis, in partnership with LOCUS:...
Adding Value to Your Real Estate with Food-Based Amenities
Did you know that food adds value? In particular, food-based amenities add value to southern California real estate. Consider some of the food-based concepts that consumers are considering food-based "amenities" in today's market trends that are popping up not just in...
The Resurgence of Office to Residential Conversions
What is the office to residential conversion? Where did it come from? Where has it been? And why is it "on its way back?" Let's find out.First and foremost, it's an interesting trend. You'll find lovers of the urban life that are chattering about it incessantly in...
The Difficulties of Inclusionary Zoning
In response to affordable housing challenges, some communities are considering inclusionary zoning. What is inclusionary zoning?Inclusionary Zoning: These programs require property developers to sell a certain percentage of newly developed housing units at rates that...