Please take a look at my Zoom interview with Susan Shelley. Susan is the Vice President of Communications for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the most influential taxpayer advocacy organization in California. Susan and I discuss the importance of CA Prop. 13 and the new CA Prop. 15, and why it is important that this new […]
I am often asked: Anthony, should I sell today, should I lease lease today, what really is the best avenue to take? My short answer always is “it depends.” This is not a cop-out answer but really the truth because there are many variables a property owner needs to consider when confronted with this issue. Let’s look […]
This is a question that keeps circulating among many professionals in the commercial real estate industry, and it is a question that comes up daily with my clients. The short answer is, it depends. Wow, that is really thoughtful, Anthony. The reason it depends is because first off, each sector of commercial real estate (CRE) […]
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, on April 15, 2020, the IRS issued a notice granting relief to taxpayers extending a variety of tax-related deadlines, including those within a 1031 exchange. Consequently, if either the 45-day deadline or the 180-day deadline of your exchange falls between April 1 and July 15, the deadline has been extended to […]
CO-WORKING SPACE: How say you? A great concept that has given a professional work environment for many small business’s and has allowed larger companies to expand without taking big expensive traditional office space. I personally think it has been invaluable to so many, including office landlords, small business, one man operations and others. They have […]
Los Angeles is rich with famous people of integrity In times of community turmoil, it is good to remember the good we have in our lives and build our hope and aspirations for a better future on that. The legends I am referring to start with John Wooden. Yes, my USC buddies might want to knock […]
Ragfinders of California, a Downtown Los Angeles wholesale fabric store, has donated fabric to Project PPE to help medical professionals who are in need of medical gowns. See the Spectrum News 1 story HERE. Jacqueline Westman, along with her friend Brittany Walker, started Project PPE, a group of innovative design fields all coming together to […]
A Chatsworth toy company announced plans to help provide hospitals and health care workers with supplies needed to protect themselves during efforts to fight the worsening coronavirus outbreak. MGA Entertainment, the company behind the popular “L.O.L. Surprise!” dolls, launched the “Operation: PAC-MAN” initiative. It includes the donation of $100,000 to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, […]
Dear Friends, In 1991, I sold fifteen buildings in the Downtown Los Angeles market. In 1992 I did not sell one! The market had collapsed. The years of the junk bonds and Resolution Trust (RTC) hit the economy like a lightning bolt. Downtown LA saw 90% industrial vacancies, and a devaluation of property values by […]
Dear Friends, Due to COVID-19, last Friday Major Properties made the decision to work remotely from home. This past week we have closed some escrows and also lost a few. Many clients have pressed the pause button, and buyers and sellers have agreed to wait out the current situation. I have been getting many calls about […]