Los Angeles Issue
LA’s scandal response: status quo
By Matthew Blake | January 21, 2021 03:00PM
The FBI brought down the hammer last year on Jose Huizar’s alleged criminal enterprise, stating that the former Los Angeles City Council member milked developers for more than $1 million in payments and gifts,...
LA’s scandal response: status quo
Los Angeles
The secrets still to come in the FBI’s Jose Huizar investigation
By Matthew Blake | December 24, 2020 06:00PM
It was the fall of 2017 and Los Angeles City Council Member Jose Huizar needed a word with a...
The secrets still to come in the FBI’s Jose Huizar investigation
National Archive Issue
The life and times of Kurt Rappaport, California’s alpha agent
By Matthew Blake | December 23, 2020 08:45AM
“It’s 10:30 at night, and I’m in a restaurant. My phone is ringing, no caller ID. I answer the...
The life and times of Kurt Rappaport, California’s alpha agent
Los Angeles
City for sale: Shekhter looks to unload mega-portfolio in Santa Monica
By Matthew Blake | December 22, 2020 01:30PM
In what looks to be the largest development portfolio offering in Santa Monica in a generation, WSC Communities will...
City for sale: Shekhter looks to unload mega-portfolio in Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Niami’s “The One” to hit market
By Matthew Blake | December 01, 2020 06:15PM
Nile Niami is getting serious about selling “The One” — a Bel Air spec mansion that the developer previously boasted could fetch $500 million. A Niami spokesperson said that construction is virtually complete with...
Niami’s “The One” to hit market
Los Angeles Archive
“Casino Loyale”: Developers, ex-LA deputy mayor indicted in Huizar corruption scandal
By Matthew Blake | December 01, 2020 04:45PM
Real estate developers and a former Los Angeles deputy mayor have been charged in the two-year-long corruption case centered around ex-L.A. City Council member...
“Casino Loyale”: Developers, ex-LA deputy mayor indicted in Huizar corruption scandal
Los Angeles
Ryan Seacrest asks $85M for Beverly Hills home
By Matthew Blake | November 30, 2020 05:00PM
This…is a big listing. “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest has put his Beverly Hills home on the market for...
Ryan Seacrest asks $85M for Beverly Hills home
Los Angeles
David Geffen sells “Billionaires Row” dev site for $34M
By Matthew Blake | November 30, 2020 04:15PM
Billionaire entertainment mogul David Geffen sold a development site in Beverly Hills for $33.8 million, more than a year...
David Geffen sells “Billionaires Row” dev site for $34M
Los Angeles Archive
Can’t Hardly Wait: Why did Branden and Rayni Williams start their own shop?
By Matthew Blake | November 16, 2020 02:30PM
In a market where luxury listings can soar well into the nine digits, a $58 million Hollywood Hills mansion...
Can’t Hardly Wait: Why did Branden and Rayni Williams start their own shop?
Los Angeles
Corcoran enters LA, absorbing “punk rock” brokerage
By Matthew Blake | November 13, 2020 09:00AM
Corcoran Group has entered Los Angeles, continuing the brokerage’s California expansion that began at the beginning of the year....
Corcoran enters LA, absorbing “punk rock” brokerage
