Churchill Real Estate Holdings’ Justin Ehrlich made a name for himself as a New York developer snapping up distressed Manhattan buildings during the financial crisis and turning them into luxury condos. But lately, his focus has been on another high-growth business: cannabis. In addition to his property dealings, Ehrlich is a partner in Loudpack, an umbrella company of brands that sells a popular line of vaporizers, among other products. He’s … [more]
High rollers in a budding business
WeHo’s pot revolution
When the city of West Hollywood granted the first licenses for cannabis … [more]
Cannabis landlord cuts through the weeds
As California adjusts to the slow rollout of legal recreational marijuana … [more]
The priciest resi listings in LA right now
A year ago, Peter Morton made real estate history when he sold his Malibu home for $110 million — the most … [more]
The property taxes, mortgage payments & more on LA County’s priciest listings
For this issue’s priciest listing ranking in LA County, TRD dug deeper to find out each property’s monthly taxes, … [more]
CEQA: The law that every developer loves to hate
The California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, is one of the most divisive state laws in real estate. In the opinion of most developers, from strictly market-rate operations to 100 percent … [more]
Ranking: The top luxury brokers in LA County
There’s been a lot of chatter about housing prices nearing the edge of a cliff, a bubble about to burst, an impending … [more]
Keller’s second coming
On a recent early-morning flight to New Orleans, a flight attendant with an acute sense of comedic timing l … [more]
Ranking: The top construction firms in Los Angeles
As the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams flew home from Atlanta in their chartered United Airlines j … [more]
What Chinese investment in LA looks like today
There’s no disputing that the super-charged investment boom in L.A. trophy … [more]
Salary Survey: What top real estate CEOs earn
It’s a case of the haves and have-way-mores when it comes to the earnings collected by the leaders of … [more]
Seemingly sunny SoCal
Santa Barbara A giant this way comes. In a move that is expected to re-energize the city of Santa Barbara’s main thoroughfare of State Street, the 48,000-square- … [more]
The Empire strikes back
This time last year, kids were gleefully hooting atop a roller coaster and other rides at the Scandia Family Fun Park … [more]
The losing battle to address affordability
Those on all sides of the housing issue can agree on one thing: California needs more homes that are affordable to … [more]
The Closing: Kurt Rappaport
Kurt Rappaport is a co-founder and the CEO of Westside Estate Agency, … [more]
Editor’s note: Going to pot
There about as many cannabis puns as there are opinions on the future of the thriving industry, which has blossomed in Los Angeles County despite federal laws that could easily nip it in the bud. In this issue’s cover story, reporters Dennis Lynch and Rich Bockmann look at the big money seeding the sector … [more]