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"The research data demonstrate that neighborhoods characterized by significant clustering of racial and ethnic minorities, low-income households and unmet medical needs are most vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, specifically areas in and around South Los Angeles and the eastern portion of the San Fernando Valley. Communities along the coast and in... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"One of the core principles of the Housing Recommendations in the Master Plan for Aging acknowledges that housing is an integral part of California’s continuum of care. Without housing, it becomes exceedingly difficult to provide older adults and people with disabilities the care and services they need to live independently.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"When the pandemic hit in March, and the economy started to tank, but the housing market so far hasn’t crashed. In August, the median home price in the region reached a record-breaking $600,000, which is up 12% compared to the same time last year. It’s a seller’s market for single... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"Stuart Gabriel is UCLA Anderson’s Arden Realty Chair and director of the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA. His spring 2020 course addresses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on real estate and delves into uncharted territory. The coronavirus has affected every aspect of life in the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 25, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"The demand for furnished, flexible apartments is largely being driven by the same trends realigning multifamily markets, as Americans move away from big cities and the work-from-home movement takes root... Those fundamentals will remain challenged by the continuing allure of work-from-home, which UCLA’s Ziman Center for Real Estate predicts will... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"In a January 2021 letter, REITland vet David Shulman, Senior Economist Emeritus for the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and the UCLA Anderson Forecast, writes that asset-price inflation could trigger an increase in consumer price inflation, from its current low levels. Shulman writes: 'The cover story of the December... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"These new location preferences will likely be the norm well after shelter orders are lifted. In fact, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate’s 2020 Economic Outlook forecasted that work-from-home trends resulting from COVID-19 will reshape the US housing market well into the future." [GS: 1/7/2021] Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"But the effectiveness of reforms aimed at increasing transparency and public trust after this might not deter someone looking to do what Huizar allegedly did, said Eric Sussman, an adjunct professor in real estate at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management at the Ziman Center for Real Estate. 'If someone wants... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"But don’t expect houses in places such as the Westside and central L.A. to become cheap, said Stuart Gabriel, director of the Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA who forecasts rising prices for close-in areas of Southern California as well. 'The demand for those areas so far outstrips supply.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"'I'm just sort of stunned at how thin it is in terms of supporting this $30 million valuation that seems to be almost pulled out of the ether,' said Eric Sussman, who teaches real estate and accounting at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. He noted a lack of relevant comparable... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"But, the market is unlikely to shift entirely away from traditional real estate agents and brokers, said Eric Sussman, a UCLA professor in accounting, finance and real estate. Technologies have long tried to replace the home selling process, but the number of people who actually take this route has been... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'We thought the elderly and people in nursing homes were the most vulnerable, yet we found that lacking a number of social resources contributes to a greater likelihood of getting infected as well,' said research author Vickie Mays, a professor of health policy and management and of psychology at UCLA.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'When the pandemic hit, we were slowed down by a lack of science and a lack of understanding of the ways in which health disparities in the lives of some of our most vulnerable populations made their risk of COVID-19 infection even greater,' said research author Vickie Mays, a professor... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"Besides the taxes, there’s California housing. 'There’s a much higher cost of housing for employees here,' said Eric Sussman, an adjunct professor of accounting at UCLA. 'You can retain talent at lower wages in Dallas.' California could reach a point, Sussman said, where further corporate taxes could mean a 'net... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'It’s pretty unbelievable,” said Eric Sussman, UCLA professor of finance. 'Things that ought to be passed by our legislators are relegated to completely uninformed voters. Even educated people don’t understand these initiatives.'” [TRD: 10/19/2020] Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"Though RealPage’s data doesn’t indicate that Los Angeles renters are particularly hard-hit by the pandemic compared to renters in other cities, a report published by UCLA’s Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies suggests an additional layer to the story: that perhaps LA renters are going to unsustainable lengths to make... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"The timing of launching a public REIT focused on affordable housing right now did not strike Stuart Gabriel, the director of the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA, as odd. 'A lot of people are out of work or hanging on by a thread. In some parts... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'It’s going to have a material and profound impact on our state, and on virtually every property type,' said Eric Sussman, professor at the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. 'People think that if they don’t live in at-risk areas, they’re not going to be affected, but that’s wrong. Insurance... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'Instead of living in San Francisco, New York or Los Angeles, workers can now choose to live in the relatively less expensive suburbs of Austin, Raleigh, Nashville and Denver,' said David Shulman, senior economist for the UCLA Anderson Forecast. 'All that is needed are fast Internet connections and a decent... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'This doesn’t mean DTLA is going to die as a viable economic unit,' says Stuart Gabriel, professor of finance at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and director of the Ziman Center for Real Estate. 'Ultimately, this was happening anyway because it has simply become too expensive.' Experts say the pandemic... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"In its recent 2020 Economic Outlook, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate forecasts that work from home trends resulting from COVID-19 will reshape the US housing market. These changes will likely be the norm well after shelter orders are lifted. 'Suburban housing will once again become a choice solution for... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"The eviction and foreclosure moratoria was the right policy response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new research paper from UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. The paper, written by Ziman Center director Stuart A. Gabriel, reviews a study on the benefits of the foreclosure moratorium implemented after the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'The reason why it hasn’t been hit as hard is long leases,” UCLA Anderson economist David Shulman said. “And firms are still making money even though people are not in the office.' But the market did see a negative 755,000 square feet of net absorption." [LABJ: 8/3/2020] Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
"Eric Sussman, an adjunct professor of accounting and real estate at UCLA who has worked on a tenancy in common in the past, said the entitlement process and parking requirements 'can really limit' condo conversions." [LABJ: 7/27/2020] Continue reading
Posted Jan 13, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire
“'Last recession the frontiers of new real estate development included East Hollywood and the Arts District. As they were not fully stabilized when the recession hit, they experienced higher levels of distress than certain mature submarkets,' says Paul Habibi, professor of finance and real estate at the UCLA Anderson Graduate... Continue reading
Posted Jan 13, 2021 at UCLA Real Estate Wire