Land developers in Westwood may have an easier time applying for a land use permit if a new amendment is adopted by the Los Angeles City Council.
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Sears Liquidation Would Cost Landlord Half Its Rent Income
A Sears liquidation would cost its real estate spinoff 47 percent of its annual rent income, or about $84 million in cash flow, according to regulatory filings.
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Landlord rips off tenant’s roof over rent
A landlord in the suburb of Sowutuom in Accra has ripped off the roof of a tenant for delaying rent payment for a month.
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Taxes on buy-to-let landlords have not pushed up rents, study says
Warnings by landlords that taxes on buy-to-let would cripple the property market, driving down supply and pushing up rents, have turned out to be entirely hollow, according to research by campaign group Generation Rent.
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Manufacturing is making a comeback in these 28 U.S. cities
The U.S. manufacturing sector is a shadow of its former self. Cheap foreign labor and increased automation — in addition to several recessions — have chipped away at demand for American manufacturing workers for decades. Ultimately, the total number of Americans employed in the sector bottomed out at 11.5 million in February 2010, a 41 percent decline from the peak of 19.6 million in 1979.
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Softbank pushes link-ups as insurance strategy takes shape
LONDON (Reuters) – Softbank’s Vision Fund plans to pump more money into insurance, a sector it sees as both ripe for disruption and a potential booster for its bigger bets in cars, health and financial services, a Vision Fund executive told Reuters.
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Why Oil Prices Are Suddenly Jumping
Oil rose as traders assessed a threat by Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, to retaliate against any punishment over the disappearance of a government critic.
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Alberta, B.C. to lead Canadian economic growth, again
Scotiabank report says Alberta will have employment gains of 1.8% this year, 1.2% in 2019 and 1.2% in 2020
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Calgary downtown office market on upswing
Lower rents, amenities, transit and proximity to clients are compelling suburban tenants to consider relocating into the core: CBRE
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Calgary, Edmonton home prices differ by about $100,000
For both Alberta cities, the benchmark price was down about 2.6% from a year ago. Nationally, prices have risen about 2.3%
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