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Big Plans for Tustin Air Base

Over the past several years, coming out of the housing downturn, Tustin Air Base has seen significant development activity. However, with more than 400 acres of land still undeveloped and

Homebuilders / Land Developers

NAHB Index Rises to Highest Level in Decade

The NAHB/Wells Fargo homebuilder sentiment index rose to 61 in August, representing the highest level in almost a decade. This is the highest level since November 2005. The index was

Land/Projects

Land Financing 101

Mark Strauss, Managing Director with Cohen Financial, discusses the nuances of land loans. Due to its illiquid nature and lack of cashflow, lenders are generally hesitant to lend on land

Land/Projects

WD Land on Land Brokerage

Sal Provenza and Curt Crandall, partners at WD Land, a land brokerage firm based out of Irvine, discuss the business of land brokerage. According to Provenza and Crandall, among the

Land/Projects

Beacon Park Community Opens in Irvine

The highly-anticipated Beacon Park neighborhood of the Great Park masterplan, being developed by master developer, FivePoint Communities, opened this past weekend. Following the success of Pavilion Park (the first phase

Land/Projects

Paulson Starts Lot Disposition Program

During the bottom of the housing market, hedge fund magnate John Paulson (who famously shorted the subprime mortgage market earning himself an estimated $4 – 5 billion in the process)

Homebuilders / Land Developers

Brandywine Homes Competes in Orange County

Irvine-based, privately-held Brandywine Homes has made a name for itself as an infill developer of projects in core market, Los Angeles County and Orange County locations. Family-owned and run, the

Land/Projects

TRI Pointe CEO on Infill Development

Doug Bauer, CEO of TRI Pointe Group, discusses some of the challenges and opportunities of infill development as well as his firm’s infill projects nationwide. In what is a growing

Homebuilders / Land Developers

Introducing CalAtlantic

Earlier this year, Ryland and Standard Pacific, two publicly-traded homebuilders, announced merger plans with a closing set for fall of 2015. Now, they have unveiled a new name for the