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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
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 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
