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Master-Planned Communities Drive Higher Sales with Better Product Segmentation
By Gregg Logan Many of the communities in RCLCO’s 50 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities (MPCs) of 2016 cited their product segmentation strategy as one of the reasons for their high-volume sales
California Housing Crunch Prompts Push to Allow Building
By Chris Kirkham Marco Gonzalez spent more than a decade suing real-estate developers in California over housing proposals that would have spoiled wetlands and gutted hillsides. The environmental lawyer won
CaliforniaWest and Presidio Residential Capital to Begin Model Construction at 71-Unit Neighborhood in San Marcos, Calif.
CaliforniaWest and Presidio Residential Capital have announced the start of model construction at Westerly, a new neighborhood with 71 home sites on 13 acres within the 253-acre master-planned Rancho Tesoro
The Vanishing San Diego Single-Family Home
By Philip Molnar Many people still dream of buying a house that includes a few bedrooms, a yard to play in and a porch to watch the comings and goings
Los Angeles Home Market Hitting High Notes But Tempo Slowing
By Edward Fitz “Don’t Worry, Be Happy . . . ” Bobby McFerrin wrote and sang those rosy words, and created a No. 1 hit in 1988. And those same
Affordable Housing Is Now a Middle-Class Crisis in California
By Christopher Thornberg – California has a housing crisis. This probably doesn’t sound like news given the recent publicity about disputes over homelessness, rapidly rising rents, and gentrification—and the flurry
Del Webb to Build 240 Homes at Terramor in Southern California
By Mary Salmonsen Forestar Toscana Development Company, a joint venture between developer Foremost Companies and an affiliate of investor Starwood Capital Group, have announced that PulteGroup’s Del Webb brand will
Cities Can’t Assume a Continued Boost From the Young
Over the past decade, many American cities have been transformed by young professionals of the millennial generation, with downtowns turning into bustling neighborhoods full of new apartments and pricey coffee
California Supreme Court to Decide on Banning Ranch Development
The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Jan. 4 in a case to decide the fate of Newport Beach’s Banning Ranch. The Banning Ranch Conservancy alleges that the city
City of Industry’s Plans for 2,450-Acres of Pristine Ranch Land are a Mystery
In a rolling swath of cattle pastures, oak woodlands and canyon creeks straddling the borders of Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, civilization grinds to a halt. Tucked in
