Worries about interest rate hikes hit in April, thanks to the trade wars. The hike is a seen as protectionary to fix any inflationary problems that may be caused by increased costs of buying and selling goods on the open market as the US...

Regulations to stem money laundering through real estate deals have been criticized as being too lax and with little impact. Recently, the Treasury Department released a revised geographic targeting order (GTO) that is believed will close the...

Bain Management has picked up a huge client in Harvard, now managing their reported $3.4 billion in real estate investments. Bain is planning on hiring 22 people just to run those investments and ensure that Harvard gets the maximum on their...

Crowdfunding has been around for years but has been picking up steam due to platforms like Kickstarter. This has yet to be moved to a real estate sector until now. HNW see it as an opportunity to join modern concepts like bitcoin and other...

When Fidelity Investments valued Compass, a real estate brokerage, for $1.8 billion, it was a rare show of confidence in a real estate firm where real estate brokerages have been in profitability crisis for 20 years. Compass invests heavily in...

Cash strapped Connecticut is mulling over a proposal by a Chicago firm to buy various office buildings, health care and transit areas. The $2 billion purchase will add to the state's coffers but will come with some steep guarantees, such as a...

The recent federal bill earmarked around $200 billion in funds for infrastructure spending but this may not be enough to fix the crumbling bridges and roadways around the US. The plan makes it explicit that private and state funding may be...

The Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice and the Center for Food Safety has hit the water developer, Cadiz Inc, with a lawsuit in an attempt to save the wildlife and ecosystem of the Mojave Desert. Both organizations are opposed to the...

Elaine Wynn who was part owner of the Wynn Hotels asked shareholders to vote against her ex-husband as being the director. The reason for this push is because her ex-husband has been accused of sexual-harassment, and Wynn doesn't want that to...

CenterPoint Properties acquired 6.8 Acres of land from a private seller who was represented by Granger Co. of Torrance. The location is close to South Bay, which makes it a strategic asset to the submarket. Ryan Dunlap praised the purchase,...