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Los Angeles Requires New Affordable Housing Units To Be Listed On Website

BySibylla NashSep 1, 20212 min read

Finding and securing affordable housing in Los Angeles just got a little easier. The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion requiring developers and property managers to list all covenanted affordable housing units on the city’s website. Over the last…

Crenshaw Family YMCA Taking Flight Under The Right Leadership

ByTina SampayAug 26, 20214 min read

Veda Ramsay-Stamps stepped into her role as Executive Director of the Crenshaw Family YMCA with one goal in mind – to transform the organization by focusing her efforts around community development. Since taking the reins last year, Ramsay-Stamps has not…


SoLa Impact Submits Plan For Mixed-Use Building in Baldwin Hills

BySibylla NashAug 19, 20212 min read

SoLA Impact has chosen a 17,000-sf lot in Baldwin Hills as the site for its latest project.  Responsible for $180 million in affordable housing and commercial real estate funds, SoLA recently filed plans with the City for the construction of…

New Regulations Take Aim At ‘Wholesalers’ and ‘Flippers’

BySibylla NashJun 22, 20212 min read

Local governments across the country have begun to enact new regulations designed to reign in the practice known as ‘wholesaling’. A subset of the home flipping industry, wholesaling has become an increasingly popular way for novice investors to break into…

California Lawmakers Hope Less Environmental Review Equals More Housing

ByIn The Building LA – Staff WriterMay 28, 20212 min read

Authored by Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, California Senate Bill 7 allows housing and mixed-use projects to qualify for an expedited review process under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Effective immediately, SB 7 lowers the threshold for expedited review…