Real Estate When a real estate deal stumbles, what fixes can be made? – Orange County Register Christin Hakim, October 27, 2024March 19, 2023 Last week I reviewed the steps in buying commercial real estate. Whether you’re buying to house your company’s operation or simply to enjoy the rent a parcel produces, the steps are essentially the same. The possible exception could be the financing portion, which some investors abandon in favor of deploying… Continue Reading
Real Estate L.A.’s Ultra-Competitive Real Estate Market Sparks Nontraditional Negotiation Tactics – The Hollywood Reporter Christin Hakim, August 23, 2024March 19, 2023 In a hot market — with no shortage of high-profile clients — real estate deals are increasingly including provisions designed to make offers extra-competitive and secretive. NDAS IN L.A. Nondisclosure agreements are on the rise — with an increase in recent years from the buyer’s side. That’s because sellers typically… Continue Reading
Real Estate The real estate contract that will follow you to your grave – KIRO 7 News Seattle Christin Hakim, February 24, 2024March 19, 2023 Everett, WA — Last December, Linda Hascall was in need of some cash. On Facebook, she found a company called HomeOptions, which made her an offer: it would become the future realtor of her Everett home for $1,300. “So then I talk to the man. I said, ‘So you want… Continue Reading
Real Estate 10 NJ counties at risk for U.S. real estate crash — Is yours one? Christin Hakim, February 23, 2024March 19, 2023 The frenzy to buy and sell homes in New Jersey seemed like it would never end. Depending on where you live in New Jersey you probably still feel that way. Historically low home-mortgage rates and the pandemic push to get out of crowded areas and into more spacious homes and… Continue Reading
Real Estate Lake Of The Ozarks Real Estate Sales DOUBLED In Only Two Years | Real Estate News – Lake of the Ozarks Christin Hakim, January 4, 2024March 19, 2023 It’s one of the most common conversation topics among people who know Lake of the Ozarks: real estate is doing something no one has ever seen before. In 2021, the total volume of Lake area real estate transactions nearly touched the $1.5 billion mark (as measured by the Lake of… Continue Reading
Real Estate Inside Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s Extensive Real Estate Portfolio | Architectural Digest Christin Hakim, December 5, 2023March 19, 2023 After tying the knot, Brady and Bündchen moved to Brentwood, California, renting a home and eventually buying the land next door. They hired architect Richard Landry and interior designer Joan Behnke to build a sprawling, eco-conscious mansion to the tune of $11.75 million. Unique features of the 18,298-square-foot pad included… Continue Reading
Real Estate Chinese real estate company — whose ex-chairman is worth an estimated $11.2 billion — is accused of swindling investors Christin Hakim, September 1, 2023March 19, 2023 The second-largest real estate developer in China, China Evergrande Group, is facing a massive liquidity crisis that has sparked anger among investors and homebuyers. Evergrande’s financial troubles: The company’s years of borrowing have resulted in a colossal debt, amounting to over more than $300 billion, and a struggle to pay… Continue Reading
Real Estate TPG Real Estate Acquired Cinespace Studios In Chicago And Toronto – Deadline Christin Hakim, August 31, 2023March 19, 2023 TPG Real Estate Partners has acquired the studio campuses of Cinespace Studios in Chicago and Toronto — combined the second largest independent sound stage platform in North America — as the buying, selling and building of sound stages continues at a fast clip. It’s the firm’s second major deal in… Continue Reading
Real Estate Central Florida becoming the Wild West of real estate scams – WFTV Christin Hakim, July 10, 2023March 19, 2023 ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The land had been passed down from her mother. It isn’t much to look at. No buildings, no utilities, and not really near anything else. Yet in early December, Patricia Waring discovered someone was trying to sell her land over the internet. “Someone came to our… Continue Reading
Real Estate Crypto Real Estate Is Here – Bitcoin Mortgages Are Just The Beginning Christin Hakim, June 21, 2023March 19, 2023 Getty getty As cryptoassets continue to become increasingly integrated into mainstream financial conversations, financial markets, and are adopted by financial institutions, it is simply a matter of time before more sophisticated financial instruments make their debut. Even while bitcoin and crypto exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to languish under regulatory… Continue Reading