Real Estate 30 Newport Beach condos to list between $2 million and $4 million – Orange County Register Christin Hakim, November 13, 2024March 19, 2023 Parkhouse Residences, a luxury condominium development in Newport Beach, opens for sales, beginning Oct. 4. Prices will start at $2 million, rising to more than $4 million, according to developer Shopoff Realty Investments in Irvine. The community has five, five-story buildings with 30 homes ranging from 2,000-3,000 square feet in… Continue Reading
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
Automotive Inmate and Costa Mesa man accused of using drone to smuggle drugs into OC jail – Orange County Register Christin Hakim, May 19, 2024March 19, 2023 A Costa Mesa man is accused of flying a drone to smuggle illegal drugs into the Theo Lacy Jail complex, with some help from a female inmate. Chey Cody Smart, 43, operated the drone, which was carrying two grams of heroin, four grams of methamphetamine, about 15 Xanax pills and… Continue Reading
sport Mater Dei to commission independent probe of its sports programs – Orange County Register Christin Hakim, November 11, 2023March 19, 2023 Mater Dei High School pledged to commission an investigation into the safety practices of its athletic programs by an independent firm in the wake of an alleged February hazing incident with the school’s football program that has attracted national attention. Mater Dei president Walter Jenkins’ announcement Tuesday that he is… Continue Reading