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Mid-Week Tidbits
Things have been crazy, so I've been remiss in not posting daily. I'll try to improve that. A few items from other blogs caught my eye this morning.One is the passage of a green building code in Cal...
California and eminent domain
I used to know more about this subject, but since leaving California in 1996 I don't follow it much.But I did read that California voters yesterday passed one ballot initiative restricting takings on ...
So much to say, but....
Jordan Crouch has two great posts today on lending; one on brokers and the other on rates. Just go to his blog and look at them.I saw an ad in the paper today mourning the loss of Kimco founder Marti...
Goodbye, Dutton's
A long time ago I wrote that mogul Charlie Munger was going, to his own potential financial detriment, to bail out Dutton's Bookstore in Brentwood.Alas, it was not enough. Dutton's will close anyway ...
Homes (and a profit!) near the Hollywood sign?
Here's the scoop. Some local (meaning Chicago) developers bought the area around the iconic Hollywood sign from Howard Hughes's estate in 2002 for $1.675MM. The property was appraised recently at $6...
I love the media....
The Los Angeles Times has a good story today about the current state of the California market. The main point? Sale prices are down and many sellers are holding right now rather than selling. The p...
A Tiffany's box -- at $2,175 per square foot
That is a hefty number by anyone's definition. Reports from crefeed.com indicate that Two Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills was sold to an Irish partnership for $275,000,000, or just about $2,175 per squa...
Erwin Chemerinsky for Dean!
I was listening to Hugh Hewitt's great radio show on my way home last night and had the opportunity to hear him comment on the recent goings-on at the University of California-Irvine. Apparently UCI ...
Investors Save The Queen
Sorry, I could not think of a clever headline this morning -- must be vacation mode though I am writing while the boss is at the spa. An investment group called Save the Queen has bought the remainde...