LABC Releases The 2013 Livable Communities Report

For the past two years, Urban One has been fortunate to collaborate with Professor Paul Habibi and the Los Angeles Business Council on the LABC Institute’s Livable Communities Report. The 2013 Livable Communities Report: A Call to Action, was just unveiled at the LABC’s Annual Mayoral Housing, Jobs, and Transportation Summit last Friday, October 18th. […]

Repositioning Distressed Retail Assets

Randyl Drummer from CoStar recently posted a story on their website of the need and recent trend for repositioning distressed assets such as malls and other under-performing retail centers in order to transform them into income-producing properties through alternative uses.  This story really hit home with Urban One as we have been consulting in the retail sector for […]

Multifamily Development Market Gaining Momentum

A couple days ago, we did a brief blog post on the retail market heating up.  Today, let’s talk about multifamily.  The multifamily market, specifically new development, has shown signs of growth in 2012.  After the financial crisis, since 2009 the multifamily rental market has experienced an uptick in renter demand and a dip in […]