Bascom paid about $53.1M for Castlewood Park Apartments in Buena Park and plans renovations to preserve its garden-style character.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed mortgage averaged 6.55% this week — the highest reading in nearly a year — as bond yields and oil prices push borrowing costs up.

JPI has broken ground on the Bungalows of Torrance — a 525‑unit complex at 22107 S. Vermont Ave. in West Carson — with a small number of units set aside at very low income levels.

Black Equities paid about $106M for Access Culver City, a 115‑unit mixed‑use property, a deal that appears to set a new Culver City record and highlights investor focus on transit‑adjacent Westside assets.

A $280M senior loan on Shutters on the Beach and Hotel Casa del Mar was moved to special servicing after an extension dispute, raising questions about the hotels' refinancing path.

An unfinished Aman Beverly Hills penthouse is reserved at roughly $200M — a price that would blow past L.A.'s condo record, but the unit is unfinished and only partially committed.

The Port of Long Beach plans to buy the Oceangate tower in downtown and convert it into a maritime trade hub with workforce-training programs. The move would bring port-focused jobs and training into the city’s core.

Zumper-based figures show Las Vegas asking rents rose about 17% since 2019 while Los Angeles cooled, widening the affordability gap for valley renters.

The 2026 L.A. County assessment roll climbed to $2.272 trillion — up $96 billion — fueling roughly $27 billion for local services even as wildfire relief trimmed some values.

A seven‑story, 157‑unit affordable building is planned at 7408 S. Figueroa under ED‑1, largely reserved for low‑ and moderate‑income renters and without on‑site parking.

HVN Development filed permits for a five‑story, 78‑unit fully affordable building at 12025 W. Hoffman St. in Studio City. The project joins a wave of ED1‑backed affordable proposals across the Valley.

A SAOTA-designed Bel Air megamansion that once hosted a Louis Vuitton exhibit is on the market for $88M. The finished, gallery-ready estate comes with pool, cinema and a rooftop deck.

Construction has begun on a five‑story, 86‑unit affordable building at 11031–11035 W. Aqua Vista St., just north of the L.A. River in Studio City.