Contrarian Smith Douglas leans into its system, goes for market share

Uncertainty, margin compression and the gut-check math of affordability are the givens of a new-home market impatiently waiting for relief on at least one of those three fronts.  Most public homebuilders – facing this indefinite limbo – are doing the same thing: slowing down. Production starts are t

Ben Ashkenazy sells Beverly Connection mall to Cedars-Sinai for $270M

Ben Ashkenazy sold his Beverly Connection mall to Cedars-Sinai for about $270 million, property and business records reveal. The deal comes out to around $790 per square foot.  Neither representatives for New York City-based Ashkenazy Acquisition nor Cedars-Sinai immediately responded to a request f

Visionary Hotelier Rami Fustok’s Art-Filled London Apartment Is Up for Rent

Set inside a former civic building in Clerkenwell, the 5,500-square-foot residence is going for about $6,600 per week. 

In the Altadena Fires, This Couple Lost a Collection of Heirlooms—but Not Hope

Amantha Walden and Nick Weidenfeld reflect on what home means after losing theirs