Off-Market vs Listed Sale: Which Gets a Better Price? (LA Multifamily)
Every apartment owner who decides to sell faces the same fork in the road. List the building publicly and let the market compete for it, or sell quietly off-market to a buyer your broker already knows.
1031 Exchange Out of California: The Clawback Rule Explained (2026)
Plenty of California investors dream about the same move: sell the LA apartment building, 1031 exchange into a property in Texas, Nevada, or Florida, and escape California’s 13.3% income tax for good.
Reverse 1031 Exchange Explained: Buy Before You Sell (2026 Guide)
In a normal 1031 exchange, you sell first and buy second. That works fine until the perfect replacement building shows up before your current one has sold, and you’re forced to either let it go or blow up your tax deferral.
Mid-City vs Koreatown: Where LA Multifamily Investors Are Buying in 2026
These two submarkets sit about three miles apart in Central Los Angeles and get compared constantly, usually badly.
The 3rd Street Corridor Building Boom: New Development from Fairfax to Westlake
Third Street runs east to west across Central Los Angeles. It starts in Beverly Hills, passes through the Fairfax District beside The Grove, skirts Hancock Park and Koreatown, drops into Westlake, and ends downtown at Alameda.
Why Vacant, ADA-Compliant Apartment Buildings Command a Premium in South LA
Two buildings sit on the same South Los Angeles block. Same year built, same unit count, same square footage, same condition. One sells for meaningfully more than the other.
New Development in Hawthorne, CA: 2026 Project Guide
Inside a city of roughly five and a half square miles, you currently have 68 for-sale townhomes delivering to buyers, a fully affordable apartment building of more than 90 units working through financing, …
Measure ULA and Multifamily Sales Over $5M: 2026 Seller’s Guide
You’ve owned the building for fifteen years. It’s worth far more than you paid. The loan balance is low, the equity is substantial, and you’re tired of the 11pm plumbing calls.
Should I Sell or Refinance My Apartment Building
You’ve owned the building for fifteen years. It’s worth far more than you paid. The loan balance is low, the equity is substantial, and you’re tired of the 11pm plumbing calls.
What Does It Cost to Sell an Apartment Building in Los Angeles
Most owners think about their sale price. Far fewer think carefully about their net proceeds, and the gap between those two numbers is bigger than almost anyone expects.