Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.
LOS ANGELES—The owner of a 245-unit apartment complex takes advantage of the low interest-rate environment and secures a $30.8 million loan through Fannie Mae.
LOS ANGELES—Developers remove the roof from the Bloc, transforming the downtown shopping destination into an open-air retail center—a major milestone in the development of the project.
SHERMAN OAKS, CA—The sale of a 105-unit apartment complex receives 30 offers from a range of investors looking to uncover untapped demand for luxury multifamily, GlobeSt.com reports <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b>.
LOS ANGELES—Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith signs a 215,230-square-foot lease with OUE Limited at the US Bank Tower. It is the largest lease completed in more than 18 months.
LOS ANGELES—Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade is the home of the brand's first destination store on the West Coast, which will help to drive traffic.
LOS ANGELES—In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> Q&A, Rexford Industrial's Howard Schwimmer and Michael Frankel talk about the REIT's competitive investment strategy.
LOS ANGELES—PSRS secures a 25-year 4% fixed-rate loan at only 40 basis points higher than the cost of a 10-year fixed-rate loan, showing that long-term financing is still incredibly inexpensive.
LOS ANGELES—Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. and the Swig Co. have teamed up to buy 6300 Wilshire Blvd., a 22-story, 408,000-square-foot office building for an estimated $150 million.