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.
AGOURA HILLS, CA—A private investor purchases a five-unit multifamily property for a record-breaking $466,000 per unit, the highest price ever paid in the Conejo Valley, in a sale that garnered eight offers.
LOS ANGELES—The CBRE brokers who negotiated the landmark Beverly Hills land sale, which involved two Chinese entities, tell GlobeSt.com that the transaction was incredibly smooth, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.
GLENDALE, CA—According to Real Estate Forum Woman of Influence Alexandra Glickman, women are still missing from the investment banking and development sectors.
LOS ANGELES—In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> Q&A, Chris Wilson and Scott Burns explain why they changed the name of the company formerly known as Wilson Commercial Real Estate.
LOS ANGELES—At Allen Matkins annual View from the Top conference, industry leaders had nothing bad to say about the current and future commercial market.
LOS ANGELES—Rexford Industrial purchases the 319,000-square-foot industrial complex in an all-cash transaction, bringing the REIT's year-to-date acquisition volume to $260 million.
LOS ANGELES—The Fast Track Early Rate-Lock program gives Freddie Mac an advantage over banks because it can lock an interest rate for an extended period of time, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.
SANTA MONICA, CA—A joint venture between MWest Holdings LLC and GreenOak Real Estate LP sells the 60-unit building, which just received $1.5 million in upgrades and interior renovations.
LOS ANGELES—The alternative investment manager will use the program to fund floating-rate commercial bridge loans, focusing on $5-million to $25-million senior loans.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA—The Chinese developer completes buying the land site from Joint Treasure International, where it plans to develop a $1.2-billion mixed-use complex, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.