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mottsmith

@mottsmith

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Co-Founder of Amped Kitchens (https://t.co/6JUCIk9meW). Adjunct professor of Real Estate Dev. at @USCprice. Board chair, @InfillCouncil. Personal account.

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Joined December 2008
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RT @jansramek: 1/ It's time to bring back "designed in California, made in California.”. Today, at @reindsummit, @ashleevance and I introdu….
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How many apartment in rent controlled cities are held by tenants who keep them because they’re such a good deal but don’t actually live in them? (Serious question.).
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"Why don't we have more apartments for families?".
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RT @_lej44: Relieved to see that a 100 ft infill mixed development in Warner Center that’s pending approval has applied for an AB 130 CEQA….
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RT @BikeLanesLA: This should be a crime. @metrolosangeles
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RT @mnolangray: “I don’t care how much you love working people. They can’t afford a house because all the rules in your state make it prohi….
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New Jersey's "Mansion Tax" isn't perfect, but it's a LOT better than L.A.'s Measure ULA. NJ's tax aims primarily at -- you guessed it! -- mansions. Apartment buildings and industrial properties are exempt. We have to fix Measure ULA.
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RT @mateosfo: Developers make profits building homes: Greedy, selfish. Homeowners make profits selling homes: Victims, innocent naifs.
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More and more, large apartment owners in L.A. are planning to convert existing buildings to condos instead of selling them as completed apartment buildings and paying the crushing Measure ULA tax.
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RT @ezraklein: Obama weighs in on Abundance:
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RT @realEstateTrent: Wild how many people talk themselves into bad deals because they feel the need to deploy capital. If the deal doesn’t….
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RT @mattyglesias: Inclusionary zoning is a targeted tax on the construction of new housing — the absolute worst way you could think of to r….
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The walk from the Hollywood Bowl to Hollywood/Highland is one of LA’s great bummers.
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RT @SukritGanesh: California has a slam dunk housing bill in the works. The assembly is about to ruin it with inclusionary zoning (IZ) mand….
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RT @maxdubler: "Every city in the U.S. has people who are poor, who are drug-addicted, who have severe mental illness. What those cities do….
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RT @dillonliam: For those interested in construction union politics in California — and you should be if you want to understand why major h….
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RT @LA_Multi_Fam: If you tear down a house in LA and build new, you’re going to pay “linkage fees.”. But if you keep just one wall and call….
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RT @otter401: @alexisxrivas @CohenSite It's actually 0% growth as nothing counts until bldg permits are pulled. For the three market rate….
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RT @arpitrage: The word processor unleashed the regulatory state.
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RT @AngelenoInsight: BREAKING: In California, building a single home can take 7 years and cost over $700,000 — before anyone moves in. Not….
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RT @captgouda24: Until recently, the transmission of knowledge has been a total black box for economists. We are sure that there are positi….
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