Los Angeles Downtown News cited research by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the housing crisis in the Los Angeles area. Critics of the fee contend that it will simply raise the cost of construction and discourage new building amid a housing crisis, with just 2.9% vacancy in the L.A. metro Read more…
In an op-ed posted in The New York Times by a contributing writer, Abby K. Wood, USC Gould School, was quoted on the standard of acceptable behavior established by the Democratic Party. I’m struck by where the Democrats drew this line. Suppose they had drawn it somewhere between the allegations against Rep. John Conyers Read more…
The Kansas City Star cited research by Bonnie Reiss and Christian Grose of the USC Price School’s Schwarzenegger Institute and colleagues on how independent voters will impact future elections. Grose is also affiliated with the USC Dornsife College. Election laws vary greatly from state to state in everything from open/closed primaries to ballot Read more…
The New York Times (in a Reuters story) quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how the Republican-backed tax reform bill could negatively impact homeowners. Yun says his analysis suggests curbing the mortgage interest deduction would lead to as much as an 8 percent drop in housing values nationwide, and cutting property tax Read more…
Slate quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how the Republican tax reform bill may negatively impact homeownership in California, but would not be catastrophic. Because they’re designed to cap popular deductions that benefit homeowners and limit the number of itemizers, the Republican tax bills are expected to put a dent Read more…
Los Angeles Daily News highlighted a partnership between the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School, USC Price School and Los Angeles Police Department on a project to educate officers on how to handle interactions with residents who may be experiencing homelessness, mental illness and addiction. “We think we’re engaged in the single most Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on why declining incomes do not result in lower rents. In theory, rent growth shouldn’t consistently soar past gains in income. But Richard Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, said his research shows that while rising incomes push rents Read more…
Bloomberg: From finance and politics to tech and entertainment, these people defined global business in 2017. Raphael Bostic PRESIDENT AND CEO, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA While in the Obama administration, the University of Southern California economist fought housing discrimination against gays and racial minorities; he broke barriers when he Read more…
The Washington Post published commentary by Kathleen Doherty of the USC Price School on the impact President Donald Trump may have on the civil service sector. Doherty and her colleagues examined whether extreme partisanship was more likely to drive career civil servants out of the industry. Since civil servants are leaving at a Read more…
LA Weekly cited research by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on rising rents expected in Los Angeles County over the next two years. The Los Angeles Metro area has the second-highest rate of “cost-burdened” renters in the country, according to a recent report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. Being Read more…
Fox & Hounds Daily published an editorial by Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School and Doug Jeffe on how politicians must address health care among highly partisan constituents. The health care system, in America and in California, is far from perfect and a number of fixes and upgrades are clearly in Read more…
Los Angeles Daily News (in a CALmatters story) quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the California housing crisis and what a healthy vacancy rate would be for rental units. Vacancy rates are kind of like unemployment rates or even inflation, says Richard Green, director of the University of Southern California’s Lusk Center Read more…
The Orange County Register covered the USC Price School’s Safe Communities Institute’s conference on how to combat homegrown violent extremism. The event included speeches and discussions by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a former jihadist and former white supremacist among others. “We cannot arrest our way out of this problem,” said Erroll Read more…
Curbed LA cited research by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center that suggests California rents will continue to rise over the next two years. Across the country, wages have lagged behind growth in rental prices, and the same is true in LA. Between 2005 and 2016, rents shot up 17.5 percent, while Read more…
The Daily Democrat quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on how California Senator Kevin de Leon handles allegations of sexual harassment in the state capitol. Political analysts say that even the appearance of an attempted coverup could be a black mark on the Los Angeles Democrat’s campaign for U.S. Senate, Read more…
San Francisco Chronicle quoted Richard Green, director of the USC Lusk Center, on how the GOP tax reform bills might influence homeownership trends in California. Richard Green, a real estate professor at the University of Southern California, calculated that if Congress got rid of the mortgage interest deduction entirely, it might reduce Read more…
The New York Times’ “California Today” newsletter quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about the national attention Californian elections will capture next year. On Tuesday, voters across the country returned to the polls. Believe it or not, Wednesday marks one full year since Election Day 2016. And while some states Read more…
Long Beach Business Journal noted research by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the declining number of available units for Los Angeles County’s growing population. “We’re not building enough housing. We calculated that Los Angeles County should be building about 35,000 units per year. It’s building about 25,000 units,” Richard Green, Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the potential impact of Saudi officials liquidating U.S. real estate holdings. Through Kingdom Holding, the prince enjoys ownership in some of the world’s most prestigious properties and businesses. It has a majority interest in the Savoy Hotel in London, a controlling Read more…
KCAL-TV quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School about attempts to brand peaceful protestors as Antifa. The downtown L.A. rally is one of several taking place in 19 cities across the U.S. that are being organized by Refuse Fascism. Officials with the group say it has received threats of violence from alt-right, Read more…
Agence France Presse quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on why California is leading the resistance against President Donald Trump’s far-right policies. “Every time there’s a policy decision, California gets hit in the gut,” says Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, an analyst and professor in public policy at USC. “Without question we’re Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how the GOP tax plan would impact home prices in Los Angeles. Richard Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, said limiting the deduction would probably make home prices in the $515,000 to $1.25 million range a “couple Read more…
Curbed LA cited a study by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on the expected rise in rental prices in Los Angeles over the next two years. After rising steadily for most of 2017, Los Angeles rental prices finally dropped a bit in October, according to a new report from Apartment List. Despite the recent Read more…
KCRW-FM interviewed David Sloane of the USC Price School about the growing density of city cemeteries and the rise in cremations. It turns out actual cemeteries have gone through many design and planning changes in tandem with changes in our culture. They’re also becoming taller and denser, much like cities themselves. That’s according Read more…
NBC News quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School about whether the recent vehicular terror attack in New York City will have any long-term impacts on vehicle rental screenings. While authorities might increase vigilance on vehicle rentals in the near future, it was difficult to assess any long-term policy changes that could Read more…