Velocity shares rise after earnings beat
Velocity Financial saw its net income rise in its second quarter financial earnings, beating estimates. The Westlake Village-based mortgage firm had net income of $9.45 million, or 28 cents per share, well above analysts’ estimates of around 15 cents per share. Velocity Financial more than tripled its net income from the same time a year Read More →
Real Estate: Nordstrom building conversion could lead to glut of Santa Barbara office space
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Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara nearing sale; buyer plans offices on upper floors
The Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara is nearing a sale, and the new owner is looking to turn the upper floors into office space, according to a report released by Hayes Commercial Group on July 30. The building is at the northern end of Paseo Nuevo. Most of the outdoor mall is owned by Read More →
UCSB moves ahead with Munger Hall mega-dorm
UC Santa Barbara has released a notice of preparation for a new student housing development, Munger Hall, which was previously approved as part of the university’s Long Range Development Plan. Munger Hall, when built, would increase the university’s on-campus housing by 50%, with single-occupancy rooms, and will allow the university to eliminate triple housing in Read More →
LTC Properties earnings rebound from pandemic lows
LTC Properties saw its net income soar a year after the pandemic caused serious interruptions to the real estate investment trust’s business model. On July 29, the Westlake Village-based REIT reported its net income for the second quarter of 2021 at $18.1 million, or 46 cents per share — an increase of more than 900% Read More →
Westlake Village office sale tops $80M
Westlake Park Place I, a five-building office campus in Westlake Village, sold recently for $80.8 million — the highest sale price for an office building in Ventura County in 2021. The buyer was a partnership between Amstar and Searles Property Group, and the seller was Invesco Real Estate. Westlake Park Place I started construction in Read More →
Deal for new Santa Paula Hospital land ‘a long time in the making’
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