A California man at the center of a real estate scam that raised $13.8 million by falsely promising investors returns of up to 10% was sentenced to 15 years and one month in prison. The Orange County Register reported Brett Barber, who was a co-owner of Newport...
Westwood Financial, the Los Angeles-headquartered retail real estate investment firm, announced that CEO Mark Bratt will retire at the end of the month. Bratt has been Westwood’s CEO since January 2019. He was previously a senior managing director at CBRE, and earlier...
Arrival Home Loans, a Novato, California-based division of Pacific Private Money Inc., has unveiled Arrival Fund I LLC, a residential bridge loan lending fund. According to the company, the new fund offers a preferred 10%1 rate of return for investors, with profits...
Partners Group, the Swiss-based global private equity firm, announced its acquisition of Empira Group, a real estate investment platform. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Switzerland, Empira Group is...
Flacks Group, a Miami-based investment firm, has acquired the 180-room Crowne Plaza North Augusta, an IHG Hotel in Augusta, Georgia. The luxury hotel was built in 2019 and is based along the Savannah River. It is located a short distance from the Augusta National Golf...
FBI Investigating Lurin Capital Amid Multifamily Collapse
