A panel in October at a CREW San Diego event discussed all of the real estate-related propositions on the ballot, and said that Prop 21 would distort rental markets and hurt landlords by instilling a rent increase tax of 5%+CPI…..Read More
CREW San Diego held its final COVID Series meeting via Zoom on Oct. 29, highlighting the creation of outdoor areas for public assembly, restaurants and retail as the result of the pandemic…..Read More
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) San Diego is taking a leading role in growing the number of women in commercial real estate. The chapter -- one of 77 in CREW's international network -- cinched the No. 1 spot for being the first chapter to complete the CREW Network Chapter Challenge…..Read More (subscription required)
Elizabeth (Liz) Doll serves as Director of Asset Services for Stream Realty Partners’ San Diego office, where she focuses her efforts on business development and operations of office, industrial and retail properties…..Read More
“Efforts to undo Prop 13 have been tried since it passed,” said Craig Benedetto of California Strategies at a recent CREW San Diego event. The event discussed the upcoming ballot measures that would impact the commercial real estate market, and of course, Prop 15 was front-and-center…..Read More
Come election day, San Diego voters will decide on a local measure that could support the development of affordable housing. Measure A is a $900 million housing bond funded through increased homeowner property taxes. If passed, it would fund the construction of up to 7,500 units in affordable units for the homeless or those at risk of being homeless. To pass, the measure will need approval from two-thirds of voters. At a recent CREW San Diego event, speakers discussed the measure…..Read More
“They’re back,” said one of the speakers at a recent CREW San Diego event about the rent control ballot measures that seem to keep coming.…Read More
Angela Ryan brings more than 13 years of extensive architecture and design experience to her role as director of interior architecture & design at Ware Malcomb….Read More
Panelists at a CREW San Diego virtual forum Tuesday were highly critical of Proposition 15, the proposed split-roll tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot that would allow commercial properties worth more than $3 million to be assessed at fair market value….Read More (subscription required)
Lisa has over 20 years of business development and marketing experience in the A/E/C industry. Her experience has encompassed providing marketing and business development services for multiple construction companies listed in ENR Magazine’s - The Top 400 Contractors within the United States, as well as engineering and cost estimating firms….Read More
Linda Greenberg is a principal at Lee & Associates, San Diego and specializes in the leasing and sale of industrial properties. She was a founding member and past president of the San Diego chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women as well as a past president of CREW national….READ MORE
As vice president of CBSI, Sara Suter is an integral part of leading the construction and project management firm with a special focus on organizational development. Sara joined the firm in 2017 and focused her attention on building new construction partnerships with local municipalities, educational institutions and corporations who are relocating in San Diego….READ MORE
Angela Santoro didn't find her career in marketing. It found her -- and took her completely by surprise. Santoro was working as a makeup artist when she discovered she was great at another kind of artistry: branding and marketing….Read More (subscription required)
While studying accounting and real estate finance at Cal State Fullerton, it was a presentation done by some women in commercial real estate in Orange County that most affected the career path of Vera Ramos….Read More (subscription required)
Luda Safransky is the business development manager at Balfour Beatty Realty. With 15 years in the design and construction industry, a B.S. in business administration and a MBA completed at the age of 24, and registered LEED Green Associate, Safransky is a pioneer in leveraging relationships, information and resources to drive value for her company….Read More
Congratulations to Naomi Lohnes of Johnson & Jennings for being recognized for the outstanding contributions she has made to the San Diego community….Read More
As the executive director at non-profit Housing on Merit, Jennifer Litwak has overseen the development of 2,700 affordable housing units and has helped under-resourced residents find permanent homes. Litwak launched the non-profit in 2011 with one staff member. Today, she has a team of 15 and has closed more than $322 million in multifamily acquisitions…. Read More
A dynamic leader in the San Diego market, Penny Maus is reshaping and reinvigorating the bayfront to ensure equitable coastal access to all. As real estate department manager for Port of San Diego, Maus is at the forefront of local efforts to strengthen the city’s waterfronts…. Read More
Lynn LaChapelle is part of an elite group to forge the path for women in the CRE industry. In the last 35 years, she has worked on some of the most noteworthy institutional deals in the San Diego market, racking up total investment advisory and lease transactions of $10 billion in value. In the last year, she has closed office, life science and mixed-use deals totaling $225 million…. READ MORE
By Kelsi Maree Borland
The country has been hit hard by the pandemic, and San Diego is no exception. Ray Major, chief economist and chief data and analytics officer with SANDAG, spoke about the San Diego economy, unemployment and the recovery during the most recent digital CREW San Diego event last week…. Read More