Allison Landa

SAN FRANCISCO – James Scott minced no words when describing the landscape facing today’s property management firms as they seek the right technologies to address challenges.
“What you’re trying to deal with at the moment is a complete minefield,” the IREM Technology Innovator-in-Residence and Lead Researcher for the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab said during the AMO Education and Breakfast panel at the 2019 IREM Global Summit.

If you’re looking to tap your home for cash, you may be wondering how a HELOC loan works.

Jered Nelson is reflective. He’s sitting at the bar at San Francisco’s Rich Table, springtime sunlight dappling his face, a drink hard at hand. “You know,” he says, “I’ve never known a potter who retired.” Nelson certainly has no plans to do so. He’s too busy providing eye-catching wares to the City’s culinary elite.

If we told you that San Francisco is a foodies’ paradise, your rejoinder might be “and the sky is blue!” Yes, it’s well established that we know our food around these hills, but what about the items that you won’t find on the menu? They proliferate behind the doors of some of the most hotly coveted restaurants. The Nob Hill Gazette did a little snooping, and we’d like to share our findings with you.

Bobby Turner’s story is one of evolution. Having entered the commercial real estate space straight out of college in 1984, he struggled with moral discomfort around the disparity between the haves and have-nots. Today he is fully invested in providing creative, lasting answers to some of society’s most vexing issues.

Homebuyers seeking private mortgages backed by the U.S. government are well-advised to investigate U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loans. Also known as the Section 502 Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, USDA loans offer no-money-down financing for a property purchase in an approved suburban or rural area.

A mortgage is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. Borrowers have varying needs and financial pictures, so home loans come with differing terms to meet these constraints. Mortgages can vary in terms of repayment length as well as whether their interest rates remain stable or fluctuate. Read on to learn more about the different types of mortgages that are available and to gain a better understanding of what choice is right for you.
Understanding long-term mortgages
A conventional 30-year mortgage...

At the age of 28… I finally learned what lay behind my suffering: congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).
Guest post by: Allison Landa, writer, performer and advocate for early awareness of 21-OH CAH
I suspected that something was seriously wrong with me. By the age of 10, thick black strands of hair stretched across my chin and upper lip, forming sideburns rivaling the 1970s mutton-chop trend. My skin became slack and soft. When bald spots began cropping up, I figured I was just destined to be...

A first-person discussion of dealing with excess female facial hair.