What Does a Temporary Art Park Across from City Hall Signal for Downtown Landowners? When a long-vacant parcel at 1st Street and Broadway is fast-tracked for activation ahead of the 2026 World Cup, sophisticated investors should ask a direct question: is this simply a short-term civic enhancement, or does it mark a strategic repositioning of...Read More
Los Angeles retail vacancy hit 5.7 percent in Q1 2026, with asking rents down nearly 5 percent year over year. But the headline number hides the real story. In this video, Oron Maher, Broker-Director at Maher Commercial Realty, explains why the LA retail market is not declining uniformly — it is splitting — and what...Read More
California’s statewide rent cap under AB 1482 expires January 1, 2030. Every apartment building owner in the state should be building that date into their underwriting right now. Almost none of them are. In this video, Oron Maher, Broker-Director at Maher Commercial Realty, explains why the 2030 AB 1482 sunset is one of the most...Read More
What Does The Broad’s $100 Million Expansion Signal for Downtown Los Angeles Real Estate? When a globally recognized cultural institution expands its footprint by 70 percent in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, what does that telegraph about long term confidence in the market? The topping out of The Broad’s $100 million, 50,000 square foot...Read More
Is Mid-Wilshire Becoming Los Angeles’ Next Vertical Residential Core? What does it mean for investors and landowners when a major institutional developer scraps a 1.8 million square foot office expansion in favor of nearly 2,600 apartments at the doorstep of the D Line extension? A Decisive Pivot from Office to Housing Onni Group has filed...Read More
California just attempted to cut the statewide rent cap from 10 percent to 5 percent, make it permanent, and expand it to single-family homes and condos for the first time. AB 1157 failed committee this year. The legislative appetite that produced it did not. In this video, Oron Maher, Broker-Director at Maher Commercial Realty, breaks...Read More
Rare RTI opportunity in one of LA’s most walkable creative corridors. 23-unit condominium development site zoned R3-1 with TOC Tier 3 density bonus. ±9,970 SF lot | $1,595,000 | 25 parking spaces | Walk Score 85. This is a compelling entry for developers pursuing a build-to-sell or long-term hold strategy. Contact Nicole Lu for more...Read More
Maher Commercial Realty founder Oron Maher was recently featured in a California Post video story that reached 100,000 views — and the reason it resonated goes deeper than real estate. In this video, Oron shares the story most people don’t know: that Iran under the Shah was a sophisticated, metropolitan country. The Iranians who arrived...Read More
In less than 70 days, a California law takes effect that allows nine-story apartment buildings near rail stations and five-story buildings within a half-mile of rapid bus stops across Los Angeles. For land owners and multifamily investors in Greater Los Angeles, the window to act on this information before the broader market absorbs it is...Read More
Maher Commercial Realty founder Oron Maher was quoted in the LA Daily News on California’s proposed SB 1243 — a bill that would pause evictions for tenants impacted by ICE enforcement activity. For apartment building owners and renters across Los Angeles County, the downstream consequences of this legislation deserve a clear-eyed examination. In this video,...Read More
