Kennedy Zak is a Finance Reporter at Outlook Newspapers. She covers a diverse range of topics, primarily focusing on construction and real estate, including commercial and residential markets, real estate development, and property management. Kennedy's work has been featured in Outlook Newspapers, Los Angeles Business Journal, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, The Real Deal, and NewsBreak.
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By: Alena Botros, Kennedy Zak
Not long after Jaime Lee traded her corner office at her family's Jamison for a senior adviser gig at the firm, she's added another notch on her belt. Lee is now senior managing director of capital markets and real estate investments at Kennedy Wilson, another L.A. legacy company.
In the first debate since before the June primary , Mayor Karen Bass and 4th District Council member Nithya Raman outlined their plans for a number of issues tied to real estate interests — and despite having many of the same ideas, the candidates showed they weren't above personal attacks.
By: Kennedy Zak
Contractor buyer plans to execute a flip on the Malibu Canyon home in the next year
🏆 The largest new construction project to score permits last week was in Westlake, where plans were filed to build a 133,155-square-foot affordable housin
“We have a bit of a conundrum now, because buyers think it's a buyer's market and sellers think it's a seller's market,” said F. Ron Smith, co-founder of Smith & Berg Property Group, a Compass affiliate. “But it's more fluid.”
The top 20 brokerages claimed 20,089 transactions totaling $52.2 billion in the 12 months before July 1, 2026, according to The Real Deal's annual rankings of Los Angeles County firms. That's $1.6 billion more in volume from last year's rankings and 542 more deals.
By: Matthew Elo, Kennedy Zak
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By: Kennedy Zak
John Vrsalovich expects the entire rebuild of his home that was razed by the Altadena wildfire nearly two years ago to be covered by his insurance payout from AAA — a financial fact that doesn't apply to many of his neighbors in the upper-middle-class enclave on the edge of Pasadena.
Legal moves concerning the city's residential rental laws and regulations most recently ended in a partial win for the landlord advocacy group, which is now gunning for a sweeping victory by taking on the eviction threshold in California's highest court.
By: Matthew Elo, Kennedy Zak
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