Odd Lots: Why Building a Crosswalk in LA Is Kafkaesque (Podcast)
Real estate experts Bill McBride and Zach Lasry discussed the challenges of construction and development in Los Angeles during a live podcast event. The conversation covered the complexities of building infrastructure and sourcing construction materials in the city.
Bill McBride did not just predict the 2008 housing bubble, he helped invent financial blogging with his Calculated Risk newsletter. Zach Lasry, meanwhile, is much newer to the scene, but in his career as a real estate developer, he is already responsible for building one of LA's hottest new neighborhoods — Melrose Hill. We spoke to both of them at our live show at the Vermont Hollywood, for a wide-ranging panel discussion on LA real estate. We talk about the difficulty of sourcing construction c
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