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  • Interesting Real Estate Trends for 2016

    Interesting Real Estate Trends for 2016

    The 37th Emerging Trends in Real Estate® published by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) provides an in depth analysis of trends in real estate investments, development, finance, and issues across U.S.A. and Canada. Participants of the survey include private property owners or developers, real estate firms, investment managers, banks, and brokerages…

  • The Effect of Women on Boards

    The Effect of Women on Boards

    Here’s a fact: diverse boardrooms and executive offices return higher revenues and depict increased innovative thinking when compared to firms lacking diversity. A recent report from MSCI ESG Research surveying 4,218 companies around the world found that those with numerous female executives and board members represented a Return of Equity of 10.1 percent a year…

  • Identity Theft: A National Epidemic

    Identity Theft: A National Epidemic

    Identity theft has become more prevalent with the advancement in technology. Just as with any other progress we have made, there is somebody who uses it inappropriately. December is National Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month and we wanted to share some information on this major epidemic.

  • My Journey at NAWRB

    My Journey at NAWRB

    From the desk of Shideh Balali, My name is Shideh Balali and I am responsible for Strategic Development at NAWRB. I started with NAWRB in October 2015 as the Member Relations Coordinator. The relationships I have gained and the enterprising women I have spoken with have been phenomenal. An organization like NAWRB unites women from…

  • The Power of Asian Women Entrepreneurs

    The Power of Asian Women Entrepreneurs

    A recent international study conducted by Scorpio Partnership for HSBC Private Bank examined 2,834 entrepreneurs who are actively involved in business and are worth at least one million American dollars, with the average worth of survey participants being $4.6 million. The nations covered in the study are mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the U.K., Germany,…

  • 2016 Housing Market Outlook

    2016 Housing Market Outlook

    There is yet another list predicting the busiest housing markets of the coming year, this time from Trulia in the form of their 2016 Housing Market Outlook. As most predictive reports, Trulia’s identifies a mixture of positive and negative trends in the coming year. In regards to their top 10 growing markets, the Trulia report…

  • Origins of Hotel Figueroa

    Origins of Hotel Figueroa

    Built in the 1920s by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), the Moroccan-inspired Hotel Figueroa has been a pinnacle of Los Angeles culture and history for nine decades; from housing tourists to hosting movie sets, the establishment has never lost relevance in downtown LA.

  • Art Basel: Work and Play

    Art Basel: Work and Play

    One of the foremost art installments in the world, Art Basel in America is occurring from December 3-6, 2015 in Miami Beach, Florida. For the cultured and wealthy, this is the place to be.

  • Emerging 2016 Housing Markets

    Emerging 2016 Housing Markets

    In October, we wrote about a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), which predicted the hottest real estate markets of 2016—the study’s focal assertion was that the New Year would be the time of secondary and tertiary markets. Yesterday, realtor.com released their 2016 Housing Forecast providing an overview of the coming…

  • Support Women-Owned Businesses this Holiday Season

    Support Women-Owned Businesses this Holiday Season

    After a flurry of special shopping days like Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, it is time to support women-owned businesses. The first Wednesday after Thanksgiving is marked as WomenWednesday and is meant to promote women-owned and women-led businesses and causes.