California
California’s Livability Ranking Dips to Four-Year Low
California’s livability slipped to a four-year low in Gallup’s annual “Well-Being Index” poll that ranks the nation’s states for quality… Read more
San Francisco-Based Fivestars to Hang El Paso Shingle
Fivestars, a technology company headquartered in San Francisco, is opening an office in El Paso. The customer-service company will take… Read more
William Lyon Homes Pays $460M to Enter Texas
West Coast homebuilder William Lyon Homes entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RSI Communities, a California and Texas-based homebuilder.… Read more
Canadian Investor Acquires Phoenix MF for $90M
Two entities formed by Vancouver, Canada’s Western Wealth Capital purchased Carlyle at South Mountain Townhomes & Apartments in Phoenix for… Read more
Video: Insights from MBA CREF 2018
Connect Media attended the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) CREF 2018 conference in San Diego last week to hear from leaders… Read more
Six Key Takeaways from MBA’s CREF 2018
Newmark Realty Capital’s Jeff Matlock shared these insights from the annual CREF, Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention and Expo… Read more
$368M CARB SoCal Facility Moves Forward
California’s Dept. of General Services awarded the new $368 million Southern California Consolidation project for the California Air Resources Board… Read more
Anaheim, Santa Ana Now Renter-Majority Towns
Two Orange County cities, Anaheim and Santa Ana, now have more renters than homeowners. Research by RentCafe found that 22… Read more
HCP Launches $220M Phase of South San Francisco Development
Irvine, CA-based HCP commenced construction on Sierra Point, a 600,000-square-foot, five-building campus in Brisbane, CA, its next major life science… Read more
Kimco Acquires Whittier Retail Center
Connect Los Angeles is planned March 27th at the Hotel Indigo in DTLA. Here is where to get more information… Read more
Imports Increase in January at U.S. Ports, Again
U.S.-bound shipments increased nearly 7.7% across all of the nation’s seaports in January, according to research by Panjiva Inc. The… Read more
$300M for HNA’s Office Tower at 1180 Avenue of the Americas
Northwood Investors, a firm led by John Kukral, paid at least $300 million for 1180 Avenue of the Americas, a… Read more
Implications of Expanding Free Agency for Brokers, Real Estate Service Companies
By Robert Bagguley Founding Partner at Top Tier Representation and Bespoke Real Estate Advisors Consolidation in the real estate industry… Read more
SDSU Stadium Plan Heads for November Ballot
Enough signatures were collected to put San Diego State University’s plan to build a new stadium and satellite campus on… Read more
Google Village Footprint Expands
Mountain View-based Google and Trammell Crow Co. affiliate, TC Agoge, acquired a 105,000-square-foot Storage Solutions complex in downtown San Jose… Read more
Why Bigger Is Better: A Smart Take On Multi-Tenant Industrial Investing
Dennis Kaiser Connect Media asked Brian Malliet, CEO and Co-Founder of Newport Beach, CA-based BKM Capital Partners, to dive into… Read more
$17.6M Loan Finances Construction of Glendale Aloft Hotel
Connect Los Angeles is planned March 27th at the Hotel Indigo in DTLA. Here is where to get more information… Read more
Rising Inks Three Creative Occupiers at DTLA’s The CalEdison
Rising Realty Partners signed three leases at The CalEdison DTLA totaling 36,500 square feet of space at the historic Art… Read more
California Housing Affordability Edges Up
After hitting a 10-year low in Q3 2017, slightly lower home prices and steady mortgage rates allowed more Californians to… Read more