Orange County
Q&A: Weathering the Pandemic with JPMorgan Chase’s Greg Newman
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues across the U.S., the state of California recently announced plans to fully reopen its… Read more
Inland Empire, LA Post Largest 12-Month Industrial Rental Rate Increases
Following a year-over-year increase of 4.4 percent, national average rates for industrial real estate reached $6.53 per square foot in… Read more
Leasing at Grocery-Anchored Centers Continues to Soar
Grocers posted high sales growth in 2020 as households were in lockdown and dining out became impossible for many, according… Read more
Grocery Stores Funnel Capital to Online Platforms
While much of the industry was in lockdown last year, grocery stores and other essential retailers continued to hum along… Read more
Investor Demand for OC Multifamily Shows No Sign of Slowing
Rent growth across Orange County has continued to increase due to the shortage of available inventory, high home prices and… Read moreOC Industrial Average Asking Rents Reach All-Time Highs
Direct net absorption was positive for the third consecutive quarter, posting 216,939 square feet in first quarter 2021, according to… Read more
Lee & Associates Founder Bill Lee Passes Away
Lee & Associates’ company founder, Bill Lee, passed away after a long battle with cancer and cancer-related complications Monday night.… Read more
A Year Later, OC Medical Office Shines
In first quarter 2020, there was much uncertainty and many unknowns about how the medical office market would fare as… Read more
Space Additions are Equally Distributed by Sector
Each of the three Orange County property sectors (office, industrial, flex) added sublease space in the range of 100,000 to… Read more
5000 Birch Has Numerous Cap Improvements in the Works
5000 Birch, a two-building 308,567-square-foot class-A office property in Newport Beach, is undergoing amenity enhancements and just signed a restaurant… Read more
Pacific Western Bank Hires Janice Ibey as SVP
Janice Ibey recently joined Pacific Western Bank as a senior vice president, business development officer on its asset-based lending team.… Read more
Location is a Big Draw for Village at Aspen Place
Location was one of the biggest factors in the recent $64.5 million acquisition of Village at Aspen Place, a 222-unit… Read more
OC Sublease Space Decreases For First Time Since Start of Pandemic
The number of spaces and total square feet of sublease space added to the Orange County market noticeably declined during… Read more
Capital Square 1031 Acquires La Mirada Data Center
Data centers are one of the most sought-after asset classes in the nation and are rarely available for purchase, says… Read more
Veteran Team Joins Berkeley Capital Advisors from Matthews REIS
Top investment sales agents Gary Chou, Aron Cline and Calvin Short join Berkeley Capital Advisors as partners specializing in net… Read more
Anduril Lease Hits Orange County Record Books
In the largest office lease in Orange County for the past 15 years and the largest in the submarket’s history,… Read more
OC Tech and Life Science Funding Hit $1.3B in 2020
Demand for research and development in life sciences was strong prior to the onset of COVID, and the pandemic has… Read more
High Credit Tenancy Properties Land OC Investors
Two El Cajon properties located at 600 Broadway and 1830 Gillespie Way are long-term single-tenant net-leased assets with high credit… Read more
OC Lab Space Expands to Meet COVID Demand
WCCT Global Inc., a contract research organization specializing in early phase clinical trials, is expanding its Orange County-based clinical pharmacology… Read more