Irvine Company Buys Shuttered 1.26-Acre Newport Beach Car Wash for $32.5MM to Feed 600-Unit Newport Center Housing Push
The Irvine Company has acquired the shuttered, 51-year-old Newport Beach Car Wash near Fashion Island for $32.5 million, folding a 1.26-acre parcel into...
Renovated 10,000 SQFT Waterfront Office at 2262 Carmel Valley Road Sells for $8.5MM in Del Mar
A recently renovated two-story waterfront office building overlooking the Los Penasquitos Lagoon in Del Mar has traded to an owner-user wealth management firm...
CMBS Distress Rate Jumps to 11.86% in May as Office Pain Deepens and April Dip Evaporates
A one-month improvement in April proved fleeting as CRED iQ’s combined CMBS distress rate snapped back to 11.86 percent in May 2026, with...
31,000 SQFT Sunset Pointe Shopping Center in Stevenson Ranch Lists for $10.9MM at 6.35% Cap Rate
A national-credit-anchored neighborhood retail center in the supply-constrained Santa Clarita Valley submarket of Stevenson Ranch has hit the market at a 6.35 percent...
Southern California Labor Markets Hold Their Ground in April as Orange County Tightens to 3.7% and Imperial Lags at 16.5%
Southern California’s largest job centers stayed remarkably steady in April 2026, with Orange County tightening to a 3.7 percent jobless rate and Los...
The Art of the Quiet Exit, A Hudson Pacific Story
Hudson Pacific’s COO resigned with the usual boilerplate denial attached—but after a $572 million annual loss, a scrapped dividend and a stock down...
Netflix Closes $400MM Purchase of 1.1MM-SQFT Radford Studio Center From Goldman Sachs in Studio City
Netflix has completed its acquisition of the historic Radford Studio Center in Studio City from a Goldman Sachs-led lender group for $400 million,...
Jadian Capital Lands 37,000 SQFT Alcalde Business Center in Laguna Hills for $14.1MM
New York-based Jadian Capital has acquired Alcalde Business Center, a fully leased small-bay industrial park in Laguna Hills, betting on tight supply in...
San Diego and Los Angeles Land Among Nation’s High-Potential AI Metros as Southern California Carves Out Its Niche
Hubble’s new ranking of the 20 most AI-ready U.S. metros places San Diego at No. 13 and Los Angeles at No. 19 in...
New Century Development Files Plans for 82-Unit Apartment Building at 402 Atlantic Ave. in Downtown Long Beach
New Century Development has filed an application to replace a long-shuttered Downtown Long Beach service station with a seven-story, 82-unit apartment building, adding...
AJ Watt Sells 226-Unit Collection at Baldwin Multifamily Portfolio in Los Angeles for $33.04MM
A scattered-site apartment portfolio in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles changed hands for $33.04 million in a deal that required nearly...
The Heights at Ponte Vista Features Four Move In Ready Elevated Townhomes
The homes embrace coastal living and multi-generational flexibility for modern Southern California lifestyles New community alert! RC Homes, the California homebuilder known for...
CMBS Distress Rate Jumps to 11.86% in May as Office Pain Deepens and April Dip Evaporates
A one-month improvement in April proved fleeting as CRED iQ’s combined CMBS distress rate snapped back to 11.86 percent in May 2026, with...
Southern California Labor Markets Hold Their Ground in April as Orange County Tightens to 3.7% and Imperial Lags at 16.5%
Southern California’s largest job centers stayed remarkably steady in April 2026, with Orange County tightening to a 3.7 percent jobless rate and Los...
San Diego and Los Angeles Land Among Nation’s High-Potential AI Metros as Southern California Carves Out Its Niche
Hubble’s new ranking of the 20 most AI-ready U.S. metros places San Diego at No. 13 and Los Angeles at No. 19 in...
Scarce Supply and a Value-Luxury Barbell Power Southern California Retail Into 2026
Southern California’s retail landlords are navigating a market where almost no new space is being built, demand is bifurcating between deep-discount and luxury...
Plug-In Solar Bill Advances in Sacramento, Aiming at SoCal’s Nation-Leading Power Bills for Renters
A bipartisan measure to deregulate small, portable solar systems is moving through the Legislature, and nowhere are the stakes higher than in Southern...
Three New D Line Stations Push Metro Rail Ridership to Six-Year High as Weekend Trips Surge 18%
The opening of three new D Line subway stations along Wilshire Boulevard helped lift Los Angeles County rail ridership to its strongest monthly...
Southern California Commercial Real Estate News
31,000 SQFT Sunset Pointe Shopping Center in Stevenson Ranch Lists for $10.9MM at 6.35% Cap Rate
A national-credit-anchored neighborhood retail center in the supply-constrained Santa Clarita Valley submarket of Stevenson Ranch has hit the market at a 6.35 percent...
Southern California Construction Loses 13,800 Jobs as Every Major Metro Contracts
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim shed 6,200 construction jobs while the Inland Empire dropped 2,900 and San Diego gave back 1,500, signaling a region-wide pullback...
CMBS Lender Moves to Take Control of Fallas Family’s 88-Unit Metropolitan Building in Downtown Los Angeles After $32MM Default
A judicial foreclosure action filed this month against the Fallas family’s landmark Metropolitan building at 449 South Broadway has put one of Downtown...
Irvine Company Buys Shuttered 1.26-Acre Newport Beach Car Wash for $32.5MM to Feed 600-Unit Newport Center Housing Push
The Irvine Company has acquired the shuttered, 51-year-old Newport Beach Car Wash near Fashion Island for $32.5 million, folding a 1.26-acre parcel into...
Paulson Real Estate Lists for Sale 65,600 SQFT Dove Canyon Plaza in Rancho Santa Margarita at $28.99MM
The South Orange County retail center serving the Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza gated communities hits the market at a 6.50 percent...
Southern California Construction Loses 13,800 Jobs as Every Major Metro Contracts
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim shed 6,200 construction jobs while the Inland Empire dropped 2,900 and San Diego gave back 1,500, signaling a region-wide pullback...
Renovated 10,000 SQFT Waterfront Office at 2262 Carmel Valley Road Sells for $8.5MM in Del Mar
A recently renovated two-story waterfront office building overlooking the Los Penasquitos Lagoon in Del Mar has traded to an owner-user wealth management firm...
Southern California Construction Loses 13,800 Jobs as Every Major Metro Contracts
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim shed 6,200 construction jobs while the Inland Empire dropped 2,900 and San Diego gave back 1,500, signaling a region-wide pullback...
11 North Partners Lands Carlsbad’s Beacon Lifestyle Center for $91.3MM in San Diego County’s Affluent Coastal Trade Area
Asana Partners exits the 122,167-SQFT El Camino Real property at roughly $747 per square foot following a multi-year repositioning that swapped a tired...
Southern California Labor Markets Hold Their Ground in April as Orange County Tightens to 3.7% and Imperial Lags at 16.5%
Southern California’s largest job centers stayed remarkably steady in April 2026, with Orange County tightening to a 3.7 percent jobless rate and Los...
Southern California Construction Loses 13,800 Jobs as Every Major Metro Contracts
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim shed 6,200 construction jobs while the Inland Empire dropped 2,900 and San Diego gave back 1,500, signaling a region-wide pullback...
PCCP and Alliance Residential Company Acquires 184-Unit Multifamily Community in Riverside for $65.3MM
Los Angeles, Calif. – May 28, 2026 – A joint venture between PCCP and Alliance Residential Company today announced the $65.3 million acquisition...
The Art of the Quiet Exit, A Hudson Pacific Story
Hudson Pacific’s COO resigned with the usual boilerplate denial attached—but after a $572 million annual loss, a scrapped dividend and a stock down...
The Data Center Bargain: What Every Town Should Demand
Free power. Free heat. Clean water. The bargain every town should be demanding. By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous)...
Bed Bath & Boomerang
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) In August 2025, Marcus Lemonis, the executive chairman of Beyond, Inc.—which is to...
McNellis: F*** Real Estate?
Publisher’s Note What began over a decade ago as a series of candid, sharp-witted articles written for The Registry has grown into one of the...
Orange County Industrial Vacancy Rises to 6.1% as Rents Soften
A leasing rebound and contracting pipeline show early signs of stabilization for Orange County’s industrial market. By J.C. Casillas, Managing Director of Research at...
March’s Jobs Report and the Art of Misdirection
Behind the rosy March employment headline, a quiet exodus: nearly 400,000 Americans gave up on the job market in a single month. By...
Boxcar, a 108,000 SQFT Flex Industrial Property on 3.95 Acres, Hits the Market in LA’s Atwater Village For Sale or Lease
A fully renovated, vacant flex industrial campus in one of Los Angeles’ tightest creative submarkets has come to market, offering rare scale and...
Renovated 61,000 SQFT Mission Viejo Office Building Hits the Market as Headquarters or Redevelopment Play
A three-story, fully renovated office building in South Orange County’s Mission Viejo has been listed for sale, pitched simultaneously as a move-in-ready corporate...
Southwest Traders Acquires 229,934 SQFT Gateway at Menifee Industrial Facility for $40.5MM
Temecula-based foodservice distributor Southwest Traders has purchased an industrial building in Menifee and plans to pour an additional $25 million into converting a...
Calabasas Investor Lands 43,000 SQFT Malibu Canyon Plaza for $12.7MM as Seller Fields 10-Plus Offers
A private Calabasas investor has acquired the 42,546-square-foot Malibu Canyon Plaza, a partially vacant two-story retail and office center, for $12.7 million after...
First Washington Realty Lists Ralphs-Anchored, 119,000 SQFT Village Center at Rose in Placentia
First Washington Realty has tapped CBRE to sell Village Center at Rose, a fully owned, Ralphs-anchored neighborhood shopping center in Placentia, betting that...
Angeleno Targets Vacant Valley Village Lot for Six-Story, 95-Unit Affordable Housing Play
A development affiliate of Los Angeles affordable housing specialist Angeleno has filed plans to replace a long-idle Valley Village lot, once earmarked for...
Huntington Beach Adopts Court-Ordered Housing Element Zoning for 13,000 Units After $170,000 in Fines
After exhausting its appeals at the state and federal level and watching the meter run on monthly penalties, the Huntington Beach City Council...
Kimco Realty Lists Corona Home Depot at Corona Hills Plaza for $29.9MM at 5.35% Cap Rate
Kimco Realty has tapped CBRE to market a corporate-leased Home Depot anchoring the 489,151-square-foot Corona Hills Plaza in Corona, betting that a blue-chip...
