Santa Barbara Retail Vacancy Drops to 7.9% as Community Centers Drive Positive Absorption in Q1
Net absorption turned positive at 21,716 square feet and average asking rents held near recent highs at $2.96 per square foot, though downtown...
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast’s largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
Greenlaw Partners Pays $14.5MM for 39,000 SQFT Industrial Property in Anaheim
The Costa Mesa-based investor acquired the building from NexGen HVAC & Plumbing at $374 per square foot, expanding its Orange County industrial footprint....
New Construction 118-Unit Apartment Building Hits the Market on Western Avenue in South Los Angeles
The seven-story building at 4186 S Western Avenue, located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone, targets affordable and workforce housing investors ahead of its...
Olive Properties Acquires 47,000 SQFT Fully Leased Industrial Building for $14.9MM in Burbank
Priced at $318 per square foot, the Hollywood Way transaction reflects the premium investors place on infill Burbank industrial product. Olive Properties LP...
Los Angeles County Retail Vacancy Climbs to 6.72% as Leasing Momentum Stalls in Q1 2026
Tenants returned 448,000 square feet to the market and leasing activity dropped 24 percent quarter-over-quarter across the county’s 343-million-square-foot retail inventory Los Angeles...
Orange County Industrial Vacancy Stabilizes at 5.7% as Net Absorption Turns Positive in Q1 2026
Leasing activity totaled 1.57 million square feet and net absorption reached 58,000 square feet, marking the market’s first positive quarter after two years...
Eco Fulfillment Takes 62,400 SQFT Sublease in Chatsworth as Fulfillment Demand Holds Firm
The sublease deal on Prairie Street adds to a growing roster of third-party logistics and fulfillment operators in the West San Fernando Valley....
Richards Foods Leases 72,000 SQFT Buena Park Warehouse from Heitman
Food distributor commits to a Mid-Counties facility on Caballero Boulevard as Buena Park vacancy edges higher and average asking rents continue their three-year...
Episcopal Communities Pushes 104-Bed Senior Living Redevelopment at Glendale’s Twelve Oaks Site
Nonprofit operator advances 92,420-SQFT replacement of 12 aging structures on a 4.3-acre La Crescenta parcel, betting on demographic tailwinds reshaping Southern California’s senior...
Apartment Titans AvalonBay and Equity Residential Eye $50B Merger That Could Redraw US Rental Map
The two largest US apartment REITs are in early-stage talks on a combination that would create a roughly 200,000-unit landlord and reignite REIT...
Latitude 33 Recruits Top Talent and Signs New Lease in Los Angeles
Engineering Firm Grows with Key Hire and Larger Downtown LA Office San Diego, CA, April 23, 2026 – As demand for commercial real...
Santa Barbara Retail Vacancy Drops to 7.9% as Community Centers Drive Positive Absorption in Q1
Net absorption turned positive at 21,716 square feet and average asking rents held near recent highs at $2.96 per square foot, though downtown...
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast’s largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
Greenlaw Partners Pays $14.5MM for 39,000 SQFT Industrial Property in Anaheim
The Costa Mesa-based investor acquired the building from NexGen HVAC & Plumbing at $374 per square foot, expanding its Orange County industrial footprint....
Los Angeles County Retail Vacancy Climbs to 6.72% as Leasing Momentum Stalls in Q1 2026
Tenants returned 448,000 square feet to the market and leasing activity dropped 24 percent quarter-over-quarter across the county’s 343-million-square-foot retail inventory Los Angeles...
Orange County Industrial Vacancy Stabilizes at 5.7% as Net Absorption Turns Positive in Q1 2026
Leasing activity totaled 1.57 million square feet and net absorption reached 58,000 square feet, marking the market’s first positive quarter after two years...
Episcopal Communities Pushes 104-Bed Senior Living Redevelopment at Glendale’s Twelve Oaks Site
Nonprofit operator advances 92,420-SQFT replacement of 12 aging structures on a 4.3-acre La Crescenta parcel, betting on demographic tailwinds reshaping Southern California’s senior...
Southern California Commercial Real Estate News
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast’s largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
Sony’s Insomniac Games Renews and Expands to 65,000 SQFT at Burbank’s Media Studios Campus
The award-winning video game studio behind Marvel’s Spider-Man deepens its commitment to a campus it has occupied for over two decades. Sony Interactive...
Defense Drone Manufacturer Neros Technologies Subleases 252,000 SQFT Facility in LA’s South Bay
The fast-growing defense startup expands its industrial footprint near its El Segundo headquarters as part of a broader manufacturing scale-up. Neros Technologies, an...
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast’s largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
Rancho Mission Viejo Announces 232 New Homes for Village of Rienda Final Phase
Single-family homes in three new all-age neighborhoods from Trumark Homes, Lennar, and Shea Homes coming Fall 2026 Rancho Mission Viejo, Calif. (April 1,...
Orange County Office Availability Falls to Lowest Level Since 2020 as Shrinking Inventory Reshapes the Market
Savills reports a 340-basis-point year-over-year drop in availability and a 4 million-square-foot reduction in office inventory since 2023, while Q1 leasing activity tracks...
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast’s largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
Southern California’s Medical Outpatient Sector Faces Diverging Fortunes as Supply Constraints and Policy Risk Reshape the Market
JLL’s 2026 Medical Outpatient Building Perspective finds Los Angeles locked in a near-zero construction pipeline while San Diego builds modest new inventory, even...
Groundworks Signs Long-Term Lease at Investcorp’s 35,000 SQFT Industrial Facility in San Marcos
Cushman & Wakefield represented landlord Investcorp in securing a full-building user along San Diego County’s SR 78 corridor. Cushman & Wakefield has arranged...
Inland Empire Multifamily Rents Inch Higher as Construction Pipeline Contracts Sharply
Kidder Mathews’ 1Q 2026 report finds vacancy holding near 6 percent, average sale prices climbing 6 percent year over year, and new supply...
Five Projects Totaling 6.6MM SQFT Advance in Inland Empire Despite Elevated Vacancy
Developers push forward with major industrial construction across the High Desert, Menifee, and Perris submarkets as the region’s 9.4 million-square-foot pipeline takes shape....
Inland Empire Industrial Market Off to Strong Start in 2026 with $381.6MM in Sales, Falling Vacancy, and Positive Absorption
Net absorption reaches 2.8 million square feet in Q1 2026 as vacancy dips 20 basis points quarter-over-quarter, offering early signs of demand stabilization....
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...
Inland Empire Industrial Market Off to Strong Start in 2026 with $381.6MM in Sales, Falling Vacancy, and Positive Absorption
Net absorption reaches 2.8 million square feet in Q1 2026 as vacancy dips 20 basis points quarter-over-quarter, offering early signs of demand stabilization....
LA County Industrial Sales Volume Hits $1.2B as Buyers and Sellers Find Common Ground on Pricing
Quarterly sales volume rises 12.9% quarter-over-quarter as the development pipeline hits its steepest decline since the Great Recession. By J.C. Casillas, Managing Director of...
Equity Residential’s Southern California Portfolio Lags as Los Angeles Entertainment Drag Persists in Q1 2026
The Chicago-based REIT’s 20,376-unit Southern California footprint posted muted growth as Los Angeles softness offset modest Orange County and San Diego gains. Equity...
Santa Monica Office Demand Stirs Awake as BXP Sees Westside Tenants Hunting Upgrades
The nation’s largest premier workplace REIT logs renewed activity on its 2-million-square-foot LA portfolio after years of dormancy, even as overall submarket vacancy...
Defense Dollars Detonate Across Southern California as Aerospace Cluster Captures $164 Billion Federal Windfall
Record Pentagon budgets, a $6.6 billion Q1 venture capital surge and an Anduril mega-lease are reshaping the South Bay into the nation’s most...
Southern California’s Steady Hand: Essex Posts 2.2% Revenue Growth as Orange County and San Diego Lead the Region
Los Angeles County trailed the rest of Essex’s Southern California portfolio in Q1 2026 as Orange County and San Diego absorbed regional demand...
Rexel USA Renews 130,000 SQFT Industrial Lease in Garden Grove with Goldrich Kest
The electrical supply distributor’s renewal at the West submarket facility reflects the stability of long-tenured industrial occupiers in Orange County. Rexel USA has...
Brentwood Apartments Trade for $46MM as Westside Scarcity Sets New Benchmark
A pair of multifamily assets totaling 61 units changes hands in one of just five Brentwood transactions of 2026, drawing more than 10...
Millennium Partners Trims Beverly Hills Tower to 211 Units, Doubles Affordable Set-Aside Under AB 2011
New York developer abandons discretionary entitlement track for ministerial approval, betting that state housing law clears a faster path through one of California’s...
Private Investor Group Lands Chelsea Apartments in Santa Monica for $33.1MM, Secures 10-Year Fixed Debt
A 53-unit coastal trophy two blocks from the Pacific trades at roughly $625,000 per door as a Venice-based sponsor doubles down on supply-constrained...
