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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...
San Diego Council Backs State Bill Shielding 28 Acres of Mission Bay Commercial Sites From Housing Mandate
Unanimous endorsement of AB 2525 escalates a yearlong fight over whether California’s Surplus Land Act can reach into a dedicated public park to...
LA Voters Deliver Two-to-One Mandate for More Housing, Embrace Bigger State Role, Poll Finds
New LABC Institute survey shows Angelenos across income levels demanding faster construction of mixed-income rental housing as production stalls at a fraction of...
California’s AB 2074 Targets Downtown High-Rise Housing with $500MM Revolving Loan Fund
Assemblymember Matt Haney’s Downtown Revitalization Act would mandate by-right residential density near transit in cities of 400,000-plus, directly addressing office-vacancy-driven decline in downtown...
Walmart Commits $1.1B Five-Year Investment to California, Plans 56 Store Remodels in 2026
The world’s largest retailer is modernizing more than four dozen California locations this year as part of a national 650-store overhaul, doubling down...
California’s Tech Boom Masks a Shrinking Job Market, Beacon Economics Warns
The Information sector now drives more than 12 percent of state GDP, but hyper-productive Tech companies are generating wealth without generating employment—leaving California...
CalPERS Deploys $3.95 Billion Across Eight Real Estate Partnerships in Latest Round of Commitments
The nation’s largest public pension fund reinforces its core-focused strategy with fresh capital targeting technology, industrial, multifamily and office assets. The California Public...
California Commercial Real Estate Enters 2026 With Stabilizing Fundamentals and Selective Momentum
The latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast survey finds industrial and multifamily sectors outperforming while office recovery remains slow and uneven across the state’s...
California’s $4.3 Trillion Economy Posts Fastest Growth Since 2023 at 4.5%
The nation’s largest state economy outpaces both the national growth rate and rivals Texas and Florida, with Los Angeles County alone generating more...
Glendale Forced to Reverse Course on Denied 682-Unit Housing Project by Trammell Crow Residential After State Intervention
California housing regulators compel city to approve 682-unit development, highlighting tensions between local control and state mandates Just three months after voting to...
Hankey Investment & Barker Pacific Acquire 326,000 SQFT Sunset Media Center in Hollywood for $61MM as Kilroy Continues Asset Sales
Joint venture partners pay roughly $187 per square foot for 325,995-square-foot Sunset Media Center at 51 percent occupancy Joint venture partners Hankey Investment...
Southern California Housing Market Firmly in Buyers’ Territory
Inland Empire and coastal metros show significant seller surplus as affordability challenges limit buyer pool Southern California’s housing market has shifted decisively in...
