Southern California
Japanese Capital Favors Downside Protection in U.S. Multifamily as Los Angeles Cap Rates Climb
About 60 percent of Japanese real estate investment in the U.S. has gone into multifamily since 2021, according to Tokyu Land US, as...
BKF Acquires Los Angeles Engineering Firm D R Consultants & Designers, Extending Deal Streak Into Southern California
Oakland-based BKF has bought D R Consultants & Designers, a downtown Los Angeles public works engineering firm founded in 1983, in its second...
USC Casden Forecast Sees SoCal Rents Rising Through 2029 as San Diego, Inland Empire Building Pays Off
The 2026 USC Lusk Center Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast projects apartment rents climbing across all five Southern California markets through 2029, but...
Costco’s Twin Kimco Buyouts Lead Retailers’ Push to Own Their Stores Across Southern California
Costco Wholesale's back-to-back purchases from Kimco Realty in Alhambra and San Diego show a retailer moving to own the ground under its busiest...
Southern California Retail Vacancy Slips to 5.9% as Inflation Tests Shoppers’ Wallets
Southern California retail vacancy edged down to 5.9 percent in the third quarter of 2026 and year-to-date absorption swung back into positive territory,...
Rexford Industrial Lifts 2026 Outlook as SoCal Leasing Surges and $1.2B EQT Portfolio Sale Closes
Rexford Industrial Realty raised its full-year core FFO forecast for the third straight quarter after posting its second-largest leasing volume on record and...
Inland Empire Apartment Sales Jump 340% as Ventura County Vacancy Climbs to 4.8%
The Inland Empire’s apartment market posted a more than fourfold quarterly jump in sales volume alongside falling vacancy and a shrinking pipeline, while...
E&S Ring Lands $95.8MM Voya Refinancing for 1,461-Unit Southern California Apartment Portfolio
Family-owned E&S Ring Management has rolled six Southern California apartment communities, from Brentwood and Los Feliz to Victorville, into $95.8 million of new...
Blackstone’s Logistics Leasing Jumps 45% as Warehouses Shield Q3 Real Estate From Rate Shock
Blackstone reported that leasing across its U.S. logistics platform surged 45 percent in the third quarter, helping offset rate-driven markdowns in its opportunistic...
Prologis Holds 96.8% Occupancy in Southern California as Record Port Volumes Test Inland Empire Recovery
Prologis ended the third quarter with its 128.7 million-square-foot Southern California portfolio nearly full, betting that record September cargo at the Ports of...
Southern California Sheds 6.7MM SQFT of Office Stock as California Inventory Shrinks While Texas and Seattle Grow
Southern California led a statewide contraction in office stock over the past year, with Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County together losing...
Los Angeles County Apartment Sales Slip 7% as 24,911-Unit Pipeline Pressures Lease-Ups
Los Angeles County’s apartment sales slipped in the third quarter even as the broader Southern California market rebounded, with a 24,911-unit construction pipeline,...
