Southern California
San Diego Leads Southern California’s Uneven AI Adoption as Business Use Tops 33%
Federal survey data reveal a widening gap inside Southern California, where San Diego businesses have raced past the national AI-adoption rate while Los...
For Southern California Investors, the Cheap-Debt Era Is Over and Cap Rates Must Climb, Ken Rosen Warns
Veteran economist Ken Rosen told CBRE's podcast The Weekly Take that higher real interest rates have ended the leverage-driven returns of the past...
Three Glen Oaks Veterans Launch Independent Peak Escrow in Glendale
Kristen Hartwick, John Salmon and Nazeli Grigorian have left Glen Oaks Escrow to open their own independently owned firm in Glendale, wagering nearly...
LA and San Diego Anchor Southern California Tech Talent as AI Realignment Sorts the Region
Southern California's tech talent markets diverged sharply in CBRE's latest rankings, with Los Angeles-Orange County and San Diego holding places in the upper...
California’s Renter Majority Stays Cost-Burdened as Los Angeles Rent Growth Stalls at 0.2%
A statewide snapshot compiled in Los Angeles counts more than 16 million California renters and finds nearly 42 percent struggling to afford rent,...
EQT Real Estate Lands $1.2B Rexford Industrial Portfolio as SoCal REIT Sheds Non-Core Assets
Rexford Industrial Realty has agreed to sell a portfolio of non-core Southern California industrial properties to an affiliate of EQT Real Estate for...
Southern California Trails Data Center Boom as Capacity Flows to Arizona and Texas
Southern California ranks among the smallest data center markets in the western United States at roughly 355 megawatts, trailing neighboring Phoenix and Las...
Los Angeles and San Diego Crack Top 20 for U.S. Apartment Absorption in 2026
Los Angeles and San Diego both landed among the nation's 20 strongest apartment markets for net absorption in the first half of 2026,...
Los Angeles Cracks Gen Z’s Top Five and San Diego Draws Gen X as Younger Movers Blunt California’s Exodus
U-Haul's 2026 midyear migration report finds Los Angeles ranking among the nation's five busiest Gen Z destinations and San Diego landing on Gen...
Federal Housing Law Curbs Wall Street Landlords and Funds Conversions Across Southern California
The sweeping federal housing law signed this summer takes direct aim at the institutional landlords that have concentrated in Southern California's more affordable...
California’s $17.40 Minimum Wage Takes Effect in 2027, Stacking Onto Southern California Mandates
California's minimum wage climbs to $17.40 in 2027, adding to a stack of Southern California local and sector wage mandates.
Essex Property Trust Settles RealPage Rent-Algorithm Antitrust Case for $36.5MM
Essex Property Trust used its second-quarter earnings report to disclose it had fully resolved the closely watched antitrust claims tied to RealPage's rent-setting...
