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KB Home’s California-Led West Coast Bucks the Slump on Orders as Prices Retreat
KB Home’s West Coast region, anchored by its core California markets, was the lone bright spot for new orders in a difficult second...
AI Data Center Market on Track to Hit $810.6B by 2033 as Enterprises Pour Capital Into Computing Infrastructure
A new Grand View Research study forecasts the global AI data center market will more than quintuple to $810.6 billion by 2033, with...
California Sends $11.25B Housing Bond to November Ballot, with $5.1B Aimed at Multifamily Development
California’s governor and legislative leaders have struck a deal to ask voters for $11.25 billion in housing borrowing this November, channeling the single...
Dueling Transfer Tax Measures Put Billions in California Real Estate Revenue on the Line
A Howard Jarvis ballot initiative and a last-minute legislative compromise, AB 736, are racing toward a June 25 deadline that will determine how...
Trump Stalls Landmark Housing Bill Over Voter-ID Fight, Leaving West Coast Investors in Limbo
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest federal housing package in a generation, cleared Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, but President...
Data Center Vacancy Hits Near Zero as AI Demand Outruns Power and Permitting
With vacancy at essentially zero and tenants signing leases three years before space delivers, Digital Realty Chief Executive Officer Andy Power and CBRE’s...
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...
