California
MGR Real Estate Lands 106,000 SQFT Lakeview Campus in Ontario for $24.675MM
Off-market deal hands the Inland Empire investor a Class A office asset with 1.85 acres of expansion land at one of the West’s...
Healthcare and New Development Prop Up Orange County as Job Growth Stalls Across Southern California
UCLA Anderson Forecast finds the region’s labor market frozen even as gross county product climbs, with housing affordability and AI-driven layoffs reshaping the...
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....
D.R. Horton Cuts Forecast as Affordability Bites Into Q2 Margins
America Builder’s $7.6 billion quarter showed disciplined execution, but Northwest closings tumbled 19 percent and gross margins compressed under the weight of elevated...
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...
State Housing Law Forces West Hollywood to Greenlight Faring’s 126-Unit Bond Hotel and Residences
A 4-1 council vote ends a multi-year entitlement fight on Santa Monica Boulevard and clears one of the city’s most contested infill sites...
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...
Five Point Posts Q1 Loss, Launches $40MM Buyback as California Land Sales Slide to Back Half
The Irvine developer is holding fire on major land deals until the third and fourth quarters, betting that patience preserves pricing power in...
State Compensation Insurance Fund Acquires 159,000 SQFT Pasadena Tower for ~$33MM, a 43%Discount to Swift’s 2019 Basis
California’s public workers’ compensation carrier plans to anchor the nine-story Class A building as a Southern California hub while leasing the balance to...
Kurv Industrial Doubles Down on Irvine With 348,000 SQFT Buy, Backed by $67.5MM PGIM Loan
Newly rebranded firm acquires Rivian-leased Irvine Spectrum asset from LBA Logistics, financing the deal with a Prudential-affiliated mortgage even as Orange County vacancy...
Macerich’s 2025 Annual Report Signals a Bifurcated Retail Market as REIT Reshapes West Coast Portfolio
The Santa Monica-based mall operator’s 10-K highlights record leasing, healthy retailer demand and the widening gap between fortress centers and lower-tier malls The...
Faulkner Capital Partners Acquires 86-Unit Hollywood Luxury Tower The Baxter for $33.9MM
The Class A multifamily asset at 1818 N Cherokee Avenue closed as-is with no retrades in under 30 days from PSA, trading above...
