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California Exports Climb 7.7% in April, But Gains Reflect Pre-War Orders, Beacon Economics Says
California’s merchandise exports posted a solid year-over-year gain in April even as the state ceded ground to Texas on both sides of the...
Los Angeles Council Advances Four-Story Low-Rise Ordinance to Defer SB 79 Upzoning Until 2030
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to advance a new Low-Rise Ordinance that permits buildings up to four stories in 57 neighborhoods...
Sana’a Cafe Lines Up Wilshire Lease, Targets San Diego in Southern California Push
The Hayward-based Yemeni chain already operates flagship cafes in Hollywood and Lake Forest. Now a new Wilshire Boulevard lease and a planned San...
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....
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...
Bay Area Swallows Q1 Venture Capital as Seattle and Los Angeles Fall Further Behind
OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI concentrate $221.1 billion in Northern California while Southern California and the Pacific Northwest scrape single-digit billions in a market...
California Secures $18.4MM in Federal Transit Funding Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026
LA Metro and VTA to lead transit preparations at SoFi Stadium and Levi’s Stadium as state seeks additional resources to close operational funding...
Fortress Closes $96MM Loan for Cityview’s 296-Unit Jasper Apartments Near Downtown Los Angeles as Multifamily Demand Outpaces Struggling Office Sector
The refinancing replaces construction debt and signals institutional confidence in DTLA-area luxury residential, even as office vacancy soars and the city’s largest-ever adaptive...
Blackstone Bets $50 Billion That Real Estate’s Long Winter Is Ending
The alternative asset giant delivered its best quarter ever, but its real estate portfolio—down 16 percent since the rate cycle began—is only now...
Consumer Confidence Plunges to Decade Low as Labor Market Anxieties Mount
Growing Job Market Concerns and Cost-of-Living Pressures Push Sentiment Below Pandemic-Era Levels American consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest point in a...
Data Challenges Narrative on Institutional Investors and Homeownership Crisis
U.S. Lost 1.5 Million Single-Family Rentals as Individual Homebuyers Outcompeted Investors, Contradicting Claims About Institutional Impact on Affordability The heated debate over institutional...
Labor Market Treads Water as Job Openings Fall to 7.1 Million
The U.S. labor market showed continued signs of cooling in November, with job openings declining and workers increasingly reluctant to leave their positions,...
