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• San Diego Office Vacancy Rises as New Supply Outpaces Absorption
1/21/16
Here’s a year-end review of San Diego’s office market from Colliers International. The report was prepared by the firm’s San Diego region Research Director, Christopher Reutz.
In San Diego, 2015 was the first year since 2009...
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• OC Office Market Sees Over 850k sf of Positive Absorption in 2015
1/07/16
The Orange County office market continued to improve in 2015, posting over 850k sf of positive net absorption for the year. The fourth quarter of 2015 marked the eleventh consecutive quarter of rising lease rates. The avera...
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• Global Investor Outlook Reveals Moderating Risk Appetite but Buoyant Demand
1/05/16
Investor sentiment toward real estate is projected to remain positive globally in the coming year, according to Colliers International Group Inc’s just released its Global Investor Outlook for 2016. Primary target markets wil...
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• Rising Rents and Industry Expansion Push Technology Firms To Key Growth Markets
12/29/15
Over the past year, 73 percent of the technology sector’s office leases represented occupancy growth, rather than initial leases, according to JLL’s just-released United States Technology Outlook report. With Northern Califor...
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• CA Home Sales Dropped in November to Lowest Level Since February 2015
12/18/15
California existing home sales fell in November from both the previous month and year for the first time in nearly a year as low housing affordability extended into Southern California, according to the California Association...
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• London Remains World’s Most Expensive Office Market for 2nd Straight Year
12/17/15
London’s West End was the world’s highest-priced office market for the second straight year and Hong Kong Central, Beijing Finance Street, Beijing Central Business District and Hong Kong West Kowloon, took the other four of t...
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• SoCal Among the Costliest Markets for Enterprise Data Centers
12/03/15
Southern California is among the most expensive markets for constructing, commissioning and operating a 5-megawatt (MW) enterprise data center over a 10-year period, due to the lack of tax incentives and the area’s steep powe...
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• California REALTORS® disappointed FHFA did not increase Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conforming loan limits
11/30/15
The California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) issued the following in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement to keep the 2016 maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Ma...
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• Downtown Oakland Sees Strong Demand for Space in the Third Quarter
11/13/15
Oakland continues to enjoy strong leasing activity. During the third quarter of this year, companies moved into or expanded their presence in the heart of Oakland by more than 592k sf of office and retail space.
Listed belo...
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• When Black Friday Comes, It Will Be Thursday
11/12/15
More retailers are planning to get an early jump on Black Friday this Thanksgiving weekend. According to JLL’s just-released 2015 Holiday Sentiment Report, nearly one-third of retailers surveyed say they plan to open on Than...
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• West Los Angeles Maintains Lowest Office Vacancy Rate Despite Negative Absorption for the Third Quarter
11/02/15
Despite experiencing negative net absorption for the first time in three years, the West Los Angeles office market again demonstrated its bullet-proof character during the just concluded third quarter by maintaining the lowes...
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• Changing Law Firm Space Strategies Posing Challenges for Landlords
10/30/15
This report provided to us by JLL:
Despite the AmLaw 100’s revenue reaching a record $81 billion in 2014, law firms are focusing on efficiency to define their office layouts and locations. The legal sector is using creative ...
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• San Diego’s Industrial Market Enjoyed a Strong 3rd Quarter 2015
10/27/15
San Diego’s industrial market closed out the third qurter of 2015 with strong numbers, posting the highest positive net absorption since Q3 2006. The region also saw construction activity increase once again, according to the...
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• West LA Office Market Riding Wave of Tech Demand
9/29/15
This report on the impact of tech industry-related firms on the office market in Los Angeles was provided to us by CBRE Group Inc.
Although not yet the dominant industry sector in commercial real estate, technology companies...
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• Top Tech Cities Draw Hefty Rent Premium for Office Space
9/22/15
Businesses looking for office space in the nation’s hottest tech markets should expect to pay a premium – and a hefty one in many of the top tech cities, according to a new research report by CBRE Group, Inc. The report, whic...
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• California Home Sales Cool in August
9/16/15
Home sales remained above the 400,000 mark in August for the fifth consecutive month and rose to the highest level since October 2012. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seas...
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• US Multifamily Investment Hits $127 Bil Over 1-Year Period Ending Q2 2015
9/11/15
Investment in U.S. multifamily reached $127 bil for the year ending Q2 2015—the highest four-quarter total in history and growth of 36% over the 12-month period, according to the latest research from CBRE. The total surpasses...
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• CA Homes Sales in July Reach Highest Level in Three Years
8/19/15
Sustained job and income growth gave home buyers the confidence in July to jump into the California housing market, pushing home sales to their highest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Califo...
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• The Latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey Says that California is Booming Again
8/12/15
Commercial construction activity in California has risen to its highest level since 2001. Available financing, low cap rates, an increasingly high demand from technology, advertising, media and information companies, and a s...
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• Class A Office Rents in LA County Reached Highest Level in Seven Years and Will Continue to Rise
8/04/15
Cushman & Wakefield has put together an overview of the Greater Los Angeles office market at the midpoint for 2015. Below is that summary, provided to us by C&W:
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate dec...
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