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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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• Steven C. Gordon Gives $1 Mil Gift to The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate
11/25/15
The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate has announced a major gift from Los Angeles Real Estate Entrepreneur Steven C. Gordon to establish the Steven C. Gordon Real Estate Student Endowment. The student endowment is the result...
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• USC Wins Silver Shovel at This Year’s NAIOP SoCal UCLA vs USC Real Estate Challenge
11/23/15
On November 19 more than 300 real estate professionals gathered at USC’s Town and Gown for the annual NAIOP SoCal UCLA vs USC Real Estate Challenge. During this iconic Southern California real estate event, five-member studen...
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• Pro Moves
11/18/15
Guy Ponticello / Bruce Westwood-Booth -- CBRE Capital Markets has strengthened its Corporate Capital Markets and Net Lease Property Group in the Americas with the appointments of Guy Ponticiello as Managing Director, and Bruc...
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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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• Commercial Financing Briefs
11/09/15
FIDENT CAPITAL – Fident Capital arranged $14 mil in joint venture equity for the acquisition, entitlement, and development of a 129-unit multifamily project in downtown San Diego’s Little Italy. The project includes 8k sf of ...
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• The Sunset Wins “Outstanding Building of the Year” Award from BOMA LA
11/04/15
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Greater Los Angeles chapter has named The Sunset “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) in the “Under 100,000 Square Feet” category for 2015. The award recognizes out...
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• CBRE Group Inc and Real Capital Markets Introduce CBRE Deal Flow
11/02/15
CBRE Group Inc and Real Capital Markets (RCM) have launched CBRE Deal Flow—a new online marketplace for buying and selling commercial real estate that is powered by a customized version of RCM’s technology platform.
CBRE has...
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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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• Commercial Real Estate Financing Briefs
10/28/15
NORTHMARQ CAPITAL - Ory Schwartz of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles regional office arranged a $42 mil refi loan on Nordahl Marketplace, a 304.8k sf retail property located at 708-775 Center Dr and 729 Nordahl R in San Marcos...
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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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• Premier Business Centers to Offer New Concierge Service to Its Clients
10/23/15
Premier Business Centers, the largest privately owned executive suite operator in the US, has teamed up with Portero Concierge Inc to launch Premier Concierge Service. Powered by Portero, Premier Concierge Service will provid...
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• Draftsmen & Craftsmen
10/20/15
Woodland Hills-based Klorman Construction has been selected to provide the structural concrete work on drug maker Gilead Science Inc’s planned 400k sf, corporate office and manufacturing facility in La Verne.
Rudolph and Sle...
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• U.S. Office Rents Growing at Fastest Pace in Seven Years
10/13/15
Despite the recent global volatility, tenant demand for U.S. office space remained strong in the third quarter of 2015, pushing rental rates up in three-quarters of the U.S., according to new research by Cushman & Wakefield. ...
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• Palisades Mexico Partners Launches $150 Mil Palisades Income & Growth Fund II
10/08/15
Palisades Mexico Partners (PMP), a joint venture between Joaquin de Monet, founder and managing principal of Palisades Capital Realty Advisors LLC, and Sergio Argüelles, president/CEO of Monterrey, Mexico-based real estate de...
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• Inside the Spruce Goose Hangar
10/06/15
By Allen Wolfsheimer
Here’s a shot of how the interior of the former Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose hangar looks today. The structure is part of The Ratkovich Company’s (TRC) Hercules Campus at Playa Vista, a 28-acre, 530k sf o...
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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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