Rents for Orange County medical offices hit the skids
Vacancy declined in recent months but is still higher year over year
Orange County’s medical office market showed signs of stabilization in the third quarter of 2025, with vacancy rates declining to 9.3% after a turbulent start to the year. Tenant o...
A World Series commercial real estate showdown
LA and Toronto markets square off in a property matchup
It's October, and sports fans are focusing on baseball's World Series. This year, the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Toronto Blue Jays in the fall classic.
Northern and Southern California diverge on rent
Apartment rent growth accelerates in the Bay Area
After navigating California’s deepest lows in rent performance following the onset of the pandemic, Bay Area multifamily markets in San Jose and San Francisco have reversed course ...
California logistics markets struggle as demand for large properties softens
Sublease space remains elevated as small bay properties outperform
California’s logistics real estate market is navigating a period of recalibration in 2025, with large-format industrial properties facing elevated availability and muted demand. Wh...
Los Angeles industrial leasing surges higher
Availability in the market levels off following a three-year rise
The Los Angeles industrial leasing market has been remarkably active in recent months. New leasing volume (excluding renewals) reached an unprecedented high in the third quarter, w...
Pharma’s reshoring sets Orange County for growth
Over 970 life science companies operate in the county, with a concentration in Irvine
A powerful combination of federal policy and changes in tax law is fueling a surge in U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing. A growing list of companies have announced manufacturing pl...
Orange County multifamily rent growth remains weak
Newport Beach leads; Anaheim, North and South County lag
Orange County’s multifamily market posted subdued rent growth in the third quarter of 2025, with most submarkets experiencing modest gains and several showing signs of stagnation. ...
High-quality Inland Empire multifamily properties offer lower rents
Mid- and lower-quality complexes maintain slight rent growth
The Inland Empire’s multifamily housing market has undergone a dramatic shift in rent growth trends in recent years. Annual overall rent growth has moderated to just 0.5%, reflecti...
Orange County businesses drive uptick in industrial building buys
Southern California users purchase buildings to gain control
Owner-user purchases of industrial properties in Orange County have climbed this year as a growing number of businesses moved to secure long-term space needs. With the year-to-date...
Inland Empire retail rents stagnate amid rising availability
Investors adjust to softer tenant demand and weakening consumer economics
Retail commercial real estate investors in the Inland Empire are easing rent increases in response to weaker tenant demand. As space availability has risen to a four-year high, ren...
Retailers in bankruptcy close West Coast distribution hubs
Space availability in massive LA logistics buildings hits decades-plus high
Myriad factors have impaired Los Angeles’ industrial tenant base in recent years. Higher interest rates and business costs, a slower pace of home sales and business inventory expan...
Hot summer for OC property sales
Transaction activity rises across sectors
Commercial real estate sales in Orange County, California, remain below levels from the days of historically low interest rates, but a strong year-over-year surge indicates growing...
What plagues SoCal’s industrial market?
Population loss is one of the factors
Demand for industrial space in coastal Southern California has faltered in recent years. LA County has suffered the most severe contraction in tenant occupancy of any industrial ma...
Headwinds to Inland Empire retail space demand
Storefront dumps from bankrupt retailers push availability higher
The retail sector in California's Inland Empire is experiencing a notable rise in space availability and vacancy rates, driven by a confluence of factors including major retailer c...
Inland Empire apartment rents nearly fall flat
Development and rising vacancies outside of new supply stymie rent growth
Inland Empire apartment rent growth has all but stalled as a wave of development comes online and low-quality apartment vacancies inch higher. Overall year-over-year rent growth ha...
Orange County defies national trend with steady apartment development
Construction starts balance project completions
While many parts of the country are experiencing a slowdown in apartment construction, California's Orange County continues to buck the trend. Strategic land ownership, high barrie...
Orange County retail building sales activity heats up
Transaction volume already exceeds last year’s annual total
Following a two-year downturn, sales of retail properties in Orange County have rebounded abundantly. Through July, over 250 sales transactions have already closed year to date in ...
Rise in Los Angeles industrial availability reaccelerates
Tenants vacate older buildings while the new supply adds to available options
The rise in industrial space availability in Los Angeles slowed to just 10 basis points in the first quarter of 2025 but reaccelerated in the second quarter, rising another 40 basi...
Orange County office availability shrinks slowly
COVID-driven sublease glut burns off
Space availability in Orange County’s office market declined in the first half of 2025, continuing a trend that has extended beyond two years. Total availability has fallen from a ...
Inland Empire suffers nation-leading industrial occupancy loss
Home improvement stores, apparel retailers and 3PLs shutter at record pace
Industrial tenant occupancy in California's Inland Empire contracted significantly in the second quarter of 2025 following two quarters of expansion. Net absorption registered nega...