The nation's largest mall owner is investing millions in upgrades in one of the country's most in-demand retail hubs, a high-stakes example of how landlords are remaking aging properties to edge out competitors in attracting tenants and shoppers.
An overseas investment firm is honing its focus on discounted office properties with a recent deal for a pair of Southern California buildings it plans to reposition ahead of an anticipated rebound.
A California proposal to tax properties that are vacant for more than six months is rattling some commercial real estate professionals, with critics warning it could deepen vacancies and deter investment in struggling retail and office corridors.
A Southern California brokerage has hired an industrial leasing professional to manage its business in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire as tariff uncertainty is upending the market.
Essex Property Trust has sold a pair of apartment towers to a private developer for $240 million, the fourth-priciest multifamily deal in Orange County history.
Following a three-year increase, vacancy in Southern California logistics buildings over 100,000 square feet declined in the first quarter of 2025. Vacancy fell 20 basis points to 7.1%, as imports to the nearby Los Angeles and Long Beach ports were stronger ahead of new tariff announcements.
Kidder Mathews has given another promotion to a real estate veteran who has been a driving force in the brokerage's recent growth and expansion — this time to chief operating officer.
Pet Supply, a retailer specializing in pet beds, toys, crates and feeding systems, signed a lease for 10,000 square feet at 27426 Antonio Parkway in the Mercantile East Shopping Center in Ladera Ranch.
A pair of notable developers are getting creative with a housing project in Orange County as real estate stakeholders work to increase available housing stock and help address California's affordability concerns.
The Row at Red Hill opened last year as an ambitious, 1,100-unit development that local real estate players are pointing to as a catalyst for renewed investment in the Irvine business complex within Santa Ana. The impact of this project is largely based on its sheer scale as it qualifies as the largest-ever multifamily project undertaken by national apartment developer Greystar.
Hospitals are now among the most active developers in Orange County as local stakeholders rise to meet demand for increased medical services from an aging population and residents seeking specialty care.
The conversion of an older warehouse facility into individual industrial condominiums is attracting demand from owners interested in finding customizable space for their small businesses.
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. inked a blockbuster deal to renew and expand its office in Orange County, where a high inventory of premium office space is helping the affluent region outperform the country.
Vacancy in Orange County’s office market ticked lower in each quarter last year as the overall office occupancy in the county increased by roughly 700,000 square feet in the year. The resulting 0.7% in net absorption, the net change in occupied space, ranked as the second-strongest rate among the 25 largest U.S. office markets.