If you jump on to the California Travel & Tourism website and click on “Discover Orange County,” you’ll find superlatives…
A Deeper Dive into Ride Sharing, Retail and Real Estate
Mention the words “ride-sharing” and “real estate,” and what might come to mind is a need for fewer parking spaces…
A Tale of Two Housing Crises: 2008 and 2018
These days, concerns exist about Southern California housing affordability, and for very good reason. Metrics from real estate company Zillow…
Hollywood’s Shift to A Vibrant Office Environment
To those who don’t reside in Southern California, the Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles has the mystique of a glamourous locale consisting of movie-star sightings, the…
Kidder Mathew’s Robert Thornburgh Focuses Efforts On The Future
Today’s Southern California real estate industry is experiencing unprecedented growth with fascinating challenges. “I have never seen a market like this during my career,” observed Robert G.…
Legal Eagles: Parsing Through California Legislation with the CBPA
Listen to Audio Recording of the Presentation AIR CRE is best known for its contract forms, resources and networking…
Electric Scooters: The Next Big Thing or Just the Recent Fad?
If you live in Southern California, you’ve definitely seen electric scooters filling the streets. Companies like Bird and Lime have…
Digging to the Truth: Tariffs & Construction
In late 2017, President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian lumber imports. A few months later, in spring 2018, the…
Yes. The Southern California Industrial Sector Remains Hot
In describing Southern California’s industrial sector, the Orange County Register recently noted that, “If you think it’s hard to find…
More than the Desk – Five Trends Shaping Office Space Design
The words “office space” can conjure up images of corner offices, open floor space and cubicles. Or, those words could…
Can the Affordable Housing Crisis Be Tied to the RDA Demise?
Though the state of California is enjoying a booming economy, one problem is lack of housing. Or rather, the lack…
Avoid Legal Quagmires Through Dispute Resolution Services
Commercial real estate is driven by relationships, contracts and money; not necessarily in that order. When any, or all, of…
Know Before You Fly: Drone Rules and Regulations
Google the terms “commercial real estate” and “drones” and you’ll receive approximately 39.1 million hits in less than 3 seconds.…
Tri-Cities: A New Look for an Established Submarket
When considering the three cities of Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena, CA, certain words might come to mind, such as “affluent,”…
Blockchain and Building Real Estate “Blocks”
Anyone reading the news in late 2017 and early 2018 knows about the bitcoin roller-coaster. One day, it seemed, half…
The Legality of Providing Broker Price Opinions of Value in California
Written By: Lee Dresie and Lauren Fishelman of Greenberg Glusker Licensed California brokers provide an essential resource for their clients.…
Real Estate Loses with a Split Roll Tax
In June 1978, California voters approved the People’s Initiative to Limit Property Taxation, better known as Proposition 13, or Prop…
Lower Lease Rates Key to Playa Vista’s Popularity
Situated near Culver City and Marina del Ray on Los Angeles’ west side, the submarket of Playa Vista has made…
Real Estate and Redwood Roots: Member Spotlight, Richard John
As a youth in 1973, Rick “RJ” John of Daum Commercial Real Estate planted redwood tree saplings at the fledgling…
The CA CRE Energy Reporting Deadline . . . It’s Coming
Everything You Need to Know about California Energy Transparency The state of California is continuing efforts to boost energy efficiency and…
What the Recent Spending Bill Means for CRE
Foreign Pension Investment Clarified in New Spending Bill The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, better known as the Omnibus Act,…
A data dive into Los Angeles and the Inland Empire
METRICS MONITORING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Q1 REPORTS AND ANALYSIS In January 2018, the Winter/Spring 2018 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California…
More than a Spaceship: The Cultural Boost of the Lucas Museum
MORE THAN A SPACESHIP: A DEEP DIVE INTO THE LUCAS MUSEUM IMPACT After years of planning, construction finally launched on…
Retail’s Resurrection, Proactive Action
OUT-OF-THE (BIG) BOX THINKING Anyone who pays attention to the news, knows the retail sector continues being besieged by bankruptcies and closures.…
A Reveal of SoCal’s Inland Empire
THE GOOD AND THE CHALLENGES – BREAKING DOWN THE INLAND EMPIRE Surrounded by mountain ranges and hills, the Inland Empire…
Creative Offices: Building Communities, Boosting Productivity
THE TRUE DEFINITION OF CREATIVE OFFICE Office design has undergone a huge shift in the past half-century. The modern office…
Will pot legalization in California lead to huge CRE values and rents?
SAME POT, UNALIKE STATES, DIFFERENT OUTCOMES Proposition 64 – better known as the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act” – passed…
DTLA Revitalization: A Two-Sided Issue
TWO SIDES OF THE DTLA REVITALIZATION Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) generated a lot of good news in 2017. “Downtown Los…
One Way to Disrupt Commercial Real Estate (Video)
BUILDING SYSTEMS AND BEYOND: THE DISRUPTING INFLUENCE OF IoT Google the words “commercial real estate” and “Internet of Things (IoT),”…
SoCal Tenant Demand, Investor Appetite Geared Toward Office Mixed Use in 2018
When it came to office fundamentals, 2017 was a very good year for Southern California. And, while more space is…