At one time, the “open office” idea was considered an excellent way for employees to collaborate and develop great ideas.…
CBRE’s David Solomon Talks Career, Market Highlights
David Solomon is a Senior Vice President at CBRE in Glendale, and has been one of the top producing commercial…
The Wilshire Grand – Grand for the DTLA Submarket?
The mixed-use Wilshire Grand, at 900 Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles, had one of the grander grand openings in…
SB 1 – Woes at the Gas Pump . . . and Beyond
By now, just about everyone knows that Senate Bill 1 – known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act –…
John Pagliassotti Flies into Leading Role on Contracts Committee
It would be easy to mistake John Pagliassotti as a respected real estate attorney – though he does not hold…
Dual Agency Ban Needs to be Defeated
In April, a scheduled hearing on Assembly Bill 1059 (AB 1059), the dual agency commercial real estate transactions bill, was…
Rising Interest Rates Comforting, Rather Than Concerning To CRE
The Federal Reserve continued to normalize monetary policy, raising short-term interest rates by a quarter point in June to a…
How High Will Urban Market Multistory Industrial Reach?
Consumers increasingly expect same-day and next-day order delivery, and that’s creating a necessity for manufacturers and retailers to find warehouse…
Altemus Company’s Justin Altemus Traces Legacy to Foundation of AIR CRE
Altemus Company’s Justin Altemus is a third generation real estate leader who serves on AIR CRE’s board, as well as…
Counting the Cost of Dodd-Frank
The first six months under a new White House Administration has ushered in a burst of changes, as well as…
SoCal Industrial Markets Achieve Historic Records
Southern California’s industrial markets are arguably the envy of the rest of the nation. The region benefits from proximity to…
Is CRE Ready for Cyber Attacks? Cyber Attacks are a Real Threat to CRE
Companies will spend a trillion dollars globally on IT security between 2017 and 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures’ recent Cybersecurity…
Capitalizing on Opportunities in Cannabis Sector
The cannabis sector is no longer considered a fringe business by the commercial real estate industry. Now that 29 states…
What Does Xceligent, CompStak Partnership Bring AIR CRE?
AIR CRE’s data partner, Xceligent, recently announced the integration of key components of CompStak Exchange into Xceligent's CDX and Pro…
Q&A: Bill Kiefer on The Value of Peer Reviewed Data
Bill Kiefer is Executive Managing Director of NAI Capital in Ventura County, and has been in the commercial real estate…
Where is Transit-Oriented Movement Taking Los Angeles?
Los Angeles’ lack of conventional urbanity, vast suburban sprawl and car-first culture is often misunderstood and criticized. No bigger challenge…
How CRE Firms Are Taking Advantage of California’s Progressive Environmental Leadership
California’s environmental leadership, decades in the making, has placed the state in a unique position on the global stage. The…
Bryan Mashian Brings Common Ground to Contracts Committee
Bryan Mashian, who just joined AIR CRE’s Contracts Committee, is a commercial real estate lawyer with more than 30 years…
AIR CRE Contracts Help Close Deals Efficiently
Contracts. That word typically elicits a couple of reactions from commercial real estate professionals. Avoidance or excitement. It can be…
AIR CRE Salutes the Quiet Attorney with a Huge Legacy
Richard L. Riemer believes in keeping a low profile. The retired attorney never had a flashy office or scads of…
Cowork Centers, From the Fringes to the Mainstream
Mention the term “cowork,” and what might come to mind are scads of young adults, seated on comfortable couches and…
From Green Buildings to Occupant Well-Being
Introduction In the mid-1990s, the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) introduced its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)…
DTLA Development Explosion (Video)
According to Hayley Blockley, Managing Director at JLL, “We are just at the beginning of what’s happening to downtown LA."…
SoCal Industrial Remains Incredibly Robust
Southern California’s industrial sector remains strong. That is the good news, according to Xceligent’s Q1 2017 metrics. Though vacancies ticked…
Call to Action: Fight Against AB 1059 (Dual Agency Ban)
Assembly Bill 1059 has been introduced to the California Legislature to ban dual agency relationships in all commercial real...
Corey Spound on Timing, Friendship and Relationships
Corey Spound, past AIR CRE president and current board member, attributes his more than 25 years of success in commercial…
How Corporate Campuses Transition to Mixed Use
During the mid-20th century, massive office parks, characterized by low-rise buildings and massive, grassy acreage, were sites for major corporations.…
Driverless Cars, Uber and Disruptive Technology: The CRE Impact
Transportation technology has undergone interesting shifts within the past decade. Most people living in cities can hail a non-taxi ride…
Finally, a Win for Brokers; California Court of Appeal Recognizes a Limitation to the Statute of Frauds
Written By: Theodore Bingham and James Swearingen, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP California courts generally apply the statute…
10 Year Anniversary: Looking at Current Job Numbers in Light of the Great Recession
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the last recession. According to the National Bureau of Economic…