NEWPORT BEACH, CA-A software company has signed a lease for 10,050 sf of office space in Newport Beach. It will occupy suite 220 at the new Birch Bayview Plaza, also the name of the building's ownership group.

SANTA ANA, CA-The sale of the largely vacant 166,616-sf office complex here, for which the new owner is seeking "either a school or a business," marks the second significant transaction to take place within Orange County in the past week.

ANAHEIM, CA-The North Orange Community College District has acquired the 270,000-sf Martin Luther Hospital. It plans to renovate the vacant building to accommodate classrooms, offices, a mail processing center and other services.

IRVINE, CA-Transwestern Commercial Services has renamed the 900,000-sf Koll Center Irvine complex, one of the larger complexes in the airport area, and plans to reposition the office and retail project as a Class A Property.

WESTMINSTER, CA-The Automobile Club of Southern California has signed on for 67,7080-sf of warehouse space in Westminster. The Newport Beach-based organization plans to use the build-to-suit facility to store records.

LOS ANGELES-As consumer confidence dwindles, the latest report from Marcus & Millichap predicts retail sales will slow to a 5% growth rate, down from an 8% to 9% increase in 2000.

SANTA ANA, CA-A two-story, 20,000-sf office building here in Santa Ana office has been acquired by Fisher Properties, the latest in a string of office properties to be sold in recent weeks.

LOS ANGELES-As consumer confidence dwindles, the latest report from Marcus & Millichap predicts retail sales will slow to a 5% growth rate, down from an 8% to 9% increase in 2000, according to the latest report from Marcus & Millichap.