IRVINE, CA—Auction.com reports the total combined commercial volume in the office, retail, apartment, industrial and hotel sectors reached $81.6 billion in the second quarter, up nearly 14% from a year ago.

IRVINE, CA—After its merger with WRECO, the residential developer purchases 649 new lots in seven communities in markets across the country, including California, Nevada, Washington and Virginia.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA—Despite a tepid second quarter, the tech industry remains a core driver of office space demand in Orange County, according to reports from Savills Studley and CBRE.

IRVINE, CA—Cash purchases represent 38% of Q2 home sales, down from 42% in Q1, and cash sales skew higher on both ends of the home-price spectrum in Q2, reports RealtyTrac.

IRVINE, CA—The higher median income in Orange County than in Los Angeles, coupled with tax-credit rules, prevent tenants from affording OC's affordable-housing rents, WNC's Michael Gaber tells GlobeSt.com in this <b>UPDATE</b>.

IRVINE, CA—Residential foreclosure activity rises 10% in L.A. from a year ago, and San Diego bank REOs rise 40% since the beginning of the year, RealtyTrac reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.

SAN DIEGO—Gordon Gerson of Gerson Law Firm APC tells GlobeSt.com why lending from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was on the rise this summer and what to expect in the months ahead.

IRVINE, CA—The new division will be led by industry veteran Bob McFarland, who has more than 30 years of consulting and proving new-home community market studies.