IRVINE, CA—A Beacon Economics report confirms that Auction.com's Market Validation Program delivered significant increases in short-sale prices and reduced discounts for both single-family homes and condos.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—GlobeSt.com learns <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b> that the commercial real estate banking firm has secured non-recourse construction financing for DJM Capital Partners' 191,000-square-foot retail center here.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA—The Los Angeles regional office arranges the loans for Orange County properties Cantabria Apts. in Buena Park, Serena Vista in Fountain Valley and Villa del Sur in Santa Ana.

TUSTIN, CA—Standard Pacific Homes breaks ground today on a new community dubbed Greenwood in Tustin Legacy, which will offer 375 upscale homes at the intersection of Park Ave. and Victory Rd. here.

IRVINE, CA—The new application, created for the Apple iPhone and iPad, gives users the ability to view detailed and pertinent real estate information for virtually any residential property including foreclosure data.

IRVINE, CA—Previously concentrating on smaller multifamily loans, banks are now moving into more sizable financing, Trent Brooks of Bellwether Enterprise tells Carrie Rossenfeld in this <b>UPDATE</b>.

IRVINE, CA—Hines and Oaktree Capital Management LP unveil architectural design plans for 17850 Von Karman, a 242,000-square-foot, class-A office building in Main Corporate Center here.

VICTORVILLE, CA—As it nears 100% leased status, SCLA is considering options for expansion without the help of tax-increment funding, assistant city manager Keith Metzler tells GlobeSt.com in this <b>UPDATE</b> to an earlier story.