IRVINE, CA—The Orange County office of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance brings Jim Auther aboard as SVP. Auther has more than 35 years of experience in retail brokerage and development.

IRVINE, CA—Alphaeon Corp.'s newly signed 38,476-square-foot lease at 18191 Von Karman Ave. allows the firm to take advantage of the 'deep employee talent pool' available here.

IRVINE, CA—The locally based office arranges the credit facility secured by the landmark Farmers Market property in Los Angeles for an entity controlled by long-time site holder A.F. Gilmore Co.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—AMCAL Multi-Housing, in a public-private partnership with the City of Huntington Beach and TRI Pointe Homes, breaks ground on the multifamily development, its fifth affordable project in Orange County.

IRVINE, CA—The Vertical Capital Income Fund has a return of 3.14% during the first quarter and declares a dividend of $0.13. Principals say the fund's lack of correlation with stocks and bonds could benefit investors.

IRVINE, CA—Lee & Associates Irvine promotes Mia Pham to VP. She has expertise in the multitenant market, including leasing and sales.

IRVINE, CA—The average time for a bank-owned residential property in the US to sell in Q1 2014 rises to 226 days, up 34% from a year ago, reports RealtyTrac in this <b>UPDATE</b> to an earlier story.

IRVINE, CA—GlobeSt.com chats with the president and CEO of Bixby Land Co. about the people who shaped him, what young people aren't doing enough of and why he mixes business and friendship.