IRVINE, CA—Now that e-commerce is re-creating the retail and industrial playing fields, he who has the fastest delivery method wins, JLL's Louis Tomaselli tells Carrie Rossenfeld.

IRVINE, CA—Voit Real Estate Services reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> that the lack of inventory up for sale is causing prices to tick up gradually, particularly in buildings smaller than 100,000 square feet.

SAN FRANCISCO—L+M Development Partners completes the second phase on the affordable-living community and is expecting temporary certificates of occupancy any day now.

COSTA MESA, CA—Donahue Schriber Realty Group sells the 25,074-square-foot shopping center here for $13 million to a well-known Southern California development firm in this week's wrap-up of deals.

IRVINE, CA—US foreclosure activity increases 4% in March, thanks to rising foreclosure starts and auctions, but activity is still at its lowest level since Q2 2007, RealtyTrac reports.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA—Jana Turner of RETS Associates tells GlobeSt.com's Carrie Rossenfeld <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b> that women in the field feel held back in their current positions; thus, 57% of them are actively involved in job search.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA—After months of design and planning, the New Home Co. breaks ground on the 31 estate-style homes here, anticipated to open in the fall with prices starting from the mid-$1-millions.

ALISO VIEJO, CA—In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> story, a 25,960-square-foot property occupied by PetSmart is sold after advisory firm Faris Lee walks each potential buyer actively through the documentation.