IRVINE, CA-Institutional investors will expand their holdings, but this expansion is likely to be decidedly more retrained than the binge of the past 18 months, reports RealtyTrac in this UPDATE to an earlier story.

RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CA-The recently opened village here will complete a community park, vegetable and fruit gardens, a 10-acre retail plaza and a fire station in this UPDATE to an earlier story.

IRVINE, CA-This week, the law firm launches its 20th office worldwide at Jamboree Center here; Paul Lin, a partner in the firm's corporate practice, serves as partner in charge.

Clearly, private equity is interested in US real estate funds, but where is the smart money going?

RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CA-Since its grand opening, the new community attracts a diverse range of residents for homes ranging from the $300,000s to over $1 million in this week's wrap-up of deals.

FEDERAL WAY, WA-TruAmerica Multifamily purchases the 309-unit apartment complex here, marking its first multifamily deal in the state of Washington.

IRVINE, CA-Former bookstores make ideal homes for newly consolidated multi-specialty medical groups in need of space in the 25,000-square-foot range, NAI's Sonya Dopp-Grech tells Carrie Rossenfeld in this UPDATE to an earlier story.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA-Recently formed CA Capital Representatives finds itself connecting brokers with the right teams and assisting boutique firms in getting their start, the firm's Jack Van Berkel tells Carrie Rossenfeld.