LOS ANGELES-Renaissance of Downtown Los Angeles: Opportunity Knocks speakers Chris Martin, Dan Beckerman and Bert Dezzutti tell GlobeSt.com's Kelsi Maree Borland about downtown investment opportunities in the office and entertainment sectors.

LOS ANGELES-Jones Lang LaSalle Retail CEO Greg Maloney gives GlobeSt.com's Kelsi Maree Borland a recap of Thanksgiving Thursday and Black Friday sales, which indicate a strong holiday season.

LOS ANGELES-In the past three months, the CDC Small Business Finance provides $60 million in SBA loans for small businesses to grow and secure long-term commercial real estate assets.

LOS ANGELES-Following the sale of a multifamily complex in Virginia, BH Properties' Steve Jaffe tells GlobeSt.com's Kelsi Maree Borland about the company's new West Coast strategy.

MARINA DEL REY, CA-The Shores, a 544-unit multifamily complex with 12, five-story buildings, completes construction and launches leasing efforts.

LOS ANGELES-At the NAIOP Real Estate Challenge, graduate students from UCLA and USC presented competing proposals for an 11-acre development site on Pacific Coast Highway.

LOS ANGELES-Commercial real estate industry leaders gather for the first annual Padres Casino Night to help raise $30,000 for the children's cancer charity Padres Contra El Cancer.

LOS ANGELES-A report from Marcus & Millichap predicts a successful holiday season after retail spending increases in October despite the government shutdown.