SAN FRANCISCO—Among a few key things we learned from CompStak, the locally based firm notes that CBD tenants with expiring rents who want to stay in the San Francisco market can expect to pay 46% more.

LOS ANGELES—The forecast is optimistic for commercial real estate once again, and is expected to remain solid for the next few years, says UCLA's Jerry Nickelsburg.

SAN FRANCISCO—After Prologis released it fourth quarter results with development leasing reaching its highest level in seven years, one analyst says its guidance is better than expected and is tied to investment.

SAN DIEGO—2014 ranked as the strongest year for industrial demand in the last nine years here, and that will only continue in 2015 where activity is expected to fall between 1 and 2 million square feet of net absorption.

DENVER—Communications Test Design Inc. currently leases 100,000 square feet at the Pauls Corp.-owned property and is outgrowing its current space.

SAN FRANCISCO—The current cycle seems to present a more balanced correlation between the investment sales and leasing markets, says CBRE's Colin Yasukochi when talking about the local office investment market.

SAN FRANCISCO—The Westin Market Street in San Francisco officially goes to LaSalle Hotel Properties, which is renaming it the hotel Park Central San Francisco.

SAN DIEGO—Approval by the Department of Business Oversight is pending and the shareholder meetings of both banks are scheduled for February 23, 2015 to approve the transaction.