TEMECULA, CA—According to Real Estate Forum Woman of Influence SVP Cyndi Light of Coldwell Banker, it's about more than making money but also about taking 'excellent care of your clients so they become lifelong associates.'

SAN FRANCISCO—These days if you can win the race to rent a backroom in a San Francisco garage for $1800 a month you consider yourself lucky, says one source we <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b> spoke with.

MURRIETA, CA—The San Diego based real estate development and investment company buys 25.37 acres in an area one source says has one of the top two rated school districts in the Inland Empire.

SAN FRANCISCO—The shrinking FIRE (finance/insurance/real estate) and legal sectors is not just affecting San Francisco but many of the more expensive markets in the US, said C&amp;W's Sammons at a recent REIS roundtable event here.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA—In preparation for ICSC Western States, we looked at San Bernardino County's town of Apple Valley, where recent new home construction has been driving the demand for more retailers to the area.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ—According to a source we spoke with in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> Q&amp;A, properties in the net lease retail space are being sold at near record cap rates.

DENVER—The Forest City Enterprises-developed 352-unit apartment community is expected to be completed at the end of September 2014.

SAN FRANCISCO—In <b>Part two</b> of this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> Q&amp;A, Sedgwick LLP new partner Paula Crow says that the growth here is threatened by the region's inability to continue to support this level of development.