IRVINE, CA-In this second Q&A installment with Passco Cos' CEO Bill Passo, he talks about how to base investment decisions and points out that competition in retail investment lies heavily with those seeking the $20-million-plus acquisitions.

SAN FRANCISCO-The locally based firm forms a separate company, Paragon Commercial Brokerage and taps 26-year veteran, Stephen Pugh, to lead as president.

LAS VEGAS-The 10-year fixed-rate CMBS loan arranged by HFF was led by Cantor Commercial Real Estate, with JP Morgan and Citigroup as participants.

SAN FRANCISCO-A combination of large, highly profitable companies like Apple, Google and Facebook with smaller newly founded tech companies are helping drive the Bay Area multifamily recovery.

ONTARIO, CA-The Casitas apartment community is one of the few large, single-story complexes in the submarket, GlobeSt.com <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b> learns.

SAN FRANCISCO-A panelist at the upcoming RealShare Bay Area conference <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b> tells GlobeSt.com that multifamily projects bought based upon today's land price are either assuming high continued rent growth, low construction costs or are being built to lower yields.

CAMPBELL, CA-Four Corners Properties, which jointly acquires Water Tower Plaza, says there is an increased demand in office space in downtown environments.

LOS ANGELES-In spite of negative attributes, in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> look behind the deal, a downtown L.A. retail property that was 45% occupied convinced a lender to take it on.