SAN DIEGO-Big financial institutions are feeling good about business, but underwriting is still tight-reined, says Allen Staff of Bank of America Merrill Lynch at a recent NAIOP event.

SAN FRANCISCO-The negotiations and planning was done while the project was still being designed, and it was a “very extensive process,” says Allen Matkins' Natsis about Transbay Tower.

SAN FRANCISCO-The dual effect of cap rate compression and large gains in rent and occupancy levels has pushed San Francisco sale prices up.

LOS ANGELES-One panelist on RealShare L.A. says land is a value-add investment, and companies like Blackstone and Colony that are absorbing housing inventory are “good for the market.”

LOS ANGELES-Whether it is the ease of management, or trouble-free leasing, industrial experts at RealShare L.A. agree that that particular product type is the Clydesdale in the industry.

LOS ANGELES-At the Sklar Kirsh LLP Reception last night, partner Andrew Kirsh, who moderator of the development panel at RealShare L.A. yesterday, gave us a few more thoughts on development and demand.

LOS ANGELES-It's not too late to come and hear more forecast from speakers and panelists at RealShare L.A., being held today at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES-Panelists at RealShare L.A. yesterday talked about the strength of the Westside, Santa Monica office market and how that force will spread to Playa del Rey, El Segundo, and maybe even Downtown L.A.