Orange County

A combination of commuting patterns, access to key educated employees and newly built real estate has made the decision for companies to locate in this submarket an easy one, NKF's Jay Nugent tells GlobeSt.com.

According to a RETS Associates survey, Silicon Valley, Orange County and San Francisco boasted the highest wage growth for real estate analysts in the country this year. Kent Elliott weighs in on why.

While the online marketplace is a viable option or platform for marketing and transacting certain assets, there will always be a need for boots on the ground to assist in asset sales, C&W's Eric Paulsen tells GlobeSt.com.

Over time, cap rates historically track interest rates, and for now, interest rates remain within 1% of record lows, so pricing for Orange County retail assets could remain strong through next year, CBRE's Phil Voorhees tells GlobeSt.com.

While San Diego's strong economy has shown recent signs of slipping, its industrial prospects remain among the brightest in the country, according to a recent report from Ten-X.

The industrial sector has been CRE's darling for some time, thanks to increasing demand for warehouse and distribution space. As online shopping shows no signs of abating, Ten-X Commercial has identified the top-five buy and sell markets for industrial space nationwide.

Lenders are beginning to lower the maximum LTV and increase DSCR, keeping rental-rates flat and allowing landlords to reserve for tenant improvements in case a property needs to be repositioned during the term of the loan, Money360's Gary Bechtel tells GlobeSt.com.

Counter to the nationwide trend, the institutional-investor share of single-family home purchases increases from a year ago 31% in 37% of zip codes analyzed in ATTOM Data's latest report.