San Francisco

The tightening availability of investments and the lack of upside potential are turning multifamily investors away from urban cores and pushing them to emerging gateways such as the East Bay, Paskover says in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b>.

With Google's headquarters in Mountain View, an increasing demand remains for housing and strong employment fundamentals, making this market a viable option for investment, GlobeSt.com learns in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b>.

An acquisition is a natural extension of BKM Capital Partners' original portfolio within the Bayside Business Park and the location is attractive to entrepreneurial and incubator-type businesses that are flocking to the region.

Unemployment recently dropped to 2.6%, fueling continued strong demand in the local multifamily sector which continues to drive increased investor interest, and despite the rise in vacancy, demand for office is steady.

The success of a Diamond Heights transaction proves the investment market is strong for well-located necessity-based grocery-anchored assets.

Additional options are opening up for tenants searching for space under 30,000 square feet, a segment of the market in better supply-demand balance, with the 2,000 to 50,000-square-foot slice definitely picking up.

In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b>, Ben Rishwain of Transwestern predicts that storage facilities could soon begin moving away from city centers and into city outskirts, capitalizing on less expensive land and rents.

Bohannon and C.W. Driver partnered with Outside the Lines and landscape architect Lifescapes International to create a unique fountain that will serve as an art piece for the revived Hillsdale Center.