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There are mixed reviews on the benefits of opportunity zone fund investments, but in the end, opportunity zones require the same analysis and scrutiny as standard investments.

Los Angeles has seen tremendous growth this cycle, but housing and affordability issues could derail more growth in the future.

Positive multifamily fundamentals have resulted in a second multifamily purchase in a month; specifically, RISE Properties Trust purchased Copper Creek Apartments in Puget Sound for $35.4 million.

Southern California spends $15 billion annually on apparel and an additional $5.6 billion on beauty products.

Brookfield also reports that it plans to undertake capital improvements at the iconic property that will include improvements to the lobby, a transformed public plaza and the addition of premier amenities.

Also, JLL reports that private capital captured a record 37.9% of the net-lease market in the first half of 2018, up by 9.4 percentage points since 2015.

Parallel Capital Partners sells the final 12 buildings in a larger office portfolio purchased in 2012 for $63 million and sold for nearly $150 million.

The median tenure for CEOs is five years for American large-cap companies, and declining.