ORANGE COUNTY, CA—Ranking number 3 for rent growth in CBRE's Tech-Thirty report, Orange County should focus more on creating efficient spaces and keeping an eye on cost, given the recent appreciation in values, Travis Boyd tells GlobeSt.com <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b>.

SANTA ROSA, CA—Two properties, Sonoma Ridge at Bennett Valley and Latham Square, are now in the hands of new owners, adding to the string of acquisition financing propagating the Bay Area landscape in recent weeks.

In looking at the past, present and future, we discuss what features define the modern law firm today, and what the future holds. One source says that the legal industry is catching up to other industries in designing offices to make workers more productive.

The price of office space continues to rise—New York's toniest office space can go for more than $100 per square foot; San Francisco, $73 per square foot and ongoing client pressure to cut fees has law firms looking hard at bottom-line costs.