Office

Although the sector is healthy, investor interest also comes from the problems they now see in other sectors like office and retail.

The trend of law firms moving up to higher-priced real estate in UTC and Del Mar Heights has been happening since the early 2000s, and they will continue moving north to be closer to where decision-makers live and clients work, JLL's Misty Moore tells GlobeSt.com.

The first phase of the $3.5 billion, multi-year project will create a 1.3-acre community park at the corner of 30th and Market Streets to be known as Drexel Square.

The buyer, an entity controlled by Westbrook Partners, acquired the property free and clear of existing debt.

Creative deal-making skills and the ability to reposition obsolete real estate are necessary elements for buyers entering the highly competitive Orange County marketplace, Savills Studley's Brad Schmitt tells GlobeSt.com.

Although office has regained traction since the Global Financial Crisis, the top investors aren't spending quite as much as they did between 1997 and 2007, according to Yardi Systems' COMMERCIALCafé.

Office sales volume in Los Angeles dropped 60% in the third quarter and 55% year-over-year, according to research from Commercial Café.

The secret to maintaining existing tenants even while raising rents is management quality in addition to the enhancements made to a property, the Muller Co.'s Jon Muller tells GlobeSt.com.