April 2025

Why Forever 21’s Collapse Is the Best Thing to Happen to Malls in Years

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Forever 21 just filed for bankruptcy—again. But instead of mourning the loss of a once-iconic brand, mall owners are seeing opportunity. With all 350 of its U.S. stores shutting down, commercial landlords now have access to prime retail real estate that had been underperforming for years. In retail CRE, low-performing tenants don’t just drag down […]

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Tariffs and Tension: How Uncertainty Is Slowing Down Southern California’s Warehouse Boom

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Let’s Get Real: Why Everyone in CRE Should Be Watching the Ports Southern California isn’t just sunshine and freeways—it’s the backbone of international trade. With L.A. and Long Beach ports moving nearly half the country’s imports, the warehouse sector here has been red-hot. But now, with tariffs flying in from every direction, we’re seeing serious

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The $10B Power Play That’s About to Redefine Warner Center

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Let’s talk about vision. Real vision. The kind that turns outdated, underperforming assets into economic engines and lifestyle ecosystems. That’s exactly what’s happening in Woodland Hills — and Stan Kroenke just moved all his chips to the center of the table. After methodically acquiring nearly 100 acres of land in the heart of the Warner

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Why 2025 Might Be the Year Industrial Real Estate Bounces Back in SoCal

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As we roll into 2025, there’s a quiet but powerful shift happening in Southern California’s industrial real estate scene. At first glance, you might not notice it — maybe a new warehouse going up, or a For Lease sign coming down. But take a closer look, and the signs of a rebound are hard to

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The Ziggurat Bidding Drama: A Real Estate Plot Twist You Didn’t See Coming

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You might think a property auction is just about numbers on a page — highest bid wins, right? But the Ziggurat bidding drama was anything but predictable. What started as a $70 million listing turned into a real estate thriller that ended with a jaw-dropping $177 million winning bid. So how did we get from

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