Katie Murar
Staff Reporter
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Recent Stories
COVID Causes JWA Decline
Traffic down 90% in last two weeks
711 Coronavirus Cases
No new deaths reported Friday
Disney to Furlough Staff
Nonessential workers move begins April 19
Samuelis Will Pay Arena, Ducks Staff
2,100 part-timers guaranteed checks through June
Disney, Hotels Donate Supplies; City Delivers
City of Anaheim quarterbacks donations
Midday Stock Roundup
Impac Mortgage suspends lending
UCI Housing Operator Axes Fees for Students
School Will Cover Lease Termination Costs
The largest operator of student housing at University of California-Irvine is letting tenants there get out of their lease without penalty, according to news reports.
Billions in Losses For Tourism Sector
HOSPITALITY: JW Marriott delayed; some 50 hotels closed
Occupancy levels across numerous Orange County hotels have sunk to single-digits as a result of travel restrictions, causing many to temporarily shutter their doors to save on operating costs.
Irvine Co. Provides Rent Flexibility
Programs for Residential, Commercial Tenants
Orange County’s largest real estate owner adjusted its business model for residential and commercial properties in response to coronavirus concerns.
OC Hotel Investments Expected to Take Hit
REAL ESTATE: Sale of Montage, Ritz-Carlton in flux
As Orange County loses its visitor pool, a base that averages north of 4 million tourists per month, it’s also losing a pool of investors as dealmaking comes to a halt.
Sales Tactics Shift Amid Social Distancing
Brokers Responding To COVID-19 Restrictions
The recent push to social distance Americans from each other has had a unique effect on all types of businesses, including the residential brokerage market, which relies on face-to-face interaction to showcase homes and close sales.
Disneyland Stays Closed
Anaheim resort has been shuttered since mid-March
Hotels Layoff Staff
Temporary closures hit 650 workers
WonderCon, VidCon to Fall?
80,000 attendees between two shows
Anaheim: Closed Hotels, Canceled Groups
44 properties suspend operations
5 Laguna Beach Hotels Temporarily Closed
Surf & Sand, The Ranch, others
Midday Stock Roundup
NextGen up 17%
Trinity Broadcasting Site Sells for $25.5M
EF Education First Plans New Campus
EF Education First has closed on the former Trinity Broadcasting site in Costa Mesa that will ultimately hold a new international education campus.
Prologis Inks Pair of Big Leases in Fullerton
REAL ESTATE: Beckman Center nearing full occupancy
Prologis Inc., the country’s largest owner of warehouse and distribution properties, has leased two of the three large, newly built buildings it owns at Beckman Business Center, with those deals topping half a million square feet of space.
Irvine Creative Office Moves Ahead
REAL ESTATE: 270K-SF project along Barranca
Add plans for a sizeable new creative office project to Irvine’s busy development docket.
WeWork Continues OC Openings
Lakeshore Location In Irvine Tops for SoCal
WeWork has opened a new Irvine location near John Wayne Airport that it says is its largest coworking spot in Southern California.
Long Beach Airport Traffic Up
More passengers in January, February
FivePoint Jumps 48%
Luxor boosts stake in developer
Midday Stock Roundup
Healthpeak provides COVID update
Listing Noise on Quiet Collins Island
1st Home for Sale in 5 Years; Asking $10M
One of only eight homes on the Balboa Island community of Collins Island in Newport Beach has hit the market.
Back to OC Buying for Buchanan Street Partners
Newport Beach Offices Part of Deal Activity
Buchanan Street Partners has had a busy start to the year, with transactions including the company’s first Orange County acquisition in six years.
2020 Sales Start; A Quick Recap
$60M For Top 3 Homes
Brokers have pointed to a resurgence in activity for luxury homes in 2020, and that’s evidenced by the top three home sales to trade thus far this year.
Harbor Lists Santa Ana Office Next to Xerox Centre
2020 East Marketed As Owner-User Opportunity
Harbor Associates LLC, a Long Beach-based real estate investor that does much of its work in Orange County, is looking to sell one of its larger local properties.
Orange County’s Top Home Sales of the Year
Cumulative Volume Falls 7%; Buyers Demand New Product
Down 7%, still tops $465M
Coronavirus Concern Closes Disneyland
Hotels, park dark through March
Virus Concerns Felt At Key Anaheim Event
TOURISM: No. 2 ACC event on hold; stock hits
Coronavirus vs. tourism
Cadigan Adds to Central OC Rental Portfolio
$41M for 116-unit Terra at Tustin
One of Orange County’s top apartment investors is bolstering his portfolio in Tustin.
R.D. Olson Breaks Ground on Apartment, Hotel Project
Largest Commercial Project For Westminster in Years
R.D. Olson Construction has begun work on a mixed-use project described as a “social hub and cultural landmark” in Westminster’s Little Saigon district.
CRE Blockbuster Deals Down 19%
Nervous Buyers, Overly Optimistic Sellers
A cautious buyer pool contributed to a drop-off in commercial real estate sales activity in Orange County last year.
All Leased Up
Full-Building Office, Industrial Leases Increasingly Common
The motto for companies looking for space in Orange County last year?
Natural Products Show Postponed
Move comes on coronavirus, community pushback
Midday Stock Roundup
U.S. markets try to recover
ACC Show Predicts Attendance Drop
Coronavirus causes cancellations
Los Alamitos Federal Building Eyed for Sale
Not Just Ziggurat Being Considered
As the federal government considers the sale of a dozen properties across the country, it’s not just the massive Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel that’s being considered in Orange County.
Hotel Dreams in Vegas for Shopoff Realty
$250M+ Project; Partnering with Contour
Shopoff Realty Investments is quickly expanding into the hospitality sector, both in and out of Orange County.
Life Time’s OC Focus: Rapid Fitness Growth
RETAIL: Gyms now; office, residential later?
Life Time Inc. is helping to pump up Orange County’s retail market.
Ziggurat’s Last Stand?
Future of Iconic Laguna Niguel Facility in Question, Once More
$300M highest and best
Applied Medical Buys Again, in Lake Forest
DEVICES: OC holdings now run 1.6M SF
RSM device maker keeps buying buildings
Disney Parks Boss Takes Top Spot
Chapek is new Disney Co. chief exec
Midday Stock Roundup
Stock market plummets amid coronavirus fears
Largest West Coast Home Depot Site Listed
$60M Price Tag, 225K SF, 18 Acres
An Anaheim retail property home to Home Depot’s largest West Coast outlet has hit the market, with a price tag of $60.7 million.
Healthcare REIT Adds Office Next to Saddleback Hospital
REAL ESTATE: $42M for Taj Mahal buy
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc., a medical office-focused real estate investment trust valued at about $5 billion, has expanded its area holdings with the purchase of the Taj Mahal building in Laguna Hills.
WindWater Starts CRE iBuying Service
‘First of its Kind in OC’; Similar Models for Homes
As residential brokerage websites like Zillow and Redfin up their online home selling platforms, a growing new service largely known as iBuying, one Orange County firm is looking to bring the instant-offer model to the commercial real estate world.
FivePoint Changes C-Suite Structure
Lynn Jochim now sole COO
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