LOS ANGELES-At the NAIOP Real Estate Challenge, graduate students from UCLA and USC presented competing proposals for an 11-acre development site on Pacific Coast Highway.

LOS ANGELES-Commercial real estate industry leaders gather for the first annual Padres Casino Night to help raise $30,000 for the children's cancer charity Padres Contra El Cancer.

LOS ANGELES-A report from Marcus & Millichap predicts a successful holiday season after retail spending increases in October despite the government shutdown.

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, CA-Majestic Realty Co. reveals plans for a 166,406-square-foot office building with Bank of the West in agreement to sign a 93,058-square-foot lease.

LOS ANGELES-As the nation's most dense city, Los Angeles needs to revise building codes to accommodate future growth, according to the Impact of Density on L.A. Symposium.

SAN FRANCISCO-A report from First Republic Prestige Home Index shows that luxury home values in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego increase in the third quarter.

TORRANCE, CA-DiamondRock Hospitality Co. sells the Torrance Marriott South Bay for $76 million in proceeds to an unaffiliated third party.

LOS ANGELES-Hospitality brand SBE considers a spot near the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles for a possible hotel development.