Third-party logistics operators and facility owners are benefiting from a rapidly rising rate of product returns as many retailers outsource their reverse-logistics operations to cut costs and gain maximum efficiencies, CBRE reports.

The market is disproportionately impacted in a negative way by the tax bill, so the high-end housing sector here may see some softening of demand now that the GOP's bill has passed, ATTOM Data's Daren Blomquist tells GlobeSt.com.

The recent wildfires throughout Northern and Southern California have had devastating consequences on both business and residents, so renters and landlords need to review their insurance policies, Sunrise's Joe Greenblatt tells GlobeSt.com.

Homeowners are beginning to feel like they're prisoners in their own homes due to the dearth of supply, but housing starts appear to be increasing. GlobeSt.com speaks with First American's Mark Fleming about these trends.

These additions go hand-in-hand with the trend toward experiential retail that offers a huge variety of options for shopping, dining and entertainment to serve as a backdrop for the community's social lives, Irvine Spectrum Center's Blake Windal tells GlobeSt.com.

Financial services, insurance companies, tech and engineering firms and defense contractors make up the fabric of industries in this submarket, which adds to its stability in the eyes of investors, CBRE's Louay Alsadek tells GlobeSt.com.

As 2017 ends and we look forward to 2018, there is reason to be optimistic about defect, fraud and misrepresentation risk in the home-loan-application sector, according to First American's Mark Fleming.

An improving economy with gradually improving wage growth is helping more buyers to pull together a sizable down payment on a home, ATTOM Data Solutions' Daren Blomquist tells GlobeSt.com.