LOS ANGELES—Andrew Van Tuyle joins the firm from Standard Management to oversee property and debt acquisitions throughout the southwest region.

LOS ANGELES—Planet Home Living opens its 10-home residential complex in Echo Park, a collection of single-family homes built under the Los Angeles Small Lot Ordinance.

LOS ANGELES—Auction.com's Rick Sharga talks about the company's recently announced partnership with Colony and why it is a good fit for Auction's buyer base, in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.

LOS ANGELES—In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> video interview, Gene Trowbridge talks to reporter Kelsi Maree Borland about the legal issues surrounding the crowdfunding market.

LOS ANGELES—2013 CCIM president Wayne D'Amico, CCIM, talks about CCIM's new conference format which welcomed thought leaders and CCIM leaders alike to discuss industry trends in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> video interview.

WEST COVINA, CA—The investor buys Lafayette Parc Apartments, a 236,000-square-foot 259-unit property with plans to invest an additional $2.5 million for amenities, GlobeSt.com reports <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b>.

SANTA MONICA, CA—Along with the purchase of the portfolio of acquisition lines secured by single-family homes, Colony American Finance enters in to a partnership with Auction.com to provide financing to the company's buyer base.

LOS ANGELES—In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> video interview, Gary Ralston, CCIM, of Coldwell Banker Commercial gives an economic update, noting the strong correlation between employment and commercial real estate.