LOS ANGELES—George Smith Partners' J. Jay Brooks credits lender flexibility in helping to secure the funds for a portfolio of 36 assets in litigation, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.

VALENCIA, CA—Developer IAC begins construction on the first phase of the IAC Commerce Center, which is a 400,000-square-foot industrial building on 70 acres.

CULVER CITY, CA—The bakery and café signs its first lease in Culver City after five years of searching of a location that fits its unique criteria, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> story.

LOS ANGELES—In this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> video interview, Mike Rovner of Mike Rovner Construction talks to reporter Kelsi Maree Borland about the trends driving construction costs up.

LOS ANGELES—In this &lt;EXCLUSIVE</b> video interview with Stan Johnson Co.'s Camille Renshaw, CCIM, talks about a handful of CRE niche markets, including net lease, student housing and healthcare, that are moving into the mainstream.

LOS ANGELES—While preparing for the annual Crocker Symposium, attorney Paul Rutter discusses how crowdfunding is changing the CRE world, and what investors should do to evolve, in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> interview.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA—In partnership with Rockwood Capital, Baker buys Westlake Spectrum, a two-buildings class-A office property, which is occupied primarily by Securitas USA.

LOS ANGELES—Realty Mogul scans 311 private placements totaling $5 billion in properties to bring professionals a tell-all 3Q14 report of real estate syndications space, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> story.