PALO ALTO, CA-Gary Willard joins the Marcus &amp; Millichap team as western director of the firm's National Office and Industrial Properties Group, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> story.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Luxury condo community ETCO Homes completes construction and schedules a grand opening ceremony to launch sales efforts of the high $1 million dollar units.

PLAYA VISTA, CA-The Runway at Playa Vista, a new mixed-use community, signs leases for six new restaurant and retail tenants, totaling 25,000 square feet.

LOS ANGELES-The Balcony at Beverwil shopping center receives a $28 million refinancing loan to pay off its outstanding principal.

LOS ANGELES-Rexford Industrial Realty purchases a four building, 79% occupied industrial property in Yorba Linda for $12 million.

LOS ANGELES-Studley's third quarter office report shows that vacancy rates for traditional office properties has remained stagnant for the past seven quarters, at 19%.

LOS ANGELES-Robert Hart tells GlobeSt.com's Kelsi Maree Borland about his newly launched multifamily investment firm, TruAmerica Multifamily, and its recent and upcoming acquisitions.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA-Colliers International's Sal Provenza tells GlobeSt.com about Toll Brothers recent $1.60 billion cash acquisition of Shapell Industries Inc. in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.