Orange County

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.

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.

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.

Concentrating on the amenities that will yield owners the most bang for their buck and that mean the most for their tenants will help them stay within budget, JLL executives from three SoCal markets tell GlobeSt.com.

Slowing rent and valuation growth, coupled with rising interest rates, will constrain leverage and cause terms to tighten in the new year, A10 Capital's Michael Singh tells GlobeSt.com.

Orange Housing Development Corp. and C&C Development complete construction on the Lemon Grove Apartments, a new workforce-housing community developed on a former industrial site here.