Orange County

From adaptability to clean rooms and R&D-informed designs, Ware Malcomb had its work cut out for it with its design for the MicroVention project here. GlobeSt.com speaks with Tom Myers about the firm's strategy.

Access to skilled labor is a fundamental need for scaling tech companies, so with Orange County's 3.3% unemployment rate, you could say the increase in STEM graduates is filling a much-needed gap, JLL's Scott Wetzel tells GlobeSt.com.

Too often, users engage the market based on what type of space is available rather than conveying a specific description of their requirements and forcing the market to adhere to those requirements, Savills' Kelly Givens tells GlobeSt.com.

As processes become increasingly digitized, property managers will need to find new ways to deliver more personalized interaction and customer service, Western National's Donna Gill tells GlobeSt.com.

Short-term seasonal warehouse space is hard to find in today's tight market, and landlords are not eager to lose a longer-term lease due to a short-term user, CBRE's Ben Seybold tells GlobeSt.com.

The clarification will probably result in more commercial real estate acquisition transactions being accounted for as asset acquisitions rather than business combinations, Haskell & White's Paul Louis tells GlobeSt.com.

Prop 64 will increase industrial property values for the short term in North Costa Mesa and parts of Santa Ana by up to 40%, and industrial property rents in these areas could double, Lee's Jack Haley and Greg Diab tell GlobeSt.com.

FINRA 1502 and the proposed DOL Fiduciary Rule have contributed to an industrywide slowdown in capital raise, but KBS continues to demonstrate liquidity and performance in its closed and open offerings, Mick Manning tells GlobeSt.com.