San Diego

Combining vacation benefits or dividends with investing in vacation-rental properties is a new model that can withstand a potential economic downturn, Equity Residences' Greg Salley tells GlobeSt.com.

An attractive location for tenants seeking convenience for their employees and proximity to research institutions and companies, Sorrento Mesa shines as a flex-industrial submarket, Goldman's Joseph Sumberg tells GlobeSt.com.

Soaring rental rates, plunging vacancy rates and a lack of land for development opportunities in CBDs have forced developers to look outside the urban core to build office product, CommercialCafe's Doug Ressler tells GlobeSt.com.

From telemedicine sessions and online nutritionists to Internet-enabled smart devices, seniors can use technology to live safely and independently at home in Cox and Shea Homes' Senior Smart Home.

Housing affordability will worsen, San Diego will fall short of becoming a world-class city and the region's ability to grow in many ways will be stifled if we don't build to meet residential demand, say BMC conference speakers.

Repositioning the property for condo-ization and including that option as part of the marketing package can help fill the gap created by renovation costs and interim lost rental income, HemphillSolutions' Ralph Hemphill tells GlobeSt.com.

Changes to modern offices are about making people feel welcome and comfortable, as seen in CBRE's new offices at Westfield UTC. GlobeSt.com paid a visit and got a personal tour of the space.

An influx of military ships and personnel, as well as a host of new and old incentives for helping related businesses to thrive in the region, makes South County the place to be, SCEDC's Cindy Gompper-Graves tells GlobeSt.com.