SoCal commercial property entrenched in decline — Q3 2025
Vacancy and net absorption rates for the Southern California commercial property market worsened for most sectors.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Nov 28, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Investment, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Property Management, Real Estate, San Diego | 1
Vacancy and net absorption rates for the Southern California commercial property market worsened for most sectors.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Sep 25, 2025 | Charts, Home Sales, Market Watch, Real Estate | 105
What’s a broker to do until home sales volume takes off?
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Aug 8, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Investment, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0
The bullish market following the 2020 recession reversed track in 2022 and has fully collapsed — now the commercial market is nowhere near finding a bottom in tenant demand and vacancies.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Apr 23, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0
SoCal’s commercial real estate market on entering 2025 is fully destabilized with industrial vacancy rates elevated across all SoCal markets and office vacancy rates even higher.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Feb 7, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0
Commercial vacancy rates rose after 2023 and continue to rise in Southern California. While increasing vacancies cut into rental income and leasing fees, the absorption rate is worsening and shifting the source of leasing fees. Regions with the highest vacancy rates see the most occupancy of vacant space.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Nov 29, 2024 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0
In each quarter in 2024, all SoCal markets experienced increasing vacancies.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Aug 7, 2023 | Commercial, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the second quarter of 2023.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Jul 7, 2023 | Commercial, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0
SoCal’s commercial market faced tough headwinds in the first quarter of 2023.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Nov 14, 2022 | first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Laws and Regulations, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Orange County, Real Estate | 1
Just 73 out of 197 Southern California cities and counties met an October 2022 deadline to get their housing plans for the next eight years approved.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Sep 17, 2021 | Commercial, Economics, Real Estate | 0
Industrial real estate has enjoyed rapid growth in 2021 and it’s not running out of steam anytime soon.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Mar 9, 2021 | Bakersfield-Fresno, Bay Area, Charts, Economics, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, Sacramento, San Diego | 0
Age and education data complete a portrait of California’s largest and most dynamic counties.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 4, 2018 | Home Sales, Investment | 0
Redfin and Zillow are buying homes from sellers, offering more in the form of convenience than money.
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