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Office Update: SoCal Office Leasing Markets a Mixed Bag

There is growing momentum in the office leasing market nationwide, with many markets seeing significant reductions in vacancy rates. In its September report, Yardi Matrix states that the national office vacancy rate stood at 18.7% as of August—down 80 basis points over the past 12 months. While that’s good news for the CRE industry, enthusiasm … Continued
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Broker Profile: Senior Vice President Greg Marx

Growing up and attending public schools in a blue-collar area of Escondido, California, Senior Vice President and Partner Greg Marx, SIOR of the San Diego office had trouble envisioning, as the saying goes, “how the other half lives.” That all changed when he enrolled at the University of San Diego (USD) at the urging of … Continued
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SBA Program Incentives and Updates Spur Loan Volume Increases

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it would be waiving most upfront fees for small manufacturers for the fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026). The hope was to empower more small manufacturers (defined by the North American Industry Classification System, NAICS, as Sectors 31, 32, and 33) by providing capital … Continued
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What the Recent (and Future) Rate Cuts Mean for Investors and Owner-Users

Two weeks ago, the Federal Reserve made its first rate cut since December 2024. The 25-basis-point reduction set the rate at 4.00% to 4.25%. The Fed also signaled that two more cuts are possible this year and one more in 2026. If implemented, these reductions could lower the interest rates by a full percentage point. … Continued
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Broker Profile: Senior Vice President Liz Hurley

If there’s a word that defines the career of Liz Hurley, SVP/Partner in the Voit Irvine office, it’s persistence. The 40-plus-year veteran has been a top performer throughout her career, and that persistence has earned her a slew of “Top Producer” awards along the way. Early in her career, when Hurley was interviewing at brokerages … Continued
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Is a Sale-Leaseback Right for Your Business?

In a time of economic uncertainty driven by sporadic tariff policies, nagging inflation concerns, and a potential economic slowdown, some owner-users are turning to sale-leasebacks as a way to free up capital. It’s a strategy that offers benefits for business owners and investors alike, and we’ll look at both sides of the transaction to help … Continued
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Time to Buy? Owner-User Sales Gaining Momentum

While overall sales volume for real estate assets (excluding multifamily) has been a mixed bag in 2025, one area where there has been an uptick is in owner-user sales, especially on the office side, according to multiple reports. In addition to the usual case for business owners becoming owner-users, such as building equity and receiving … Continued
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Broker Profile: Executive Vice President Juan Gutierrez, SIOR

For many successful brokers, playing competitive sports as a youth seems to be a prerequisite. Juan Gutierrez, Executive Vice President and industrial specialist in the Ontario office, grew up playing soccer, a sport he was so passionate about that he spent his final semester of college at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain, just … Continued
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Office Conversions Gaining Momentum

When we first explored the movement toward converting underperforming office space into residential and other uses over a year and a half ago, the trend was in its early stages, with most reports citing high costs and incompatible structural designs as barriers to conversion. With vacancy rates continuing to rise despite return-to-office mandates, low multifamily … Continued
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What the CEQA Exemption Means for Multifamily and Industrial Developers

In a groundbreaking legislative move designed to help ease California’s housing and economic challenges, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131) into law on June 30, 2025, which went into immediate effect. These budget trailer bills enacted the most sweeping reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act … Continued