Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate News 
Report: Best and Worst States for Business Taxes
Wyoming, South Dakota and Nevada are among the 10 best states for taxes on business, while California, New York and New Jersey are among the 10 worst, according to a new report....
ALIS Update: A Cloud Over Hotel Transactions
Hotel transactions may pick up this year, but debt financing is still scarce....
Related Companies Closes $825M Distressed Fund
Related has closed a massive distressed fund and is now seeking investment opportunities....
ALIS Returns to LA with Big Names, Numbers
The annual ALIS conference is off to a positive start....
DIRECTV Signs Largest Office Lease in Los Angeles in Past 10 Years
DIRECTV inks what is reportedly the biggest Los Angeles lease in a decade....
Wood Partners to Begin Construction of $75 Million Luxury Apartment Complex in Los Angeles
Wood Partners has purchased a four-plus acre development in the Woodland Hills district of Los Angeles and plans to begin construction of its new $75 million Warner Park luxury apartment community on the site by mid-August. The construction time is estimated at 22 months with the first units to be available in early 2013....
George Smith Partners Completes $92 Million Refinancing on Orsini II Apartments in Los Angeles
Rexford Industrial Fund V REIT Acquires 48,350 Sq. Ft. Building Leased to Los Angeles Times
Rexford Industrial has acquired a 48,350 sq. ft. industrial building in Pasadena, Calif. for $5.1 million. The facility is 100% leased to The Los Angeles Times. ...
Los Angeles Business and Labor Leaders Endorse $500 Million Solar Program
A coalition of business and labor leaders are asking Los Angeles officials to back an innovative solar energy program that would create $500 million in local investment and create 900 high-paying jobs annually for the next five years, with a minimal impact on ratepayers....
Southern California Real Estate Executives Killed in Plane Crash
Three Southern California commercial real estate executives were among five people killed in a plane crash this week at Long Beach Airport, according to the Los Angeles Times and other news sources....
Has the Price of Going Green Really Dropped? Some Hoteliers See Red
The sticker shock for going green is becoming easier to bear, according to some panelists at the Hunter Hotel Conference held last week in Atlanta. ...
Major Ports Record Soaring Volume
In a fresh sign of recovering economic activity, a number of major ports report a jump in container traffic volume in January. ...
Strategic Storage Trust Lands $29.1 Million CMBS Loan to Refinance 11 Facilities
In the latest sign that the securitized lending market is bouncing back, Strategic Storage Trust Inc. has refinanced 11 properties with a $29.13 million loan provided by Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp....
MBA Ranks Wells Fargo First Among Commercial Mortgage Servicers
Wells Fargo tops the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) ranking of commercial mortgage servicers as of the end of December 2010 with $451.1 billion in U.S. master and primary servicing....
Commentary: Tax Law Changes Threaten California Property Owners
As California struggles through its economic downturn, local tax authorities are looking for ways to increase tax revenues. ...
