Investment in Southern California retail jumped nearly 62% in H1 2026 even as development and leasing cooled, tightening the market for the strongest centers.

Frank & Eileen is relocating its headquarters to a roughly 37,000‑sq‑ft office at Playa Vista’s Hercules Campus. The move places the brand among tech and creative neighbors.

A Blackstone joint venture is marketing up to $290M to refinance an L.A.-area office campus that was repositioned in recent years, industry reporting shows.

Newmark will manage more than 21 million square feet of 601W's office portfolio — including Chicago’s Aon Center — a change that could affect whether JLL stays in the Loop tower.

Prime Residential paid about $51.3 million for the 132‑unit Palm Court Apartments in Miracle Mile, expanding its Los Angeles portfolio near the new Wilshire/Fairfax subway stop.

CIM Group bought the 166-unit Domain WeHo at 7141 Santa Monica Blvd.; the seven-story building includes 33 income-restricted units and ground-floor retail.

An all‑cash sale will convert Ocean Park Plaza into a co‑educational school campus, removing roughly 73,000 sq ft from Santa Monica’s office inventory.

A new eight‑story mixed‑use building at 400 S. San Vicente will bring about 126 apartments, ground‑floor retail and a rooftop amenity deck, with delivery penciled for mid‑2027.

Marvel is moving its comics publishing out of Midtown Manhattan to Disney’s Burbank campus and has named Stephen Wacker editor‑in‑chief as staff are asked to relocate by mid‑2027.

The storied Lido apartment building in Hollywood sold for $16.8M to a Bay Area investor, ending a lender-driven run and raising questions about its famed Hotel California lobby.

A Windsor Smith–designed Pacific Palisades estate hit the market with resort‑style grounds, sweeping Lower Riviera views and a two‑story guest house.

Mayor Karen Bass says ED1 has pushed nearly 47,000 affordable units into L.A.’s pipeline while developers unveiled Viva L.A., a 3,000+ unit senior housing plan in Woodland Hills.

A Times analysis using 2024 Census data finds Ridgecrest the state's most affordable city and Santa Monica the least, highlighting a stark coast‑to‑valley housing gap.