Greg Cornfield

Gregory Cornfield is Commercial Observer’s Los Angeles editor. He grew up in Chicagoland and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Greg covered L.A. real estate news for The Real Deal, and was a breaking news reporter for City News Service Southern California.

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Mark Weiss and the General Services Administration headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Office · Leases
National

Cushman & Wakefield’s Mark Weiss Named GSA Public Buildings Commissioner

By Greg Cornfield
Brian Malliet, founder and CEO of BKM Capital Partners, and GoldenWest Circle Business Park in Westminster, Calif.
Industrial · Investments & Sales
California

BKM Capital Buys Orange County, Calif., Industrial Park for $62M

By Greg Cornfield
JLL's Daniel Tyner and several properties included in the transaction. The portfolio’s California assets are in Simi Valley, Sausalito, Citrus Heights. Salinas, Roseville and Tracy. The Washington properties are in Port Orchard, Lake Stevens, and Des Moines. The Colorado centers are in Littleton, Aurora and Englewood.
Retail · Investments & Sales
California

Nuveen Acquires $445M Retail Portfolio Across Three Western States

By Greg Cornfield
Donald Bren and a view of residential Playa Vista Calif.
Residential · Finance
California

Irvine Company Secures $157M Multifamily Refi in L.A.’s Playa Vista

By Greg Cornfield
Avison Young's Greg Tomasso (top) and Macy Parana, and 803 Seventh Street Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Office · Leases
Washington DC

Grassroots Analytics Doubles D.C. Footprint With 25K-SF Office Lease

By Greg Cornfield
Equinix CEO and President Adaire Fox-Martin and an electrical distribution board at an Equinix data center.
Industrial · Leases
National

Equinix Raises Outlook Again as Data Center Bookings Hit Record in Q3

By Greg Cornfield
Truist's Jason Paxton (top), Rebecca Cox (center) and Walt Reece, and a rendering of Marina Shores at 6615 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, Calif.
Residential · Finance
California

Truist Provides $152M for Long Beach, Calif., Apartment Development

By Greg Cornfield
The former Sears building at the Brea Mall is being turned into apartments, a fitness center, and outdoor gathering areas in Brea, Calif
Residential · Investments & Sales
California

Orange County, Calif., Apartment Sales Up 15.6%, but Values Fall

By Greg Cornfield
Avison Young's Jonathan Wellborn (top) and Eli Barnes, and 901 K Street Nortwest, Washington, D.C.
Office · Leases
Washington DC

Shorenstein Signs 78K SF in Office Leases at Repositioned D.C. Building

By Greg Cornfield
CBRE's Mark Damiani (top) and Jimmy Slusher, and Village Center at Rose in Placentia, Calif.
Retail · Investments & Sales
California

Barings Buys SoCal Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center for $66M

By Greg Cornfield
Rexford CEO Laura Clark and an aerial view of warehouses in Southern California.
Industrial · Leases
California

Rexford Sells $1.3B in SoCal Industrial Assets as Leasing Rebounds

By Greg Cornfield
Clockwise from top left: Casa Granada, Sunset Barrington Gardens, Rancho Los Feliz, and Meadows South in California.
Residential · Finance
California

Voya Provides $96M Refi for 1,461-Unit SoCal Portfolio

By Greg Cornfield
Costas Kontoulis and an aerial view of Washington DC.
Residential · Finance
Washington DC

Affinius Capital Lends $98M for D.C. Multifamily Refi

By Greg Cornfield
A rental building in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Residential · Investments & Sales
California

L.A. Multifamily Sales Jump 44%

By Greg Cornfield
JLL's Marc Schillinger (top) and Jeff Sause, and Lakeview Innovation Center, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Office · Finance
California

Forbright Bank Provides $50M for Southern California R&D Campus

By Greg Cornfield
CEO Geoffrey von Maltzahn and CTO Andy Beam are photographed in the lab of Lila Sciences in Cambridge, Mass.
Life Sciences · Leases
California

Life Sciences Vacancy Near 27% for Three Biggest U.S. Hubs

By Greg Cornfield
A general view of atmosphere during Fashion Island's 15th annual StyleWeekOC in partnership with the Newport Beach film festival at Fashion Island on October 17, 2026 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Fashion Island)
Retail · Leases
California

Southern California Retail Markets Tighten as Tenant Demand Picks Up

By Greg Cornfield