CEO Elon Musk said the dearth of affordable housing in the Bay Area and long commute times were among factors limiting Tesla’s ability to expand.

The social networking company will occupy 719,000-sq.-ft. at the former NetApp headquarters in Sunnyvale and additional space in nearby Burlingame.

With scarce space available and rents continuing to rise, industrial tenants are forced to do whatever is necessary to secure leases.

Likely, just more growth, as institutional investors turn to acquisitions from iBuyers in addition to more traditional methods.

Technology start-up Lessen, which connects institutional investors in SFRs with building contractors, is raising $170 million.

National Bureau of Economic Research found that made-up renters with White-sounding names got a response rate that was 3 to 6 percent higher.

A growing number of buyers are also willing to buy new self-storage properties before they are fully-leased.

As pricing continues to rise for industrial and multifamily assets, grocery-anchored shopping centers are looking more and more attractive.