INTRODUCING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Commercial real estate is essential to commerce and a key indicator of our economic health. It touches virtually all of us, from the design and location of the buildings we work in to the investment returns we earn on the many pension and mutual funds that own commercial property.

Every Wednesday starting today, the Business section will publish special pages devoted to the people, trends and innovations that make commercial real estate in Southern California relevant and important.

Our coverage will appeal to a broad readership of business people, investors and employees. We will look at hot and cold markets, innovations in design, key movers and shakers, the art of the deal, investment opportunities and other topics of wider interest. And we will define the industry broadly, to include office, industrial, retail and apartment markets.