`data/services-featured.json`

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{
  "note": "Editorially FEATURED, real and verifiable major CRE service firms. Purpose: guarantee at least one vendor in EVERY service category in every metro where the public California license registries do not cover (Title, Property Management) or barely cover (Legal — only 3 attorney records exist statewide). markets tokens: \"national\" = firm operates across all served metros INCLUDING Arizona (e.g. First American Title, CBRE); \"socal\" = the five California metros only (Greater LA, Orange County, San Diego, Inland Empire, Ventura) — used for SoCal-specific firms (e.g. California real-estate law firms) so they never falsely claim Arizona coverage. Registry-backed categories (Construction, Lenders, Escrow, Developers) already have hundreds-to-thousands of vendors per metro. Verify engagement terms and current licensure directly with each firm.",
  "policy": "★ Featured is UNPAID EDITORIAL SELECTION. No firm has paid for placement, and Featured status is NEVER sold. This page also serves RENTV ad-sales as a lead list — that function must stay walled off from Featured selection. If a firm is ever given PAID placement, it MUST be a separate entry with \"paid\": true, rendered as a 'Sponsored' entry (not '★ Featured'), visually distinct, with rel=\"sponsored\" on its link — never silently mixed into the editorial Featured set. (DTD verdict 2026-08-06, 8/8 keep-with-guardrails; the pay-to-play tripwire is the load-bearing condition.)",
  "selection_criteria": "Editorially selected for prominence in the market, verifiable licensure or professional standing, and broad metro coverage — not for payment.",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-06",
  "verify_cadence_days": 90,
  "vendors": [
    {
      "cat": "title",
      "name": "First American Title",
      "website": "https://www.firstam.com",
      "hq": "Santa Ana, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "National title insurance, commercial title & settlement services."
    },
    {
      "cat": "title",
      "name": "Fidelity National Title",
      "website": "https://www.fntic.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "Commercial title insurance and closing services across California."
    },
    {
      "cat": "title",
      "name": "Chicago Title",
      "website": "https://www.chicagotitle.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "Commercial title & escrow (a Fidelity National Financial company)."
    },
    {
      "cat": "title",
      "name": "Old Republic Title",
      "website": "https://www.oldrepublictitle.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "National underwriter of commercial title insurance."
    },
    {
      "cat": "property",
      "name": "CBRE",
      "website": "https://www.cbre.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "Global commercial property & facilities management."
    },
    {
      "cat": "property",
      "name": "JLL",
      "website": "https://www.us.jll.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "Commercial real estate services & property management."
    },
    {
      "cat": "property",
      "name": "Cushman & Wakefield",
      "website": "https://www.cushmanwakefield.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "Asset services & commercial property management."
    },
    {
      "cat": "property",
      "name": "Greystar",
      "website": "https://www.greystar.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "national",
      "desc": "Largest U.S. multifamily property manager."
    },
    {
      "cat": "legal",
      "name": "Allen Matkins",
      "website": "https://www.allenmatkins.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "socal",
      "desc": "California real estate, land use & construction law firm."
    },
    {
      "cat": "legal",
      "name": "Cox, Castle & Nicholson",
      "website": "https://www.coxcastle.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "socal",
      "desc": "Real estate, land use and construction law."
    },
    {
      "cat": "legal",
      "name": "Sheppard Mullin",
      "website": "https://www.sheppardmullin.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "socal",
      "desc": "Full-service firm with a leading real estate practice."
    },
    {
      "cat": "construction",
      "name": "Hathaway Dinwiddie",
      "website": "https://www.hdcco.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "socal",
      "desc": "Major California commercial general contractor."
    },
    {
      "cat": "lenders",
      "name": "CBRE Capital Markets",
      "website": "https://www.cbre.com/services/capital-markets",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "socal",
      "desc": "Commercial debt & structured finance for CRE."
    },
    {
      "cat": "escrow",
      "name": "Commerce Escrow (a Wilshire Quinn company)",
      "website": "https://www.comescrow.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "socal",
      "desc": "Independent commercial escrow & holding services."
    },
    {
      "cat": "developers",
      "name": "Rising Realty Partners",
      "website": "https://www.risingrealty.com",
      "hq": "Los Angeles, CA",
      "markets": "socal",
      "desc": "Los Angeles-based commercial developer & operator."
    }
  ]
}