Weidner Apartment Homes Positions 91-Unit Vive Apartments in Ballard for Sale After Eight-Year Hold
Seattle multifamily owner markets 91-unit property acquired in 2017 for $24.15 million amid improving market conditions Weidner Apartment Homes has listed Vive Apartments,...
150-Unit Luxury Belltown Asset Elara at the Market Hits Seattle Investment Scene
Property Positioned at Center of $800MM Waterfront Transformation A premium multifamily asset in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood has been brought to market, offering investors...
FPA Multifamily Acquires 150-Unit East Wind Apartments for $20.5MM in Gresham
Transaction Values Northeast Submarket Property at $136,667 Per Unit as Portland Vacancy Tightens 110 Basis Points FPA Multifamily acquired the 150-unit East Wind...
Bellevue Unveils Seven-Year Affordable Housing Strategy
City Council to review comprehensive plan aimed at expanding housing access across all income levels through 2032 The Bellevue City Council is set...
Laurel Property Group Acquires 138-Unit Hollis Apartments for $31MM in Goose Hollow
Transaction Values Property at $224,638 Per Unit in Submarket That Saw 341-Unit Byline Delivery in October Laurel Property Group acquired the 138-unit Hollis...
Washington Legislature Advances Commercial-to-Residential Bills as State Confronts Housing Emergency
Three measures target zoning restrictions, operational barriers, and infrastructure costs to accelerate production of 55,000 homes annually Washington’s commercial real estate industry faces...
45-Unit Clarwood Apartments Seeking for $5.25MM in Seattle’s First Hill
1920s vintage building offers value-add opportunity at $117,000 per unit as Seattle construction pipeline contracts 36 percent and occupancy holds near 95 percent...
SKB and RGA Acquire 513,000 SQFT Columbia River Collection Industrial Property in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 27, 2026 — ScanlanKemperBard (SKB), in partnership with RGA ReCap Incorporated (ReCap Real Estate Investments) on behalf of Reinsurance Group...
Historic 18-Unit Rex Building Hits Market for $5.65MM in Downtown Olympia
Century-old mixed-use building offers 6.35 percent cap rate in Washington capital where sub-5 percent vacancy and limited new supply drive investor demand A...
Alexandria Real Estate Slashes Dividend 45% as Life Science Downturn Forces Strategy Shift
The pioneering life science REIT posts its fifth consecutive quarterly loss while accelerating asset sales to shore up balance sheet Alexandria Real Estate...
MetLife Acquires Downtown Seattle’s 365,700 SQFT Westlake Tower from Unico Properties for $83.6MM
Foreclosure sale marks 65% discount from 2019 purchase as vacancy climbs to 33% amid Seattle office market struggles MetLife Real Estate has purchased...
Downtown Seattle Ranks Second Among Peers in Residential Construction with 3,325 Units Underway
Housing development drives urban recovery as downtown population reaches record 109,845 residents, though building permits fall to historic lows Downtown Seattle’s residential construction...
FPA Multifamily Acquires 150-Unit East Wind Apartments for $20.5MM in Gresham
Transaction Values Northeast Submarket Property at $136,667 Per Unit as Portland Vacancy Tightens 110 Basis Points FPA Multifamily acquired the 150-unit East Wind...
Laurel Property Group Acquires 138-Unit Hollis Apartments for $31MM in Goose Hollow
Transaction Values Property at $224,638 Per Unit in Submarket That Saw 341-Unit Byline Delivery in October Laurel Property Group acquired the 138-unit Hollis...
Portland Retail Market Shows Resilience Despite Negative Absorption in Fourth Quarter 2025
Vacancy ticks up to 4.5 percent while asking rents climb to $2.01 per square foot as market absorbs 183,075 square feet of negative...
Portland Industrial Vacancy Climbs to 6.1% as $113.2MM Amazon-Anchored Sale Leads Q4 Activity
Kidder Mathews data shows leasing slowed to 1.6 million square feet while sales volume rose 27.2 percent for the year The Pacific Northwest’s...
U.S. Auto Force Leases 140,000 SQFT at NE Riverside Parkway in Portland’s East Columbia
December 2025 transaction with Prologis adds large automotive distributor to Portland logistics hub As industrial users across Portland adjust to slower economic growth...
Tenant Signs 268,000 SQFT Industrial Lease at Prologis Property in Portland’s Airport Way
December 2025 transaction adds large logistics tenant to one of the metro’s busiest industrial corridors Changing demand patterns across Portland’s industrial market have...
Bellevue Unveils Seven-Year Affordable Housing Strategy
City Council to review comprehensive plan aimed at expanding housing access across all income levels through 2032 The Bellevue City Council is set...
Portland’s Office Market Hits 15.4% Vacancy as 4.8MM SQFT Trades Hands in 2025
Weak leasing, record sales volume, and $29.88 rents define a reset for downtown and suburban buildings In many U.S. cities, the office sector...
Construction Spending Flat Since August as Private Outlays Fall 1.9% and Data Centers Rise 19%
Wells Fargo Economics says September-October saw a 0.1 percent dip overall, with public works up 2.1 percent year over year and single-family housing...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
The $200 Billion Question: Where Does Your Tariff Tax Go?
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The Trump administration is crowing about collecting $200 billion in tariff revenues this year. Customs...
McNellis on CMBS: “Commercial Mortgage BS”
By John McNellis This essay is taken from John’s forthcoming 3rd edition of Making it in Real Estate. I was leaning against the bar...
Why CRE Experts Say the Looming $1.26 Trillion Debt Wall Can Be Scaled
By Kidder Mathews Roughly $1.26 trillion in commercial real estate loans are set to mature through 2027. Most originated in the mid-2010s, when rates averaged between...
How Does Humanity Fit into an AI World?
By Hans Hansson, President of Starboard CRE Reflections from a Real Estate Convention and Beyond Introduction: An Unexpected Encounter in Nashville Last week...
Hudson Pacific’s Puget Sound Assets Hold Steady as Leasing Improves, Losses Persist
Hudson Pacific Properties’ third-quarter 2025 results showed continued financial strain for the West Coast-focused office landlord, but its Pacific Northwest assets—centered largely in...
Portland Retail Market Shows Resilience Despite Negative Absorption in Fourth Quarter 2025
Vacancy ticks up to 4.5 percent while asking rents climb to $2.01 per square foot as market absorbs 183,075 square feet of negative...
Amazon Pulls the Plug on Fresh and Go Stores in Strategic Retreat from Grocery Ambitions
The e-commerce giant is shuttering all 72 experimental retail locations as it refocuses on Whole Foods and delivery Amazon.com Inc.’s bold experiment in...
Exclusive Q&A: Lake Washington Partners Strengthens Leadership Team with Two Strategic Hires
Lake Washington Partners has appointed Jordan Schenk as Vice President of Portfolio Development and David Hilgers as Vice President of Real Estate Operations....
Consumer Confidence Plunges to Decade Low as Labor Market Anxieties Mount
Growing Job Market Concerns and Cost-of-Living Pressures Push Sentiment Below Pandemic-Era Levels American consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest point in a...
Portland Industrial Vacancy Climbs to 6.1% as $113.2MM Amazon-Anchored Sale Leads Q4 Activity
Kidder Mathews data shows leasing slowed to 1.6 million square feet while sales volume rose 27.2 percent for the year The Pacific Northwest’s...
U.S. Auto Force Leases 140,000 SQFT at NE Riverside Parkway in Portland’s East Columbia
December 2025 transaction with Prologis adds large automotive distributor to Portland logistics hub As industrial users across Portland adjust to slower economic growth...
Palmero Partners Is a Third-Generation Operator Reshaping Manufactured Housing Brokerage in the Pacific Northwest
Family-run firm leverages three decades of operational experience to advise on transactions exceeding $500 million while managing its own portfolio Palmero Partners is...
Tenant Signs 268,000 SQFT Industrial Lease at Prologis Property in Portland’s Airport Way
December 2025 transaction adds large logistics tenant to one of the metro’s busiest industrial corridors Changing demand patterns across Portland’s industrial market have...