Seattle Condo Market Shows Divergence as High-Rises Gain 6.3% While Mid and Low-Rises Decline
Transaction volumes fall 5.4 percent to 839 sales as inventory tightens to 4.4 months, with all-cash deals rising to 32.2 percent of purchases...
Volvo Group Invests $37.7MM in Pacific Northwest Distribution Hub Amid Trade Headwinds
Swedish manufacturer doubles down on North American logistics infrastructure as tariff pressures reshape supply chain strategies The Volvo Group is moving forward with...
Sagard Real Estate Buys 162,400 SQFT Industrial Portfolio in Auburn for $27MM
(Editor’s Note: According to King County public records, the sales price was $27 million, or about $166 per square foot.) AUBURN, WA –...
Clarion Partners Buys Multi-Building Industrial Park Totaling 184,000 SQFT in Kent for $34.8MM
Four-building campus in heart of Puget Sound industrial corridor trades at $189 per square foot An industrial campus has traded hands in Kent,...
Labor Market Treads Water as Job Openings Fall to 7.1 Million
The U.S. labor market showed continued signs of cooling in November, with job openings declining and workers increasingly reluctant to leave their positions,...
Equity Residential Sells 408-Unit Centennial Apartment Complex in Seattle for $132MM
JRK Property Holdings acquires Belltown towers from Equity Residential in dual-building transaction A two-building apartment complex in Seattle has traded hands in a...
Eastside Office Construction Grinds to Halt After Tech-Fueled Building Boom
The Seattle Eastside’s office construction pipeline has fallen silent in 2025 after a remarkable three-year period that delivered nearly 5 million square feet...
Westport Capital Partners Sells 296,000 SQFT Mohawk Business Park in Tualatin for $36.7MM
An office complex in a suburb of Portland has traded hands. According to Washington County public records, the Mohawk Business Park in Tualatin...
Eastside Office Buildings Give Way to Housing as 426,000 SQFT Demolished for Residential Development
Five aging office buildings across the Eastside have been sold and demolished to make way for townhomes and apartments, reflecting a fundamental shift...
Tech Firms Find Growth Opportunities on the Eastside as Bellevue Emerges as Alternative Tech Hub
Nine major technology companies have leased a combined 595,000 square feet of office space on the Eastside over the past three years, establishing...
Eastside Office Market Records $106.4MM in Sales Across Six Transactions in Q4 2025
The Eastside office market closed 2025 with $106.4 million in investment sales across six transactions totaling 386,121 square feet, according to Broderick Group’s...
Pacific Northwest Housing Market Shifts in Favor of Buyers
Seattle and Portland join national trend as sellers struggle to find demand, though regional dynamics vary The Pacific Northwest’s housing market has tilted...
Westport Capital Partners Sells 296,000 SQFT Mohawk Business Park in Tualatin for $36.7MM
An office complex in a suburb of Portland has traded hands. According to Washington County public records, the Mohawk Business Park in Tualatin...
224,000 SQFT Historic Commonwealth Building in Portland Sells for $6.5MM, 57% Below Assessed Value
A 224,122-square-foot office tower at 421 SW 6th Ave. in downtown Portland has sold for $6.5 million, according to Multnomah County public records....
Silicon Valley Bank Takes 4,600 SQFT at 11W in Downtown Portland
Long-term lease adds momentum to West End office building as Central Business District vacancy reaches 36.3 percent Office leasing decisions in downtown Portland...
First AME Zion Church Secures $3M Grant for 44-Unit North Portland Affordable Housing Project
Oregon’s oldest Black church is embarking on an ambitious redevelopment project that will replace its North Portland sanctuary with a 44-unit affordable housing...
Pacific Northwest Housing Market Shifts in Favor of Buyers
Seattle and Portland join national trend as sellers struggle to find demand, though regional dynamics vary The Pacific Northwest’s housing market has tilted...
Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and ScanlanKemperBard Acquire 86,600 SQFT Retail Center in Tigard, Ore., for $25MM
Boston, MA (Dec. 22, 2025) – Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation (“Intercontinental”), in partnership with ScanlanKemperBard Companies, LLC (“SKB”), has acquired Washington Square II...
Seattle Condo Market Shows Divergence as High-Rises Gain 6.3% While Mid and Low-Rises Decline
Transaction volumes fall 5.4 percent to 839 sales as inventory tightens to 4.4 months, with all-cash deals rising to 32.2 percent of purchases...
Eastside Office Market Records $106.4MM in Sales Across Six Transactions in Q4 2025
The Eastside office market closed 2025 with $106.4 million in investment sales across six transactions totaling 386,121 square feet, according to Broderick Group’s...
Eastside Office Buildings Give Way to Housing as 426,000 SQFT Demolished for Residential Development
Five aging office buildings across the Eastside have been sold and demolished to make way for townhomes and apartments, reflecting a fundamental shift...
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...
25,900 SQFT Mixed-Use Asset For Sale Near Amazon HQ in Downtown Seattle Sees Price Drop to $12.8MM
Property offering 9.5% cap rate with lease extension and redevelopment upside A mixed-use building that hit the market earlier this year in Seattle...
Eastside Office Market Records 12 Leases Totaling 800,000-SQFT in Q4 2025
Microsoft Corporation led Eastside office leasing activity in the fourth quarter of 2025 with a 396,228 square foot renewal at Redmond Town Center,...
Eastside Office Market Shows Signs of Stabilization as Vacancy Deflates to 21.8% in Q4 2025
The Eastside office market absorbed 333,163 square feet in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a potential turning point after years of climbing...
Microsoft Renews 396,000-SQFT Lease at Redmond Town Center
Microsoft renewed approximately 396,000 square feet of office space at Redmond Town Center, marking one of the most significant lease transactions on Seattle’s...
Zenix Aerospace Buys Two Manufacturing Facilities in Arlington Totaling 144,000 SQFT for $52.2MM
An aerospace manufacturing facility in Arlington has changed ownership as part of a broader corporate restructuring. The Senior Aerospace AMT facility at 20100...
Arise Capital Buys 154-Unit Apartment Complex in Burien for $37.3MM
An apartment complex in Burien has traded hands recently. The Wellington Place Apartments, a 164-unit apartment complex located at 327 S 177th Place,...
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,...
AI-Powered Construction Startup Unlimited Industries Secures $12MM to Tackle America’s Infrastructure Challenge
Unlimited Industries has emerged from stealth with $12 million in seed funding to address what it describes as a persistent problem in American...
