Barnes & Noble Plants Flag Across Washington With Six New Stores as National Expansion Accelerates
The bookseller’s aggressive Puget Sound push includes a 17,538-SQFT flagship return to downtown Seattle’s retail core and a first-of-its-kind university partnership, reflecting a...
GardnerGlobal Plans Groundbreaking for 117-Unit Sarah Queen in Seattle, Advances 54-Unit Bascomb Alongside
The Black-owned developer’s paired projects at 23rd and Union, one backed by Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund, aim to build generational wealth and preserve...
Synergy Affiliate Buys Former Selig Site in Seattle for $5.3MM with Plans for 120-Unit Apartment Tower
Rex Modular, an affiliate of Synergy Construction and Development, would use the estimated $40 million project as its proof-of-concept for high-rise modular construction...
Interstate Bridge Replacement Cost Estimate Soars to $14.4 Billion as Governors Commit to Phased Construction Strategy
Washington and Oregon leaders narrow initial focus to $7.65 billion core bridge and light rail project, leveraging $5.5 billion in existing funding to...
City of Bellevue Grants Design Review Approval to Capstone Partners’ 27-Story, 328-Unit Residential Tower
The project, designed by Runberg Architecture Group and developed in partnership with PGIM, replaces previously approved office plans on a 0.78-acre parcel flanked...
Crest Holdings’ 491-Unit Apartment Proposal in Bellevue Met with Master Development and Design Review Approval
The LA-based developer’s master plan at 919 109th Avenue NE includes an 8-story midrise in Phase 1 and a 22-story tower in Phase...
Washington Becomes Second State to Ban Exclusive Residential Listing Practices With Near-Unanimous Legislative Vote
Governor Ferguson signs SB 6091 into law, mandating that brokers market residential properties to the general public alongside any private marketing efforts, as...
InSite Property Group Acquires 12-Building Self Storage Asset in Auburn for $13.9MM
The acquisition marks the Redondo Beach-based firm’s second South King County self-storage purchase in recent months as it continues to build out its...
Rosen Harbottle Sells 32,000 SQFT High-Tech Flex Building in Bothell for $10MM
The North Creek Tech Center property traded at approximately $310 per square foot, the second flex deal in Bothell’s North Creek corridor this...
AI Workforce Disruption Poses Existential Risk to Office Space Demand in Knowledge Economy
Research reveals theoretical replacement capacity far exceeds current adoption, but future commercial real estate contraction looms if automation accelerates Anthropic’s latest research mapping...
Historic Timber Discovery Drives Construction Delays for James Beard Public Market
Downtown Portland’s highly anticipated culinary destination faces extended timeline as developer embraces century-old architectural heritage The construction of Portland’s James Beard Public Market,...
Interstate Bridge Replacement Cost Estimate Soars to $14.4 Billion as Governors Commit to Phased Construction Strategy
Washington and Oregon leaders narrow initial focus to $7.65 billion core bridge and light rail project, leveraging $5.5 billion in existing funding to...
Historic Timber Discovery Drives Construction Delays for James Beard Public Market
Downtown Portland’s highly anticipated culinary destination faces extended timeline as developer embraces century-old architectural heritage The construction of Portland’s James Beard Public Market,...
Pacific NW Properties Secures $12MM Permanent Refinance for 192,000 SQFT Industrial Property in Hillsboro
Pair of Hillsboro Buildings Strategically Located for Regional Logistics and Smaller Space Users on Highway 26; Life Company Loan Offers Attractive Fixed Rate...
Oregon Lawmakers Approve $2.1MM to Acquire 180-Acre Abiqua Falls Property Near Silverton
The bipartisan deal secures a beloved 92-foot waterfall listed on Redfin, but state park officials warn that millions more will be needed to...
Glencrest Group and Sky Alps Capital Acquire 155-Unit Cedar Square Apartments in Beaverton for $29.85MM
San Francisco-based multifamily investor marks its eighth Portland-area acquisition in a value-add play near Nike and Intel campuses A joint venture between Glencrest...
McMenamins Unveils Plan to Convert Historic 37,000 SQFT Taft Hotel Into 63-Room Boutique Hotel in Downtown Portland
The Pacific Northwest hospitality chain aims to link the 1907 building to the Crystal Ballroom via skybridge, creating an interconnected West End entertainment...
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2026 Pacific Northwest CRE Rising Stars
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Continue ReadingInterstate Bridge Replacement Cost Estimate Soars to $14.4 Billion as Governors Commit to Phased Construction Strategy
Washington and Oregon leaders narrow initial focus to $7.65 billion core bridge and light rail project, leveraging $5.5 billion in existing funding to...
Puget Sound Apartment Market Hits $6 Billion in Transaction Volume as Institutional Investors Return to the Region
The Simon | Anderson Multifamily Team at Kidder Mathews delivered its spring market outlook at its 26th investor forum, citing a surge in...
Port of Tacoma Highlights $10 Billion Economic Impact, Major Infrastructure Push in 2026 State of the Port
Annual video report showcases Maritime Center construction, Blair Waterway deepening plans, and workforce development milestones across Pierce County The Port of Tacoma has...
Amazon’s Empty Chairs
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) To put the size of Amazon’s office downsizing in perspective, one of its...
The Morning After and How The Cycle Turned While You Were Sleeping
After two years of paralysis, capital is clearing its throat and deal volume is stirring — but this cycle rewards scalpels, not sledgehammers....
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...
Security Properties Exits Property Management Business with Plans to Transfer Pacific Northwest Assets to Bozzuto
Security Properties Selects Bozzuto as Primary Property Management Provider Seattle, WA [March 17, 2026] Security Properties, the leading real estate investment firm in...
Sound Transit Confronts $35 Billion Budget Gap Threatening Voter-Approved Light Rail Expansion Across Puget Sound
The regional transit agency is pursuing an agency-wide cost-cutting initiative as inflation and rising construction expenses jeopardize the $53.8 billion ST3 plan approved...
Pacific Science Center Sells Northeast Campus Corner in Seattle, Including Boeing IMAX Theater, for $17.25MM
The deal covers less than 25 percent of PacSci’s campus and will fund urgently needed infrastructure upgrades to the landmark 1962 World’s Fair...
Consumer Spending Shows Early Signs of Caution as Income Strength Meets Emerging Headwinds
A modest gain in January spending masks slowing discretionary activity, while rising gasoline prices tied to the Iran conflict threaten to weigh on...
Mercy Housing and Lake City Collective Advance Developments Bringing 112 Affordable Units and Multicultural Resilience Center to Seattle
The paired developments — one a first-of-its-kind city partnership co-locating affordable housing atop a public community center, the other a BIPOC-led cultural hub...
Pacific NW Properties Secures $12MM Permanent Refinance for 192,000 SQFT Industrial Property in Hillsboro
Pair of Hillsboro Buildings Strategically Located for Regional Logistics and Smaller Space Users on Highway 26; Life Company Loan Offers Attractive Fixed Rate...
Seattle Life Science Vacancy Climbs to 22.8% as More Than 500,000 SQFT of New Product Delivers
Two major projects enter Greater Seattle’s lab market in 2025 with moderate preleasing as NIH and venture capital funding both decline year over...
Oregon Lawmakers Approve $2.1MM to Acquire 180-Acre Abiqua Falls Property Near Silverton
The bipartisan deal secures a beloved 92-foot waterfall listed on Redfin, but state park officials warn that millions more will be needed to...