U.S. Consumer Spending Held Firm in January Despite Headline Retail Dip
Underlying U.S. consumer spending started 2026 on steadier ground than a top-line retail sales decline suggests, though early February data point to a...
Seattle Ranks Fourth Nationally for Homebuyer Outflows as Pacific Northwest Migration Patterns Shift
Redfin’s Q4 2025 migration report reveals Seattle posted a net outflow of more than 19,000 home searchers, while Spokane emerged as a top-10...
Cactus to Open Restaurant at 100,000 SQFT The Harvest Yard in Woodinville
Joins The Crawlspace Gastropub as Latest Flagship Restaurants Woodinville, WA. As the new Harvest Yard approaches its first openings this summer, the list...
Industrial Real Estate Powers Through Uncertainty to Post Second-Best Leasing Year on Record
Despite tariff volatility and geopolitical headwinds, the U.S. industrial sector reached 940 million square feet of leasing activity in 2025, fueled by e-commerce...
65-Unit La Quinta by Wyndham Listed for $6.85MM in Bend, Oregon
The leasehold hotel offering targets investors seeking value-add upside in one of Oregon’s strongest leisure-driven lodging markets A 65-unit La Quinta by Wyndham...
Data Center Construction Boom Fuels Surge in Temporary Worker Camps Across Rural America
As AI infrastructure pushes into remote regions of Texas and Louisiana, housing thousands of construction workers has become one of the industry’s most...
U.S. Payrolls Contract by 92,000 in February as Labor Market Stumbles, Fed Outlook Dims
Wells Fargo Economics says one-off factors only partially explain the unexpected decline, with the Iran conflict adding new complexity to an already uncertain...
US Public Pension Funds Deploy Over $4.7 Billion in Real Estate and Infrastructure Commitments
CalSTRS leads a wave of capital deployment as major retirement systems target industrial, multifamily, and value-add strategies heading into 2026. A string of...
Compass Quantifies $20MM in AI Savings, Setting a New Template for How Real Estate Talks to Wall Street
Following a record fourth quarter and the close of its Anywhere acquisition, Compass has turned vague AI promises into measurable margin expansion—and the...
McKinsey: Agentic AI Could Unlock Up to $550 Billion in Global Real Estate Value
A new report urges industry leaders to move beyond isolated AI pilots and instead redesign entire operational domains around human-agent collaboration. A March...
Public Storage and Welltower Forge Landmark Cross-Sector AI Partnership, Rewriting the REIT Playbook
The two S&P 500 REITs will cross-license proprietary data science models for capital allocation and operations, signaling a new era for technology-driven real...
SMPS Pacific Regional Conference (PRC) in Seattle March 18–20, 2026: Hands-on Workshops, Single-Day Ticket, and Social Event Tickets Available
SEATTLE, Wash. — The Society for Marketing Professional Services 16th Annual Pacific Regional Conference (SMPS PRC) is taking place March 18–20, 2026, at...
Seattle Ranks Fourth Nationally for Homebuyer Outflows as Pacific Northwest Migration Patterns Shift
Redfin’s Q4 2025 migration report reveals Seattle posted a net outflow of more than 19,000 home searchers, while Spokane emerged as a top-10...
65-Unit La Quinta by Wyndham Listed for $6.85MM in Bend, Oregon
The leasehold hotel offering targets investors seeking value-add upside in one of Oregon’s strongest leisure-driven lodging markets A 65-unit La Quinta by Wyndham...
Portland City Council Unanimously Approves Zoning Map Changes on 19 Nonprofit-Owned Sites to Accelerate Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Opportunities Project removes zoning barriers on properties owned by public agencies and nonprofit housing providers, arriving amid a sharp decline...
Portland Design Commission Unanimously Approves Master Plan for 29-Acre Lloyd Center Demolition and Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Owners envision more than 5,100 housing units, 457,000 square feet of retail, and a 2.3-acre urban park on the site of the Pacific...
Portland’s Temporary Fee Waiver Attracts 1,720 Housing Units as City Targets 5,000 Unit Production Goal
Portland Permitting & Development released its first report on Feb. 27 describing the early results of a new financial incentive, enacted last summer,...
Sculptor Capital Acquires 506-Room Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront for $30MM in Distressed Sale
The landmark waterfront hotel at 1401 S.W. Naito Parkway traded at approximately $59,300 per room — a 64 percent discount from its $82.7...
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U.S. Consumer Spending Held Firm in January Despite Headline Retail Dip
Underlying U.S. consumer spending started 2026 on steadier ground than a top-line retail sales decline suggests, though early February data point to a...
Fusion Academy Leases 9,500-SQFT Suite at Bellevue’s Lincoln Plaza, Expanding Washington Footprint with Second Campus
Michigan-based private school chain becomes the latest educational institution to repurpose vacant Eastside office space amid rising private school enrollment and persistently elevated...
Wells Fargo Forecasts Modest Housing Recovery in 2026, but Affordability Remains at Historic Lows
A new Wells Fargo Economics report projects incremental gains in home sales and price appreciation, even as the national home price-to-income ratio remains...
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...
Portland City Council Unanimously Approves Zoning Map Changes on 19 Nonprofit-Owned Sites to Accelerate Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Opportunities Project removes zoning barriers on properties owned by public agencies and nonprofit housing providers, arriving amid a sharp decline...
Space Needle LLC Selected to Redevelop Seattle Center’s Thomas Street Gateway into New Retail and Attractions Hub
Wright family-owned entity advances as sole qualified proposer for public-private partnership on the 74-acre campus’ busiest pedestrian corridor Seattle Center has selected Space...
Covington-Affiliated Entity Acquires Sahalee Golf & Country Club in Sammamish for $11MM
The 210-acre Sammamish golf course, one of the Seattle area’s most prestigious private clubs, changes hands following a member vote that drew near-unanimous...
Pacific Maritime Association Acquires 10,200 SQFT Tacoma Training Facility for $10.5MM
The sale consolidates ownership of the Pacific Northwest Training Center within Portside 55 East, a maritime-oriented development on Port of Tacoma ground-lease land...
Groundbreaking on Seattle Public Schools’ $225MM Aki Kurose Middle School Renovation Set for Summer
The two-year modernization and expansion project in the Hillman City neighborhood will demolish 25,000 square feet and add a new 65,000-square-foot classroom wing,...
Fusion Academy Leases 9,500-SQFT Suite at Bellevue’s Lincoln Plaza, Expanding Washington Footprint with Second Campus
Michigan-based private school chain becomes the latest educational institution to repurpose vacant Eastside office space amid rising private school enrollment and persistently elevated...
Wells Fargo Economists Signal Disinflation Progress Is Stalling as February CPI Looms
Rising energy costs, tariff pass-through, and sticky shelter inflation are expected to keep consumer prices advancing at a pace well above the Federal...
Portland Design Commission Unanimously Approves Master Plan for 29-Acre Lloyd Center Demolition and Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Owners envision more than 5,100 housing units, 457,000 square feet of retail, and a 2.3-acre urban park on the site of the Pacific...