Portland Multifamily Vacancy Falls to 8.4% as Sales Activity Signals Pricing Reset
Q1 2026 data shows modest stabilization in fundamentals while major transactions highlight investor selectivity and shifting valuations A gradual recalibration is taking shape...
Campus U Development Wins Design Approval for 91-Unit Apartment Building in Seattle’s University District
The five-story project on a former parking lot adds to a wave of residential development that has reshaped one of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods...
Family-Owned 9.3-Acre Chambers RV & Boat Storage in Boring, Ore., Listed for $8.48MM
The 9.3-acre, 415-space facility on SE Highway 212 has been family-operated for three decades and is offered at roughly $911,000 per acre A...
PPC Acquires 69,500 SQFT Vancouver Industrial Center for $7.2MM
The warehouse sold for approximately $104 per square foot, presenting a value-add or owner-user opportunity in Vancouver’s core industrial market PPC has acquired...
Swickard Auto Services Acquires 76,640 SQFT Former Gerber Building in Tigard for $7.25MM
The auto group pays roughly $95 per square foot for the five-acre industrial asset, which had previously been leased by Fiskars since 1987...
Papé Group Acquires 32,000 SQFT Tigard Industrial Property for $8MM
The Pacific Northwest equipment dealer paid roughly $247 per square foot for the building at 7000 SW Sandberg Road Papé Group, Inc. has...
Kent Outdoors Establishes Pacific Northwest Office with 10,000 SQFT 14ACRES Lease in Bellevue’s I-90 Corridor
Outdoor recreation company with 15-plus brands takes space at Bellevue suburban campus near I-90. Kent Outdoors, the outdoor recreation equipment company managing more...
Crusoe Energy Systems Anchors AI Expansion with 11,200 SQFT Key Center Lease in Bellevue
AI infrastructure company backed by more than $1 billion in funding establishes Bellevue presence at Class A trophy tower. Crusoe Energy Systems, the...
McNellis: F*** Real Estate?
Publisher’s Note What began over a decade ago as a series of candid, sharp-witted articles written for The Registry has grown into one of the...
The Hub at Willows: New 139,000 SQFT Manufacturing & Flex Development Coming to Redmond
Seattle, Wash. (April 14, 2026) – A new 138,724-square-foot manufacturing and flex development is planned for the heart of Redmond, Washington, bringing a...
Portland Retail Vacancy Hits 4.8% as Rents Rise and Leasing Activity Persists in Q1 2026
New data from Kidder Mathews shows rising rents and steady leasing demand even as vacancy edges higher and absorption turns negative Retail conditions...
Redmond Office Vacancy Plunges From 20.8% to 6.4% in Q1 2026 in Sharpest Single-Quarter Drop Across Puget Sound
The dramatic 1,440-basis-point contraction reflects renewed commitment from major technology tenants along the Willows Road corridor and positions Redmond as one of the...
Portland Multifamily Vacancy Falls to 8.4% as Sales Activity Signals Pricing Reset
Q1 2026 data shows modest stabilization in fundamentals while major transactions highlight investor selectivity and shifting valuations A gradual recalibration is taking shape...
Family-Owned 9.3-Acre Chambers RV & Boat Storage in Boring, Ore., Listed for $8.48MM
The 9.3-acre, 415-space facility on SE Highway 212 has been family-operated for three decades and is offered at roughly $911,000 per acre A...
PPC Acquires 69,500 SQFT Vancouver Industrial Center for $7.2MM
The warehouse sold for approximately $104 per square foot, presenting a value-add or owner-user opportunity in Vancouver’s core industrial market PPC has acquired...
Swickard Auto Services Acquires 76,640 SQFT Former Gerber Building in Tigard for $7.25MM
The auto group pays roughly $95 per square foot for the five-acre industrial asset, which had previously been leased by Fiskars since 1987...
Papé Group Acquires 32,000 SQFT Tigard Industrial Property for $8MM
The Pacific Northwest equipment dealer paid roughly $247 per square foot for the building at 7000 SW Sandberg Road Papé Group, Inc. has...
Portland Retail Vacancy Hits 4.8% as Rents Rise and Leasing Activity Persists in Q1 2026
New data from Kidder Mathews shows rising rents and steady leasing demand even as vacancy edges higher and absorption turns negative Retail conditions...
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Continue ReadingPortland Multifamily Vacancy Falls to 8.4% as Sales Activity Signals Pricing Reset
Q1 2026 data shows modest stabilization in fundamentals while major transactions highlight investor selectivity and shifting valuations A gradual recalibration is taking shape...
Redmond Office Vacancy Plunges From 20.8% to 6.4% in Q1 2026 in Sharpest Single-Quarter Drop Across Puget Sound
The dramatic 1,440-basis-point contraction reflects renewed commitment from major technology tenants along the Willows Road corridor and positions Redmond as one of the...
Downtown Seattle Posts 720,000 SQFT of Office Leasing in Q1 2026 as Non-Tech Tenants Drive Demand Diversification
Law firms, professional services giants, and an automaker are reshaping downtown’s tenant mix even as the submarket contends with the region’s highest vacancy...
McNellis: F*** Real Estate?
Publisher’s Note What began over a decade ago as a series of candid, sharp-witted articles written for The Registry has grown into one of the...
March’s Jobs Report and the Art of Misdirection
Behind the rosy March employment headline, a quiet exodus: nearly 400,000 Americans gave up on the job market in a single month. By...
The Seven Bills Governor Ferguson Signed That Actually Matter (For Our Industry)
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) There’s an old magician’s trick—old as in Roman Coliseum old—called misdirection. While the...
The Buyer Who Wasn’t There
The record gap between home sellers and buyers reveals a tale of two Americas—Sun Belt markets drowning in oversupply while Northern cities with...
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....
Portland Industrial Market Hits 6.5% Vacancy, Posts -872,000 SQFT Absorption in Q1 2026
Leasing activity remains steady at 2.5 million SQFT, but rising availability and continued supply deliveries keep pressure on rents and occupancy The Portland...
R+L Carriers Acquires 24-Acre Freight Terminal in North Portland for $40.5MM
The Ohio-based carrier paid approximately $396 per square foot for the 24-acre distribution facility at 6845 N. Cutter Circle, more than tripling the...
Portland Office Market Stabilizes at 15.2% Vacancy With 217,000 SQFT Absorption in Q1 2026
Leasing slows but investment activity rises more than 70% year-over-year as tenants begin to re-engage in smaller, high-quality spaces Portland’s office market entered...
Everett’s $34MM Edgewater Bridge Replacement Set to Open After 18-Month Closure
The new seismically resilient bridge on Mukilteo Boulevard will restore a critical connection between Everett and Mukilteo when it opens to vehicles on...
Kent Outdoors Signs 100,000 SQFT Lease at Prologis Park Sumner 17 in Kent Valley
Outdoor recreation and watersports equipment manufacturer establishes Puget Sound distribution presence in the Sumner industrial corridor Kent Outdoors has signed a new 100,000-square-foot...
Stryder Logistics Signs 103,000 SQFT Lease at Port Commerce Center in Tacoma
Canadian-based 3PL provider expands its Pacific Northwest warehouse network with a new facility adjacent to the Port of Tacoma Stryder Logistics has signed...
NIC Global Renews 105,000 SQFT Lease at Woodinville Business Center on the Eastside
Advanced manufacturing tenant recommits to Eastside submarket as R&D and flex product outperforms broader Puget Sound industrial market NIC Global Manufacturing Solutions has...
Private Buyer Acquires 55,040 SQFT Five Oaks Executive Building in Hillsboro for $8.5MM
The Sunset Corridor office property trades at roughly $154 per square foot, a premium to metro-wide averages, as investors target Portland’s low-vacancy suburban...
