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New York Clears First-in-Nation Data Center Moratorium, and the West Coast Is Watching
New York lawmakers have approved a one-year freeze on state permits for large data centers, the first statewide moratorium in the country and...
Issaquah Council Sends $18MM Park Bond to November Ballot to Unlock $24MM in Fields, Trails and Recreation Projects
Issaquah voters will decide this fall whether to renew an expiring park bond and commit up to $18 million toward a two-decade slate...
Mercer Island Office Vacancy Plunges to 2.9% in Q2 2026, Tightest Market on the Eastside
Mercer Island, the smallest office submarket on the Eastside, tightened to a 2.9 percent vacancy rate in the second quarter of 2026, leaving...
Bothell Office Market Stabilizes in Q2 2026 With Positive Absorption as Vacancy Eases to 20.4%
Bothell, the most affordable office submarket on the Eastside, swung to positive absorption in the second quarter of 2026, trimming its stubbornly high...
Washington Inventory Climbs 16.4% as Summer Sales Rebound, NWMLS Reports for June 2026
Buyers across Washington gained their widest selection of homes all year in June 2026 as active listings surged 16.4 percent year over year,...
McNellis: In Denial Over the New Normal
By John McNellis Developers always crash and burn in the movies. The eternal bad guy, the developers’ heinous plans to pave a beach,...
Seattle’s World Cup Payday Ran on Room Rates, Not Crowds, as the Retail Boom Stopped at a Few Blocks
Seattle’s month as a FIFA World Cup host generated record hotel revenue and record downtown foot traffic, but the underlying data shows a...
Kirkland Office Rents Hold Above $46 in Q2 2026, Trailing Only Downtown Bellevue as Vacancy Ticks Up
Kirkland cemented its status as the Eastside’s second-priciest office submarket in the second quarter of 2026, commanding gross asking rents above $46 even...
Bellevue Suburban Office Gives Back Ground in Q2 2026 as Vacancy Climbs to 12.8%
The Bellevue Suburban office submarket surrendered occupancy for a second straight quarter in the second quarter of 2026, pushing vacancy to 12.8 percent...
Eastside Office Construction Goes Dark in 2026 After 4.9MM-SQFT Wave, With 14.7MM SQFT Waiting in the Wings
The Eastside office market will not deliver a single new building in 2026, a deliberate pause that hands landlords a rare window to...
Redmond Office Market Mounts Recovery in Early 2026 as Vacancy Drops to 14.2% on Tata, AI Leasing
The Redmond office submarket strung together two consecutive quarters of positive absorption to open 2026, pulling vacancy down to 14.2 percent and establishing...
Downtown Bellevue Roars Back in Q2 2026 With 366,000 SQFT Absorption Surge Led by Uber and AI Tenants
Downtown Bellevue posted the strongest quarterly absorption of any Eastside submarket in the second quarter of 2026, clawing back 366,168 square feet as...
