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Puget Sound Eastside Industrial Vacancy Climbs to 7.4% as Absorption Turns Negative in 2025
Rising vacancy, limited construction, and a shift toward smaller deals defined the Eastside industrial market in the fourth quarter The Puget Sound Eastside...
Existing Home Sales Drop 8.4% to 3.91MM in January as Mortgage Rates Hover Near 6.1%
Wells Fargo Economics says weather disruptions and lingering affordability pressures restrained early-year activity Housing market momentum cooled to start the year, as a...
Fairfax Financial and CEO McMorrow to Take Kennedy Wilson Private in $1.65 Billion All-Cash Deal
The Beverly Hills-based real estate investment firm will delist from the NYSE after a management-led buyout backed by its longtime Canadian insurance partner....
Oregon’s Bipartisan JOBS Act Targets Semiconductor and Advanced Manufacturing Growth With Expanded Tax Credits, 373 Acres of Industrial Land
Senate Bill 1586 would double biennial R&D credit caps, extend eligibility to biotech and clean energy firms, and bring Washington County land into...
Younger Firms and Younger CEOs Are Driving the Future of Remote Work, New Study Finds
A national survey of U.S. workers reveals that firm age — not just industry or occupation — is among the strongest predictors of...
Downtown Seattle Office Vacancy Hits 35.6% in Q4 2025 as Net Absorption Stays Negative 2.3MSQFT
Cushman & Wakefield reports rents at $47.62 per square foot, $138 million in sales volume and a surge in renewals despite elevated vacancy...
U.S. Payrolls Rise 130,000 in January as Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
Wells Fargo Economics says stronger hiring and steady 3.7 percent wage growth bolster case for Federal Reserve to hold rates steady A year...
Q4 Employment Cost Index Rises 3.4%, Marking Slowest Compensation Growth Since 2021
Wells Fargo Economics says labor costs remain in a “Goldilocks zone” as wage pressures ease and benefit growth moderates As policymakers weigh the...
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....
AI Fears Hammer Commercial Brokerage Stocks in Multi-Day Sell-Off
Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods argue the market rout overstates the immediate threat artificial intelligence poses to labor-intensive real estate advisory work,...
December Retail Sales Stall at 0% as Holiday Gains Reach 3.6%
Control group sales slip 0.1 percent in December, but economists maintain outlook for sustained consumer spending into 2026 As retailers closed the books...
Oregon’s Economy Surges Past National Growth Rate at 4.7% in Q3 2025
The Beaver State narrows its gap with national GDP growth as Portland’s tri-county metro area accounts for more than half of the state’s...
