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Labor Market Shows Persistent Weakness as Job Openings Slide to Lowest Level Since 2021
Hiring remains sluggish while layoff warnings mount, raising concerns about employment stability The American labor market continues to show signs of strain as...
After 106 Years, Eddie Bauer’s Retail Exit Signals End of an Era for Mall-Based Outdoor Apparel
The Seattle outdoor brand’s third bankruptcy in two decades exposes the fragility of mid-tier retail as Catalyst Brands shutters 200 stores while pivoting...
U.S. Home Prices Rise 0.4% in November as Regional Gaps Continue to Widen
Wells Fargo Economics points to modest but durable appreciation amid supply limits and affordability pressure After a period of cooling that stretched through...
Seattle Life Sciences Market Posts Modest Gains as Major Construction Project Completes
Pacific Northwest hub delivers 227,000 square feet of new lab space, accounting for more than 80 percent of national Q4 completions Seattle’s life...
Pacific Northwest Multifamily Markets Navigate Divergent Paths
Seattle Attracts Surging Investment While Portland Struggles; Regional Performance Splits on Development and Demand Fundamentals The Pacific Northwest’s two largest multifamily markets delivered...
Seattle Seahawks to Hit the Market After Super Bowl LX
Paul Allen’s Estate to Sell NFL Franchise in What Could Be Record $7-8 Billion Deal The Seattle Seahawks will be put up for...
Seattle Advances Phase Two of Comprehensive Zoning Overhaul to Address Housing Shortage
Mayor Wilson’s proposal enables multifamily housing in 30 new neighborhood centers and transit corridors as city tackles affordability crisis Seattle Mayor Katie B....
January Hiring Seen at 80,000 as Labor Market Shows Signs of Gradual Cooling
Wells Fargo Economics expects steady unemployment, softer wage pressure, and downward revisions to 2025 job growth After several years in which the labor...
Blackstone Bets $50 Billion That Real Estate’s Long Winter Is Ending
The alternative asset giant delivered its best quarter ever, but its real estate portfolio—down 16 percent since the rate cycle began—is only now...
Seattle-Tacoma Industrial Landlords Pivot to Renewals as 80% of Q4 Deals Extend Existing Tenants
Renewal Activity Dominates Q4 2025 as Landlords Offer Extended Concessions and Development Pipeline Contracts Sharply The Pacific Northwest’s industrial real estate market closed...
U.S. Population Growth Slows to 0.5% in 2025 as Net Immigration Drops 54% to 1.3MM
Wells Fargo Economics says reduced foreign inflows, not domestic moves, drove the nationwide deceleration After several years in which migration reshaped regional economies,...
Portland Multifamily Vacancy Tightens to 8.5% as Development Pipeline Shrinks 66%
Average sale prices decline 9 percent year-over-year while net absorption reaches 392 units in fourth quarter Portland’s multifamily market posted improved fundamentals in...
