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Bellevue Unveils Seven-Year Affordable Housing Strategy
City Council to review comprehensive plan aimed at expanding housing access across all income levels through 2032 The Bellevue City Council is set...
Washington Legislature Advances Commercial-to-Residential Bills as State Confronts Housing Emergency
Three measures target zoning restrictions, operational barriers, and infrastructure costs to accelerate production of 55,000 homes annually Washington’s commercial real estate industry faces...
Portland Retail Market Shows Resilience Despite Negative Absorption in Fourth Quarter 2025
Vacancy ticks up to 4.5 percent while asking rents climb to $2.01 per square foot as market absorbs 183,075 square feet of negative...
Amazon Pulls the Plug on Fresh and Go Stores in Strategic Retreat from Grocery Ambitions
The e-commerce giant is shuttering all 72 experimental retail locations as it refocuses on Whole Foods and delivery Amazon.com Inc.’s bold experiment in...
Consumer Confidence Plunges to Decade Low as Labor Market Anxieties Mount
Growing Job Market Concerns and Cost-of-Living Pressures Push Sentiment Below Pandemic-Era Levels American consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest point in a...
Portland Industrial Vacancy Climbs to 6.1% as $113.2MM Amazon-Anchored Sale Leads Q4 Activity
Kidder Mathews data shows leasing slowed to 1.6 million square feet while sales volume rose 27.2 percent for the year The Pacific Northwest’s...
Portland’s Office Market Hits 15.4% Vacancy as 4.8MM SQFT Trades Hands in 2025
Weak leasing, record sales volume, and $29.88 rents define a reset for downtown and suburban buildings In many U.S. cities, the office sector...
Construction Spending Flat Since August as Private Outlays Fall 1.9% and Data Centers Rise 19%
Wells Fargo Economics says September-October saw a 0.1 percent dip overall, with public works up 2.1 percent year over year and single-family housing...
Immigration Slowdown Hits West Coast Economy Hard as Net Migration Turns Negative
Brookings analysis finds first negative migration in 50 years threatens labor force growth and consumer spending across key Western states The United States...
U.S. Home Builders Enter 2026 With Sentiment Slipping as Demand Falters
NAHB index falls to 37 in January as 65 percent of builders rely on incentives despite easing mortgage rates The U.S. housing market...
Pacific Coast Migration Reversal: Oregon Surges as California Loses Residents
Oregon jumps to #1 for inbound moves while California records 58 percent outbound migration, marking a dramatic shift in West Coast population patterns...
Washington State Holds Steady in Weakening Labor Market: 4.6% Unemployment Reflects Measured Deterioration
Analysis: While manufacturing sector sheds jobs, Washington maintains relative strength compared to Pacific Northwest neighbors despite rising joblessness Washington state’s labor market showed...
