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Abandoned 148-Unit Burnside Project Underscores Portland’s Worst Construction Drought in 15 Years
A developer’s decision to walk away from a five-story apartment complex on East Burnside Street reflects the financial headwinds stalling residential development citywide,...
CalPERS Deploys $3.95 Billion Across Eight Real Estate Partnerships in Latest Round of Commitments
The nation’s largest public pension fund reinforces its core-focused strategy with fresh capital targeting technology, industrial, multifamily and office assets. The California Public...
BRIDGE Housing Surpasses $92MM at First Close of Impact Fund I to Preserve West Coast Affordable Housing
The nonprofit developer’s inaugural equity fund draws six institutional investors and positions BRIDGE to acquire approximately 3,500 units across California, Oregon, and Washington....
Seattle Ends Single-Family Zoning Citywide With Landmark Middle Housing Ordinances
Ordinances 127375 and 127376 allow up to 6 units per residential lot, overhauling development standards across all Neighborhood Residential zones. Seattle has officially...
Existing Home Sales Post Modest February Rebound but Affordability Headwinds Persist
A pickup in single-family resales drove the monthly gain, though condo sales contracted for a second straight month and mortgage application data signals...
U.S. Consumer Spending Held Firm in January Despite Headline Retail Dip
Underlying U.S. consumer spending started 2026 on steadier ground than a top-line retail sales decline suggests, though early February data point to a...
Seattle Ranks Fourth Nationally for Homebuyer Outflows as Pacific Northwest Migration Patterns Shift
Redfin’s Q4 2025 migration report reveals Seattle posted a net outflow of more than 19,000 home searchers, while Spokane emerged as a top-10...
Industrial Real Estate Powers Through Uncertainty to Post Second-Best Leasing Year on Record
Despite tariff volatility and geopolitical headwinds, the U.S. industrial sector reached 940 million square feet of leasing activity in 2025, fueled by e-commerce...
Data Center Construction Boom Fuels Surge in Temporary Worker Camps Across Rural America
As AI infrastructure pushes into remote regions of Texas and Louisiana, housing thousands of construction workers has become one of the industry’s most...
U.S. Payrolls Contract by 92,000 in February as Labor Market Stumbles, Fed Outlook Dims
Wells Fargo Economics says one-off factors only partially explain the unexpected decline, with the Iran conflict adding new complexity to an already uncertain...
US Public Pension Funds Deploy Over $4.7 Billion in Real Estate and Infrastructure Commitments
CalSTRS leads a wave of capital deployment as major retirement systems target industrial, multifamily, and value-add strategies heading into 2026. A string of...
Compass Quantifies $20MM in AI Savings, Setting a New Template for How Real Estate Talks to Wall Street
Following a record fourth quarter and the close of its Anywhere acquisition, Compass has turned vague AI promises into measurable margin expansion—and the...
