Industry News
Optimism Outpaces Reality: Small Business Sentiment Climbs While Sales Lag
Small business confidence saw a meaningful resurgence in May 2025, reversing its early-year slump, according to the latest report from Wells Fargo Economics....
Nonresidential Construction Drives Hiring Growth Amid Tight Labor Market and Slower Industrywide Expansion
The U.S. construction industry showed modest employment gains in May, reflecting divergent momentum across residential and nonresidential sectors. According to the latest data...
Home Forward Plans to Create Affordable Housing with $11.2MM Acquisition of Goose Hollow Lofts in Portland
Located in the heart of SW Portland and close to public transit, the centrally located apartments will make rents affordable for people working...
Skin by Lovely Signs 5,000 SQFT Lease at Portland’s Slabtown Center
Portland, OR – June 2, 2025 – CBRE announced today that Skin by Lovely, a nationally recognized leader in aesthetic dermatology, has signed...
Seattle Mayor Proposes Major Design Review Reforms to Accelerate Housing Production
Seattle — Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed interim legislation and upcoming permanent reforms to Seattle’s Design Review program to make housing development faster and...
Tigard Development Tackles Family Housing Crisis with 63-Unit Affordable Complex
Metro and Washington County break ground on Woodland Hearth, emphasizing larger units and minority contractor participation A new affordable housing development in Tigard...
Microsoft’s Seattle Exodus: When Silicon Valley Calls the Shots
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) Microsoft has done what any rational business does when the center of gravity...
Hearthstone Buys 45.5 Acres of Land in Marysville for $14.5MM
By Kate Snyder Two parcels in Marysville traded hands recently. An entity affiliated with Hearthstone, a residential development investment company, purchased two sites...
18-Unit Anchor House Apartments in Seattle Trade Hands for $6.75MM
Seattle, Wash. (June 9, 2025) – The Simon | Anderson Multifamily Team at Kidder Mathews has successfully arranged the off-market sale of Anchor...
WeWork CEO Charts Course for Profitable Growth After Bankruptcy Exit
Real estate veteran John Santora emphasizes operational discipline and hospitality as company approaches one-year anniversary of Chapter 11 emergence Nearly a year after...
Perkins Coie Moves into 150,000 SQFT Space in Seattle Office Building at 1301 Second Avenue
Perkins Coie has moved its Seattle office into an iconic modern building that maintains the firm’s presence in the heart of the city’s...
Nvidia Leases 28,000 SQFT in Seattle’s Fremont Lake Union Center
By The Registry Staff Nvidia Corp., the leading chip-making giant, is further solidifying its presence in Seattle by leasing an additional 28,000 square...
