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Eastside Office Market Turns a Corner in Q2 2026 as Absorption Goes Positive, But 21% Vacancy Lingers
The Eastside office market recorded its first meaningful positive absorption in more than a year during the second quarter of 2026, absorbing nearly...
Anthropic Signs 113,000 SQFT Lease at Dexter Yard North in Seattle’s South Lake Union
Valued near $1 trillion and backed by $25 billion from the company next door, Anthropic chose South Lake Union over Bellevue for one...
Washington Leads Nation in Q1 GDP Growth at 4.5% on Tech Strength
Washington's economy expanded at a 4.5 percent annualized rate in the first quarter of 2026 — the fastest of any state — as...
Seattle Economic Development Chief Signals Retreat From JumpStart Tax Expansion as Downtown Vacancy Tops 30%
Seattle's new economic development director, Beto Yarce, says the city is exploring revenue options other than expanding its JumpStart payroll tax, even as...
Seattle Ranks as Nation’s No. 3 AI Metro in Hubble Study as Tech Tenants Anchor Puget Sound Office Recovery
Hubble's new ranking of the most AI-ready U.S. metros names Seattle the country's third-strongest AI hub and the highest-scoring market outside the Bay...
C&A Development, Amazon Partner on 67-Unit Pointe at Thomas Affordable Housing Project in Seattle Backed by $18.1MM in Financing
A former Seattle Seahawk, a major technology company, and a nearly century-old credit union have joined forces to break ground on a 67-unit...
Cliff Avril’s C&A Development Lands $18.1MM for 67-Unit Affordable Project on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
C&A Development lands $18.1MM, including Amazon backing, for a 67-unit affordable apartment project on Seattle's Capitol Hill.
Downtown Seattle Association Report Blames JumpStart Payroll Tax for Downtown’s Decline as Backers Defend $388MM Revenue Engine
A new Downtown Seattle Association report argues that Seattle's five-year-old JumpStart payroll tax has helped push jobs, employers and office value across Lake...
Vulcan Real Estate Eyes Potential Deal on 365,000 SQFT Office Tower in Downtown Bellevue
The prospective acquisition — which would include the Amazon-leased West Main Tower 1 that Vulcan listed through Newmark in February — would mark...
Amazon Plans 2MM SQFT Fulfillment Center in Chehalis After $9.3MM Port Land Deal
The e-commerce giant's takeover of CRG Development's stalled Cubes at Chehalis site would bring one of Washington's largest warehouses—and up to 1,000 jobs—to...
Panattoni Plots 1.03MM SQFT Podium I-5 Warehouse on Shuttered Wild Waves Site in Federal Way
Irvine-based developer doubles down on speculative industrial bet as Puget Sound vacancy climbs to 9.3 percent and a half-century-old theme park bows out....
Prime-Age Labor Force Participation Hits 83.8%, Undercutting Work From Home Job-Loss Narrative
Stanford economist Nick Bloom points to rising prime-age workforce participation and Fortune 500 hybrid adoption as evidence that remote work expands rather than...
