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Seattle Sheds 18,605 Jobs as Downtown Absorbs 70% of Losses, DSA Report Finds
The Downtown Seattle Association's new employment report finds that Seattle shed 18,605 jobs between 2024 and 2025, with downtown absorbing roughly 13,000 of...
Downtown Portland Foot Traffic Hits Post-2020 High as Weekend Visits Near 2019 Levels
Downtown Portland drew 22.2 million pedestrian visits through August, its busiest summer since 2020, as weekend crowds and event-goers climbed back toward pre-pandemic...
Downtown Seattle Draws Nearly 3.8MM Visitors in August, Topping 2019 as Office Return Holds at 62%
Nearly 3.8 million unique visitors and 9.2 million total visits flowed into downtown Seattle in August, pushing tourism, hotel demand and residential occupancy...
Seattle Sits Out the National Office Occupancy Index Even as Puget Sound Landlords Chase the Same Answer
The most widely cited measure of the American return to office does not track Seattle, leaving Puget Sound owners and lenders to benchmark...
Downtown Seattle Sets Recovery Records as Office Vacancy Climbs Near 35%
The Downtown Seattle Association's July data shows apartment occupancy, hotel demand and transit ridership all beating or matching pre-pandemic benchmarks, even as office...
Downtown Seattle Draws 3.7MM Visitors in July as Worker Return Stalls at 64%
Downtown Seattle's summer visitor boom pushed foot traffic to 112 percent of pre-pandemic levels in July, yet the daytime office workforce remained stuck...
World Cup Drives More Than 3MM Visitors to Downtown Seattle Across Six Match Days, Lifting Transit and Hotel Demand
Downtown Seattle absorbed a surge of more than 3 million visitors during the six 2026 FIFA World Cup matches it hosted, a 17...
85,000 SQFT Portland-Area Gresham Square Retail Center Anchored by Wunderland Hits Market With Break-Up Option
An anchored shopping center in Gresham carrying a blue-chip tenant roster and one of the highest foot traffic rankings in the nation comes...
Visitors Flood Back to Downtown Seattle as Office Workforce Keeps Shrinking, April Figures Show
April data shows downtown topping pre-pandemic visitor and tourism levels even as worker foot traffic slides to 60 percent of 2019, exposing a...
Investco Lists 99-Unit Saffron Mixed-Use Asset in Sammamish at $54.3MM Appraised Value
JLL and Newmark are marketing the value-add multifamily and 47,304-SQFT retail center in one of the Eastside's most supply-constrained submarkets.
Macerich Doubles Down on West Coast Trophy Malls While Shedding Underperformers
The Santa Monica REIT's Q1 2026 results reveal a portfolio strategy splitting Pacific Coast assets into two clear camps: properties worth fighting for...
Spring Break Rebound Pushes U.S. Office Occupancy Past 54%, but a Stark Regional Divide Persists
The latest Kastle Systems data reveals accelerating return-to-office momentum nationally, with Texas metros nearing pre-pandemic attendance and Class A+ buildings approaching full capacity—while...
