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Seattle Construction Costs Edge Up 0.88% in Q3 as Market Conditions Stabilize
Mortenson index shows modest regional increases amid easing supply chain pressures and renewed project planning activity, though design pipeline signals caution ahead Seattle’s...
Commercial Real Estate Construction Posts First Quarterly Gain Since 2022
Office and industrial starts drive Q3 2025 uptick after three years of decline The commercial real estate development sector is showing tentative signs...
Prophetic to Power D.R. Horton’s AI-Driven Land Acquisition at National Scale
Largest U.S. homebuilder to deploy AI-native platform org-wide to speed land decisions and help accelerate housing supply PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 11, 2025 – Prophetic, an...
Why CRE Experts Say the Looming $1.26 Trillion Debt Wall Can Be Scaled
By Kidder Mathews Roughly $1.26 trillion in commercial real estate loans are set to mature through 2027. Most originated in the mid-2010s, when rates averaged between...
High-Income Job Losses Dampen West Coast Housing Markets
Tech-driven metros face unprecedented employment headwinds as professional services shed workers The West Coast’s vaunted job engine is sputtering. From Seattle to San...
Small Business Optimism Index Falls to 98.2 as Labor Quality Concerns Surge to 27%
Wells Fargo report shows hiring stable but sales and profits deteriorating through October American small businesses are confronting a mix of moderating inflation...
Campbell Global Acquires 28,200-Acre Emerald Ridge Timberland in Coastal Oregon in $190MM Deal
(Editor’s Note: According to industry reports, the seller was Weyerhaeuser Company, which announced in a news release issued in October that it had...
Upright Development Works Plans 71-Unit Mass Timber Apartment Complex in Portland
Portland developer proposes seven-story building targeting middle-income renters with sustainable construction methods Affordable housing developers are increasingly turning to engineered wood products to...
Macerich Posts $87MM Loss as Pacific Northwest Properties Navigate Market Transitions
The REIT’s Oregon holdings show steady performance amid broader portfolio challenges, with Washington Square representing 7.4 percent of go-forward income The Macerich Company...
How Does Humanity Fit into an AI World?
By Hans Hansson, President of Starboard CRE Reflections from a Real Estate Convention and Beyond Introduction: An Unexpected Encounter in Nashville Last week...
Boeing’s Shadow: Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Navigates Between Legacy and Innovation in 2025
As the aerospace giant stumbles and tech grows, Washington and Oregon manufacturers face workforce disruption, changing trade patterns, and the question of what...
U.S. Service Sector Shows Resilience With October ISM Index Rising to 52.4 Despite Price Pressures
Business activity and new orders rebound while employment remains weak and inflation concerns mount The American service sector demonstrated continued expansion in October,...
