Oregon
Exploring the Inland Northwest’s CRE, Finance Markets
By Dennis Kaiser The Pacific Northwest’s Spokane market may not be Seattle-adjacent, yet the Eastern Washington area has emerged as… Read more
Bay Area Exodus Fueled by Region’s Affordability Crisis
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that more people are leaving the Bay Area than are relocating from other states. The… Read more
Nature Conservancy Debuts New Portland HQ
The Nature Conservancy completed the renovation and expansion of its headquarters in Portland. The facility at 821 S.E. 14th Ave.… Read more
Robin Hanson Promoted to New Role at Avenue5
Seattle-based Avenue5 Residential promoted Robin Hanson to senior vice president of operations. Hanson, who is based in Portland and joined… Read more
Jackson Square Properties Grabs Hillsboro MF from Greystar
Avana Orenco Station, a 264-unit, garden-style multi-housing community in Hillsboro, OR, has traded hands. JLL marketed the property on behalf… Read more
Moda Center First Arena to Earn LEED O+M Platinum Certification
Portland’s Moda Center is the first arena to receive LEED O+M (v4.1) Platinum Certification, a major milestone in the greening… Read more
Portland-Area MOB Sold for $11M
Wilsonville Medical Plaza, a 24,057-square-foot medical office building in the Portland-area community of Wilsonville, OR, has traded hands for $10.75… Read more
Amazon Expands Portland Tech Hub, Plans to Create 400 New High Tech Jobs
Seattle-based Amazon is expanding its Portland Tech Hub with plans to create 400 new high-tech jobs. Its new 84,000-square-foot office… Read more
VIDEO: Go Inside the Mind of KBS Realty Advisors’ Schreiber at Connect Orange County
By Dennis Kaiser A standing-room crowd of nearly 500 commercial real estate leaders gathered this week at The Resort at… Read more
KBS Realty Advisors’ Schreiber Delivers Keynote at Connect Orange County
By Dennis Kaiser A standing-room crowd of nearly 500 commercial real estate leaders gathered yesterday at The Resort at Pelican… Read more
Columbia Sportswear Expands HQ in Northwest Portland
Columbia Sportswear Company plans to expand its headquarters footprint in Northwest Portland to accommodate new employees. The fast-growing apparel and… Read more
Tribe Reclaims Willamette Falls Ancestral Homelands
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde acquired a 23-acre site near Willamette Falls that was once its ancestral homelands more… Read more
Southend Seattle Asset Trades for $39M
Creeksides at Centerpoint, a three-building suburban office campus totaling 218,650 square feet in Kent, has traded hands for $39 million.… Read more
Next Generation Honoree: Holland Partner Group’s Chad Encinas Focuses on Placemaking at Multifamily Properties
Holland Partner Group’s Chad Encinas is a Development Manager in Portland who is keenly interested in urban development and great… Read more
Next Generation Honoree: Phillip Taggart’s Deep Market Analysis Produces Tangible Results at Kidder Mathews
Phillip Taggart is a first-year investment associate at Kidder Mathews’ in Portland. The commercial real estate broker brings expertise in… Read more
Next Generation Honoree: Downtown Seattle Association’s Jacqueline Gruber Collaborates to Find Urban Planning Solutions
Jacqueline Gruber is the Sr. Economic Development Manager for the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA), a business improvement district and member-based… Read more
Next Generation Honoree: Trammell Crow Company’s Deniz Arac Delivers Results in Portland
Deniz Arac is a Development Manager at Trammell Crow Company (TCC) in Portland, the most active industrial developer in the… Read more
NYC Title Insurer WFG Brings in CRE Veteran Christensen
WFG National Title Insurance Company, headquartered in Portland, OR, has named Gregg W. Christensen as senior business development officer for… Read more
Portland Selected as First U.S. City for Icelandic KEX Hotel
Iceland-based hotelier KEX plans to open its first social hostel and gastropub property in the U.S. in Portland this fall.… Read more