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The multifamily sector has experienced the effects of an increase in pent-up demand this past year, resulting in higher-than-average asking rents as well as concessions, depending on the type of... View Article

The winter solstice is an occasion for many old religions, in one form or another, on the longest night of the year to be thankful for the promise of lengthening... View Article

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% in November, down from 4.4% in October. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.2% in November. Oregon’s unemployment rate has declined rapidly over the... View Article

The Federal Reserve provided multiple indications Wednesday that its run of ultra-easy policy since the beginning of the Covid pandemic is coming to a close, making aggressive policy moves in... View Article

By Cliff Hockley, CPM, CCIM, Senior Advisor Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate investors forget how important accounting is to their investment success.... View Article

Commercial real estate in the US is nowhere near bubble territory in the near-term, but investors would be well-served to consider the three- to five-year supply and demand outlook before... View Article

New research shows that the number of companies willing to allow all employees to work remotely fell to 26% to 39% between March and September 2021 and 70% of survey... View Article

By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Inflation is up and is more persistent than expected. The path of... View Article

The Biden Administration’s framework for the Build Back Better bill has some good news for 1031 Exchangers such as: No limitations on Sec. 1031 like-kind exchanges; No increase in the... View Article

State of Oregon’s Unemployment Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.7% in September from 5%, as revised, in August. In September, 102,0000 Oregonians were unemployed. This is a remarkable improvement from... View Article

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual forecast, they predict rising interest rates will significantly impact refinance demand in 2022. With the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed loan... View Article

First, what is LIBOR? For decades, the basis of the interest rates for loans— particularly for commercial real estate loans, has been the London Interbank Offered Rate, more commonly known... View Article

Despite low interest rates, many home buyers are being priced out of the market. The red hot housing market, fueled by the pandemic, has resulted in home values increasing across... View Article

By Jamie Gingell, Director of Commercial Property Management of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Almost 15 years ago, as a newbie property manager, I received a scary letter from... View Article

State of Oregon’s Unemployment For the first time since March 2020, the unemployment rate in Oregon dropped below 5% in August with an overall rate of 4.9%. Oregon’s unemployment rate... View Article

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is working on a draft of legislation that would substantially change some tax rules on partnerships. The new proposal is in line with many... View Article