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By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Investing in real estate is a funny thing. Values go up and... View Article

As rents have skyrocketed to record levels this summer, we’re often asked: Are rents surging because of the eviction moratorium? The answer? Not directly, but it’s likely a contributing factor. To what... View Article

Oregon Unemployment Update For the 15th consecutive month, July continued a downward trend in unemployment with a rate of 5.2%. The unemployment rate has declined rapidly over the past two... View Article

A drop in lumber prices has invigorated demand for commercial building projects, especially for the multifamily product, Sherwood Lumber chief operating officer Kyle Little told CNBC last week. A drastic runup... View Article

Higher taxes for the rich edged closer to reality on Wednesday morning, after Senate Democrats passed a $3.5 trillion budget plan along party lines. The blueprint would raise taxes on wealthy Americans... View Article

House Bill 2021 is the session’s biggest environmental bill. It passes as Oregon braces for record temperatures. Oregon’s power grid will largely eliminate carbon emissions by 2040 under a bill... View Article

Oregon Unemployment Claims Continue to Decline Continued claims in Oregon have been steadily declining the last couple of months signaling a return to pre-pandemic unemployment rates in the coming months.... View Article

The expiration of the federal eviction moratorium over the weekend incited panicked headlines warning of an “evictions doomsday.” Reports suggest more than 11 million renters are at risk of eviction just as... View Article

The National Apartment Association (NAA) announced that it filed a lawsuit on July 27, 2021 in the US Court of Federal Claims “to recover damages on behalf of rental housing... View Article

New Report Argues Property Can Be Hedge Against Inflation, Volatility Commercial real estate in the United States should remain a strong investment choice as the nation emerges from a pandemic-induced... View Article

Amount of Space Retailers Said They Plan To Close in 2021 on Pace for Lowest Annual Total in More Than a Decade One of the biggest surprises for the retail... View Article

Oregon Unemployment Improves Unemployment in Oregon continues to decline each month, moving us closer to pre-pandemic rates! With the state of Oregon requiring claimants to prove they are looking for... View Article

It has been a very active legislative session this year for Oregon! SVN Bluestone and Hockley have summarized which bills were passed in the most recent Oregon legislative session that... View Article

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to give renters 90 days of protection from eviction for non-payment of rent, now that the statewide eviction moratorium has come... View Article

By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Ever wonder why some people are wealthy and others are not? Do... View Article

By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Untrained and Confused Jaime was 35 years old when she received a... View Article