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By: Clifford A. Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services, Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley A reflection on being a landlord in the Portland Metro area during... View Article

Washington County Announced Property Crimes will be a Felony A newly-formed coalition in Washington County announced certain property crimes will be classified as felonies during the coronavirus pandemic. The county’s... View Article

Despite the fact that national QSR chains are reporting an average dip in sales of about 25% in the coronavirus, their NOIs have not changed significantly. Quick service restaurants continue... View Article

“Saving time is just as important as saving money.” That is what Patrick Shanks, regional vice president for Walmart Neighborhood Market operations, has said about the consumer’s quest for convenience.... View Article

One of the most visible and devastating impacts of the state’s stay-at-home order to protect us from the human health crisis presented by COVID-19 has been mass layoffs. Over 16... View Article

Stimulus Spending Half the 1,004 U.S. consumers Engine Insights surveyed on behalf of ICSC on April 10-12 expect the economy to improve over the next 12 months; 34 percent expect... View Article

Q&A with Ryan Imbrie, CCIM, Managing Director and SVN Retail Product Council Chair What’s going on, in general, in the retail asset class as a result of Covid-19? Retail tenants... View Article

Q&A with Albert M Lindeman, SVP, National Council Chair Office Properties & Jeffrey C. Albeen, CCIM, EVP What’s going on, in general, in the area of office properties as a... View Article

Q&A with Reid Bennett, CCIM, National Council Chair of Multifamily What’s going on, in general, in the multifamily asset class as a result of Covid-19? Besides the obvious health and... View Article

Q&A with Jeff Roike, SVN Senior Vice President, Director Hospitality Council What’s going on, in general, in the hospitality asset class as a result of Covid-19? The current average market... View Article

On April 9, 2020, the IRS and Treasury Department issued Notice 2020-23, granting an automatic extension  of returns and quarterly tax payments, until July 15, 2020, to comply with several... View Article

By: Clifford A. Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services, Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley On the 15th of March 2020, in response to expected economic implosion... View Article

Federal Resources SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program SBA is providing low interest working capital loans of up to $2 million to small businesses and nonprofits affected by the coronavirus.... View Article

Historic steps have been taken at the federal, state and local levels to address the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has presented to individuals and businesses of all sizes as well... View Article

Sources: Marketplace.org & NAHB The high cost of building is one of the main reasons builders say they are not keeping up with demand for affordable new housing. There’s land,... View Article

Source: Patricia Kirk, National Real Estate Investor (NREI) Investors are expanding their search for last-mile industrial product to secondary and tertiary markets from their previous focus on established locations near... View Article