Brian Resendez Promoted to Senior Vice President

SVN | Bluestone and Hockley is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Resendez to Senior Vice President. Brian leads the Hotels Group at SVN | B&H, and specializes in... View Article

Oregon’s New Housing Legislation Update – HB 2004

By: Cliff Hockley & Jeremy Boardman HB 2004 is moving to the Oregon Senate floor. We wanted to update you regarding this House bill and its impact on the Landlord... View Article

Quality Inn & Clarion Surfrider Resort

The Quality Inn Lincoln City is a 57-guestroom interior corridor hotel located in Lincoln City. This property was built in 1996, is modernly decorated and has been well maintained. Ocean... View Article

1821 SE 9th Ave

The property was a 1,440 s.f. single-family, two-story house on the Central Eastside with lots of character. Built in 1890, the home was previously used as an office, with the... View Article

CEOs Want Their Offices Back

The growing open floor plan trend has taken root in offices everywhere, but what was once thought as the solution to increased collaboration, many believe is slowly destroying the workplace.... View Article

7 Takeaways from Day One of the ICSC RECon Show 2017

Changes are happening in the retail real estate industry as consumers shift their buying habits, and investors are wary of risky ventures. According to National Real Estate Investor – these are the... View Article

Walkability is still a winner

Renters usually have a laundry list of requirements when searching for their potential home. From access to retail and restaurant amenities, greenspaces and parks, schools or even the office –... View Article

Retail’s demise is greatly exaggerated

  In the midst of what many see as a ‘Retail Apocalypse’ – all is not lost “There have been nine retail bankruptcies [so far] in 2017—as many as all... View Article

Robots will build your next house

“With construction workers in short supply and demand rising, builders turn to fast factories.” Home builders are finding more success with indoor factories, as developers grasp just how cost effective... View Article

Millennials are finally starting to buy homes

Job instability and crushing student debt have forced millennials to become a generation of renters, but as they approach their thirties – home ownership is looking more desirable. Steadily rising... View Article

Portland Metro real estate forecast for 2017

A new year is dawning and with it a new President.  Donald Trump was inaugurated on the 20th of January 2017 and his approach will create significant changes in the... View Article

City to impose tougher fines on vacation rentals

Portland will impose tougher fines on illegal vacation rentals, with penalties as high as $5,000 per occurrence. The new rule takes effect March 31, the city’s Bureau of Development Services... View Article

September 2016 SVN Bluestone & Hockley Updates

On Thursday, September 29, 2016, SVN Bluestone & Hockley co-hosted a seminar on “Due Diligence in Commercial Real Estate Transactions” with Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP. The event... View Article

July Employment Numbers and Economy Outlook

The Labor Department announced the latest employment numbers. The report showed US employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs in July. The figure indicates that US employers were not discouraged by... View Article

Cascade Cove Mobile Home Park

Cascade Cove Mobile Home Park is an 18 unit mobile home park. The client had initially purchased the property in anticipation that a casino would be built. That did not... View Article

Sheila Apartments

Built in the 1960s, the Sheila Apartments consists of (12)1-bedroom units and (2) laundry rooms and is located close-in NE Keizer, Oregon. Buyer used 1031 funds plus additional cash to... View Article