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The Portland City Council unanimously enacted new rules this week to require landlords to register the addresses of all rental units in the city each year. The idea, city officials... View Article

Owners of unreinforced masonry buildings may be required to place placards on their properties warning tenants and visitors of seismic risk after the Portland City Council on Wednesday directed staff to come up with... View Article

Luxury condos, once regarded by developers as a dead end, are making a comeback. The latest example: the ambitious proposal from Portland developer Walt Bowen for a 35-story tower on... View Article

Moolack Shores Motel is a charming oceanfront property with twelve themed guest rooms catered toward couples. With approximately 225 feet of beach frontage, expansive views of the Pacific Ocean, and... View Article

Landlords are backfilling vacant big-box spaces with multiple discount retailers, while Amazon explores growth in brick and mortar to complement their digital presence, says Hanley Investment Group’s Bill Asher.  ... View Article

The City of Roses has jumped to yet another Top 10 list of U.S. cities — this year, for investment opportunities in commercial real estate. Portland is the No. 9... View Article

Oregon’s state Treasury is looking to fund more community-driven infrastructure projects as appetite from investors in such financing grows.   Last week the Treasury sold its first ‘sustainability bonds’ – a $40... View Article

Amid rising commercial real estate costs, small businesses struggle to navigate disputes with landlords.   A group of small business owners met with Mayor Ted Wheeler earlier this month, asking... View Article

Struggling retailers are vacating warehouse leases that supplied brick-and-mortar locations, and it is helping to bring supply back onto the market.   Any one that has followed the industrial market... View Article

Many institutional investors are getting priced out of the best properties, but that might change in 2018.   It’s well-known that the extended rise of the US industrial market keeps attracting more... View Article

The fall of the Toys “R” Us chain, with more than 700 U.S. stores, shows how much retail real estate has changed in just the last decade. When KKR & Co., Bain Capital, and Vornado Realty... View Article

The coworking industry has seen unprecedented growth the past few years, enjoying rapid expansion across some of America’s most economically valuable cities and there are three specific and palpable reasons... View Article

The SVN | Bluestone & Hockley corporate office at 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Suite 300, Portland, Oregon will conduct a class taught by our President and Executive Diretor Cliff Hockley,... View Article

The property was a mixture of multi-plexes, and the Seller’s motivation was to sell the portfolio as one to simplify their exit strategy. The Buyer had to find a financial... View Article

Portland’s apartment-building binge appears to be headed off a cliff. Applications for new housing developments have nearly ground to a halt over the past year, and there are plenty of... View Article