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Comparing the House and Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee released their comprehensive tax reform proposal, Tax Cuts and Jobs... View Article

  Every fall we start preparing the properties we manage for the winter season. Our objective is ultimately to be prepared, in order to prevent a future crisis from happening... View Article

In real estate, there are two kinds of buyers. The first group is made up of investors, or people who buy properties with the intention of either leasing them out... View Article

Portland tops Forbes’ annual list of the Best Places for Business and Careers, up four spots from last year.     Despite a population of 2.4 million, the Portland, Ore., metro... View Article

Here are four takeaways from the event that address the role of women in the industry and ways to make it more diverse. Real estate is often characterized as a male-dominated... View Article

Continuing good news for the Portland economy. The unemployment rate is at a historically low 4.1% as the region added 35,300 jobs in the last 12 months. The US Census... View Article

Every market has a site that seems to be perpetually vacant despite the quality of the location or curb appeal. These sites can remain vacant for years at a time... View Article

Biggest US Cities Appear to Have Edge in Amazon Sweepstakes, Midsize Market’s Strong Suit Will Be Affordability While there has been no shortage of market conjecture in recent weeks on... View Article

The SVN | Bluestone & Hockley corporate office at 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Suite 300, Portland, Oregon will host Brian Mares, LEED AP, and Peter Grim, AIA, of Scott |... View Article

By: Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services, Executive Director, SVN |Bluestone and Hockley   CPI lease clauses have long been a practice of Landlords, and were originally... View Article

The Americas Best Value Inn is a 52 guestroom limited service motel located on Highway 30 in St. Helens approximately 40 minutes north of Portland, OR and 45 minutes northwest... View Article

Apartment rents are not growing as quickly as they had been, according to research firm RealPage Inc. In a few overbuilt downtowns, apartment rents are starting to fall. But experts... View Article

If developers build too much parking, the empty spaces may be difficult to repurpose for any other use. Multifamily developers are fighting for the right to build fewer parking spaces at... View Article

New York-based WeWork has signed a deal with Martin Selig Real Estate to build a 36-floor mixed-use development in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. (Bloomberg)—WeWork Cos., the world’s largest provider of shared... View Article

Amazingly, 2,827 bills were introduced in the 79th assembly of the Oregon legislature, more than 1,000 passed, but just eight will be used by the public and the press to... View Article

Suburban office activity swelled in Q2’17 as deal volume for CBD office assets faltered. There is no one reason for the growth in suburban activity: deal structures, markets in favor,... View Article