News & Information

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

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

Despite concerns that the apartment market is leveling off, ultra sustainable apartments that earn Passive House certification fetch a premium, especially when located in trendy walk-able areas. Witness the sale... View Article

March job report was released on April 1st by by the Labor Department and it showed a 215,000 jump in payrolls for the month of March 2016. The number capped... 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

Good news for US Housing Economy. Home Depot, the US’s largest home improvement store announced on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 it’s earnings before the opening of the market. The Company beat... View Article

After raising interest rates for the first time in years, the Federal Reserve entered the 2016 year with the plan of gradually increasing interest rates as long as job growth... View Article

According to the latest Bloomberg report, after 3 years of rapid rent growth, rents will likely start to flatten out in 2016 in most markets. In another projection report released... View Article

Below is a blog by Doug Marshall at Marshall Commercial Funding. Doug Marshall is CCIM designated with  30 years of real estate experience.   To read the original post please... View Article

A recent research done by United Van Lines revealed that Oregon was the top moving destination in the country for the 3rd straight year. According to the report, 70% of... View Article

At the end of 2015 Sperry Van Ness Bluestone & Hockley was re-branded to SVN Bluestone & Hockley. Now that we’ve officially closed out 2015, the launch of the new brand... View Article

In a recent study, many cities across the country are seeing rent increases  approaching unaffordable levels for most residents (unaffordability is defined when residents are paying more than 30 percent... View Article

A Letter From President & CEO Kevin Maggiacomo I have always believed the status quo to be the arch nemesis of great companies. Embracing the status quo breeds mediocrity and... View Article

According to the Federal Reserve, the U.S. home owner equity is at near 10 year high in the third quarter of 2015. Average American owner’s equity is now at 56.7%,... View Article

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US economy generated 211,000 jobs in the month of November. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported that unemployment rate held... View Article

According to the monthly Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index, Portland metro area homes posted the third-fastest annual gains in the country in the month of September (10.1%). Finishing just... View Article