Inheriting Real Estate – Two Scenarios
By Cliff Hockley, President of Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Untrained and Confused Jaime was 35 years old when she received a... View Article
What to expect when you are expecting inflation
It wasn’t too long ago that persistently low inflation was keeping Federal Reserve officials up at night. Now, in a year where everything has changed, so too has the reason... View Article
Office Tenants Expect Post-Pandemic Space Changes. Landlords? Not So Much
Landlords and occupiers aren’t exactly on the same page when it comes to future space usage. While 71% percent of commercial occupiers say the shift to remote work has fundamentally... View Article
Portland Commercial Real Estate Market Activity Reports: May 2021
Download asset-specific market activity reports for Portland Commercial Real Estate! Stay up-to-date on Portland MSA real estate market trends! Download Market Activity reports for each of the major commercial real... View Article
Legislative Update: Washington Multifamily Owners
By: Brian Pelky, Advisor, SVN Bluestone and Hockley Brian Pelky has been a licensed Washington since 1996, and a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Broker) since 2008. His focus is on... View Article
A Realistic Timeline for Office’s Recovery
Despite bleak forecasts from some experts, the office sector will return to pre-pandemic levels—it’ll just take time, according to analysts from Cushman & Wakefield. The firm’s baseline scenario presented in a recent... View Article
Residential Uses Dominate Hotel Conversions
While hotels struggled through the pandemic, the undersupply of housing persisted. Perhaps not surprisingly then, as more hotel conversions move forward, they are often for housing. Sixty percent of the... View Article
Clouds Are Gathering on the Horizon for CRE Investors
There is a lot of money chasing real estate. The amount of equity in the market, some of which has turned into debt, has put added pressure on conventional lenders.... View Article
Should you hold or sell your investments in single family homes?
By: Russell White, Director of Residential Property Management Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services With the uncertainty over the last year, keeping your small investment might seem more like a... View Article
Federal Judge Vacates CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
Federal judge Dabney Friedrich of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium on evictions. The moratorium was... View Article
Watch Cliff’s podcast on the most effective business development strategies used today!
Don’t miss Cliff Hockley’s podcast with the Westside Investors Network! It is streaming now and can be found HERE! During the podcast, you will hear from Cliff on the most... View Article
SVN Economic Update: April 2021
Covid Cases and Vaccinations The 7-day moving average of daily COVID-19 cases in the US ticked down to 67,175 on April 19th, a modest decrease that comes after two weeks... View Article
Can New Jobs Make Up for the Decrease in Office Demand?
Brett White, CEO of global commercial real estate services giant Cushman and Wakefield, sees some bad times immediately ahead for office space, though he expects that to reverse with new... View Article
Biden Tax Proposals Could Mean Pain for Real Estate
The White House is developing a proposal to raise the capital gains tax to 39.6% for individuals making more than $1 million a year. And during the campaign, he said... View Article
New CPFB Evictions Rule Has Implications for Property Owners
Millions of consumers in pandemic-related financial straits have also faced housing instability due to the difficulty in paying rents, according to the Government Accountability Office. Part of the government response... View Article
Portland Commercial Real Estate Market Activity Reports: April 2021
Download asset-specific market activity reports for Portland Commercial Real Estate! Stay up-to-date on Portland MSA real estate market trends! Download Market Activity reports for each of the major commercial real... View Article