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Multifamily Vacancy Actually Low in Portland

Posted in Forecast, Trends, Vacancies, build to suit, building sale, commercial real estate, lease, oregon, portland, square feet, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Despite the glut of condos on the market, Portland’s multifamily vacancy rate is relatively low compared to other markets in the U.S.  According to a report issued by commercial real estate tracker CoStar, the national vacancy rate for this type of property was 10.6% at the end of the second quarter. This is a jump from a [...]

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Advantage: Tenant

Posted in Green Building, Vacancies, commercial real estate, downsizing, headquarters, lease, new office, office space, oregon, square feet, start up, sublease, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The loss of more than 4 million jobs over the last 15 months has pushed the national office vacancy rate in 2008 to 14.5% , up from 12.6% in 2007 (based on 79 office markets tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). Office rents grew from 9% to 10.6% between 2006 and 2007, but started a moderate [...]

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The Ted Spread – Less is More

Posted in Trends, commercial real estate, office space, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Highly regarded financial advisor Judith McGee had a few thoughts to offer on the current credit market and what she sees as, if at least modestly, improving markets this year. Though cautious on her observations, Ms. McGee points out that money market indicators are showing signs of better times ahead.  An important signal to track [...]

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The Vestas Love Affair Continues…

Posted in Green Building, LEED, build to suit, commercial real estate, headquarters, tagged , , , , , , on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It appears the Wall Street Journal has taken notice of the Portland-Vestas Wind Systems love affair, announcing the 500,000 SF headquarters decision I blogged about in an earlier post. Vestas has expanded into an additional 18,000 SF at Harrison Square (1800 SW First Avenue) bringing their total square footage across three buildings between Naito Parkway and First [...]

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