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02.23.23

Logistics & Supply Chain: Where is the Industrial Sector Going Next?

Industrial space remains in high demand and holds a premium position among all commercial real estate asset classes — for both occupiers and...

02.13.23

Kidder Mathews Releases its Latest Research on Seattle and Puget Sound Apartment Markets

Puget Sound Overview This year marks a major tidal shift as apartment investors regroup amidst a rapidly changing economy and capital markets...

02.09.23

Is the West Coast Ready for its Second Half Comeback?

Rising interest rates, inflation, and the war in Ukraine did a number on the latter half of 2022. Meanwhile, five-digit layoffs from tech giants like...

12.05.22

Western Multifamily Outlook: “With Uncertainty Comes Opportunity”

Apartment pros that embrace the challenge are most likely to find opportunity in this new, demanding economic cycle. The considerable and abrupt...

11.11.22

Seattle & Puget Sound Apartment Market Dynamics

Puget Sound Overview The Pacific Northwest continues to solidify its standing as a flight-to-quality market. Renter demand — evidenced by rising...

10.27.22

California Takes Action on Housing Shortage

California has been plagued by a chronic housing shortage, especially for low- and middle- income earners, for decades. Since the Great Recession of...

10.25.22

Flexible Warehousing Garners New Interest

The COVID-19 pandemic ignited significant social changes that have impacted commercial real estate in differing ways. For example, the remote working...

10.20.22

Industry Leaders Express Concern Amid Economic Uncertainty

In the most recent Commercial Property Executive (CPE) 100 Quarterly Sentiment Survey, participants expressed rapidly deteriorating confidence in the...

09.30.22

Retail Recovery: The Ins, Outs & Doubts

Will inflation take the CRE sector from post-pandemic wake-up back to shake-up? West Coast retail market trends paint a varied picture. Retail real...

08.29.22

E-Commerce’s Strength Drives Last Mile/Micro Warehouse Investment

Prior to the pandemic, the typical U.S. supply chain involved product distribution from ports to break-bulk facilities where large quantities were...

07.28.22

Healthcare Real Estate Closes in to Open Up Greater Opportunity

The medical office sector is adding the best of retail to its high-growth approach supported by favorable demographics and inelastic demand. The...

06.27.22

Are We Already in a Recession or is It Still Ahead

In recent weeks the “R” word, recession, has garnered more attention and analysis as familiar signs of a recession have arrived. Historic four...

05.31.22

In the West, Variability Is the Spice of Retail CRE Life

The past few years have been turbulent for the retail sector, with ups and downs across the western region. Activity is up in suburban submarkets...

05.20.22

Seattle & Puget Sound Apartment Market Dynamics

The Puget Sound market entered Q1 2022 on a bull run, fueled by strong apartment rental rate growth and low interest rates punctuated by the lowest...

05.04.22

The 2022 CRE Trifecta: Inflation, Interest Rates, and the Ukraine War

Coming out of a difficult 2020, the commercial real estate market lit up 2021 with record sales of $809 billion, including more than $300 billion in...

03.24.22

Multifamily Investor Demand Remains Strong Despite Rising Interest Rates

The region’s apartment market is seeing high growth, but several factors have many owners asking themselves, ‘Should I stay or should I go?’...

03.24.22

Returning to Work Post-COVID: The Hybrid Work Model

The COVID-19 experience profoundly reshaped many attitudes and beliefs held for decades before the pandemic. From where we live to how we shop, COVID...

02.18.22

Seattle & Puget Sound Apartment Market Dynamics

Despite the rockiness of the last 24 months, the Pacific Northwest remains one of the most robust economies in the nation. At the start of the decade,...

02.16.22

Industrial Experts Address Challenges Amid Historic Demand

West Coast markets tell the story of a hot sector with an array of challenges. GlobeSt.com spoke with Kidder Mathews industrial experts to discuss key...

02.04.22

Retail West Coast Year in Review & Look Ahead

Demand Fuels Expansion in Brick & Mortar Retail Recovery While the pandemic took a heavy toll on physical retail stores in 2020, the pandemic’s...