Washington State Multifamily News Update
Washington saw several significant developments this week. The Ballmer Group announced one of the largest private affordable housing commitments in state history. Puget Sound housing permits fell to t...
16 Heinä 5min
Oregon and SW Washington Multifamily News Update
This week we are reviewing a couple of events that are important for the Multifamily Market including a proposal to convert vacant Portland storefronts into housing, leadership changes at Home Forward...
9 Heinä 5min
Nearly a Decade of Inclusionary Zoning: What Portland's Experiment Actually Produced
If you've been watching Portland's apartment market for any length of time, you've probably heard the term "inclusionary zoning" thrown around a lot. Today I want to walk you through what that program...
2 Heinä 6min
Oregon Multifamily Legislative Update For June 2026
Oregon's multifamily housing industry brought a unified message to Salem last week and found legislators in both parties willing to listen. Today we are covering what was discussed and what it signals...
25 Kesä 7min
Washington Leads the Nation's ADU Surge
Today we're talking about ADUs — accessory dwelling units. Tiny detached homes quietly appearing behind single-family houses. Suddenly ADUs are becoming one of the biggest housing policy stories in th...
18 Kesä 4min
The Portland Comeback: Why Institutional Capital Is Coming Back
For the past several years, Portland's national image has often been dominated by stories about office vacancies, homelessness, crime concerns, tax frustration, political conflict, and downtown strugg...
11 Kesä 8min
Portland Multifamily Permits Are Down and The Completions Crash May Be Next
Today we're talking about a chart that may quietly define Portland's apartment market over the next several years and almost nobody outside the industry is paying attention to it yet.
4 Kesä 5min
The $600 Per Square Foot Question Nobody Is Asking
Today we're talking about a question that almost nobody in Portland housing politics seems fully comfortable asking out loud. Why does subsidized affordable housing in Portland often cost dramatically...
28 Touko 5min
