Clark County Roundup: Growth Without Apartments
Today is our Clark County and Vancouver roundup. Our summer newsletter includes a full research report on this market, edited by Aaron Kirk Douglas, our director of market intelligence. I'll walk you ...
17 Sep 7min
Drazan on Housing, and Oregon's Economic Outlook
Two things today. First, Christine Drazan, the Republican nominee for Oregon governor, sat down with HFO co-founder Greg Frick to talk about her thoughts on the best ways to speed up adding more housi...
10 Sep 7min
The 1031 Exchange Is Not What You Think
HFO Partner Greg Frick recently sat down with Mark Adams, managing director at Accruit, the third-largest qualified intermediary in the country and the largest independent of any title company to disc...
3 Sep 6min
Oregon and Washington News Update
Portland's largest apartment buildings face a potential carbon-compliance track, Washington's rent cap gets its first major court test, and a Multnomah County jury turns a $287 repair dispute into a $...
27 Aug 7min
Eager Lenders, Slow Market - The State of Multifamily Lending
Today we're talking money. Specifically, the debt and equity that makes every apartment deal possible. Our partner Greg Frick recently sat down with Matt Dzbanek, senior director of capital services a...
20 Aug 7min
HFO Multifamily Marketwatch Update for Q2 2026
Today we are going to talk about a gap. This is not a supply gap, although we will get to that. I mean the gap between what the headlines say about this market and what the closing tables show. Becaus...
13 Aug 6min
The Insurance Market Is Turning — But Watch Your Umbrella
Good news today for apartment owners who have spent the last two years watching property insurance premiums climb. The market is turning. But before you relax completely, there's a new pressure point ...
30 Jul 5min
