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Multifamily rents, vacancies hold steady in Portland area
New data show a stable multifamily market in the Portland-metro area, with little change in rents or vacancy rates, while construction deliveries and investment sales fell.
Barg Singer Hoesly leases office in downtown Portland
The real estate law firm will relocate from subleased space into approximately 3,300 square feet in the 1000 Broadway Building.
Portland office vacancies hit record 15.1 percent
The second quarter was the 11th in a row that Portland鈥檚 office vacancy rate increased as leasing activity slumped and hybrid work reshaped demand, Kidder Mathews reports.
Analysts: Office market will see a ‘soft landing’
鈥淣ow is a great time to buy an office building,鈥� said Patricia Raicht, JLL鈥檚 national director for research for the Western U.S. and Latin America.
Tualatin apartment community fetches $19.35M
Fox Meadows Apartments, a 95-unit garden-style complex, has sold.
Suburban multifamily property purchased
A 64-unit apartment complex in Gresham has sold for $19.5 million, pointing to strong market fundamentals for suburban multifamily properties.
Office users continuing to evaluate their options
The Portland-metro area has a substantial amount of vacant space, but market observers predict that better days await.
Office vacancies climb as pandemic endures
Timing of a full recovery is still unclear, and Portland reportedly is failing to keep pace with other cities in the West.
Industrial market shows resilience
Industrial real estate continued to hum along in 2021, with fewer vacancies, active leasing and growing rents, Kidder Mathews reported.
North Portland project includes affordable housing, theater
The Albina Vision Trust will work with Edlen & Co. to develop in Lower Albina a seven-story building with 120 affordable housing units.
Tualatin apartment properties sell for $14 million
Two Tualatin apartment properties totaling 94 units have sold to a California buyer for $14 million.
Brown rejoins Kidder Mathews as vice president
Veteran commercial real estate broker Caryl Brown has rejoined Kidder Mathews鈥� Portland office as a vice president.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
