In the movie, Forrest Gump offers the observation that “stupid is, as stupid does.” It doesn’t appear that the City Council of Seattle took this wisdom to heart. TheRead more

For years Seattle was known as a company town. The company was the Boeing Company and the town was known as the Jet City. Jets are still a vibrantRead more

In terms of exports, Seattle exports more than $50 Billion of goods and services annually. The exports range from apples to airplanes, technology to salmon and wood to WordRead more

The Arts are not generally considered as a major player in commercial real estate, but perhaps, that needs reconsideration. This is a $70M industry in Seattle. For example, “Hamilton”Read more

In a recent article in the Puget Sound Business Journal the dynamics of the growth in Bothell industrial and Tech/Flex real estate was hi-lighted. At the same time Amazon asRead more

One of Seattle Commercial Real Estate’s clients had approximately 100 leased retail locations in five states. Back in 2010, wide sweeping regulation and law changes went into effect thatRead more

The new catch phrase in multi-family development is TOD (Transit Oriented Development). In a recent article (link to above article) Seattle Commercial Real Estate pointed out the case studyRead more

In a recent article we discussed the issue of “affordable housing” and put forth a suggestion for a solution. The City Council of Seattle has another approach, which isRead more

America of the 50’s was a car in your garage and a house of your own. Today’s growth in Seattle commercial real estate has spawned a new series ofRead more

Commercial Real Estate is cyclical. That is no revelation, but how we “play” the cycle is important and that is where the clients of Seattle Commercial Real Estate lookRead more