"Social responsibility appeared to help, not hurt, the financial performance of most firms. Those that made the list reported 5 percent higher return-on-equity than the average of Russell 1000 companies."

AGI Publishing purchases Sparc Apartments in Bellevue, Washington, for $150 Million

According to the project plans, the development—designed by Perkins+Will—will ultimately include 340 apartment units above commercial space.

Check out the latest Seattle Metro Rent Report for November 2018 to see the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents.

Seattle based Slalom Consulting tops the list for Seattle, coming in at No. 14. Microsoft, T-Mobile and others also make appearances.

"The citywide MHA program will increase density in 27 urban villages at the heart of Wallingford, Fremont, West Seattle and other neighborhoods and along commercial corridors throughout the city."

"Canadian investors were behind 41% of all cross-border volume in the U.S. in the year through the third quarter, more than the next four biggest country sources combined."

"Microsoft has managed to hold up better than other high-flying tech names after its first-quarter results showed that it continues to follow through on the vision of CEO Satya Nadella."

As efficiency units gain traction, our team continually strives to stay ahead of the curve to provide the best insights available for this emerging product type.

According to survey conducted by Freddie Mac, the percentage of renters who aren’t interested in owning a home has increased 13% since 2016 and now sits at 20%.

Alaska Airlines plans flights to serve eight cities from Paine Field with regular service, providing much needed airport accessibility for north King and Snohomish Counties.

With the light rail scheduled to arrive by 2024, Redmond is rapidly growing presence as a major urban center in the PNW.

As the average apartment size continues to decrease, the importance of space maximization and multi-purpose functionality becomes even more crucial.

"The apartment sector is one of the most actively traded sectors in real estate, pushing past office buildings in the third quarter of 2018."

"Apartments as an asset class continue to draw capital-seeking, attractive, risk-adjusted returns, even in this period of recalibration … and especially in periods like these."

139 unit project approved in Rainier Valley as efficiency units continue to gain traction across Seattle.

Since 2009, even through the Great Recession, average rental rates for micro apartments have had 80% cumulative rent growth and sustained 6.7% year-over-year rental-rate growth.

Local governments are expected to play a significant role in opportunity developments, and may even joint venture with private parties to form opportunity funds.

"For the long term, the for-rent market will be supported by high in-migration trends, elevated levels of intellectual capital and the lack of single-family affordability in the Seattle metro" 

Yesler Terrace continues to grow with the approval of 215-unit development designed by Ankrom Moisan.

Low Tide and Continental Properties to build mixed use project with 104 hotel rooms and 44 residential units in downtown Seattle.

"While San Francisco’s high tech job base grew by 22 percent, Seattle’s grew by nearly 26 percent. Seattle also posted the fourth highest rate of office market rent growth at 13.9 percent."