Industry Trends

For years, multifamily owners across the Puget Sound region relied on a relatively simple formula to increase property value: raise rents and grow...

In today’s market, the difference between a good result and a great one often comes down to timing, positioning, and discipline. The recent...

For most of the twentieth century, scientists argued about why the mammoths died out. One camp blamed the climate, the ice age ending, and the...

Puget Sound multifamily fundamentals have stabilized, but the transaction environment remains disciplined. Buyers are active, though more...

For many multifamily owners across the Puget Sound region, 2021 and 2022 were years of opportunity. Interest rates were at historic lows,...

The Greater Seattle region’s luxury rental market - defined (by me) as homes leasing for $10,000 per month or more - has experienced an...

Puget Sound apartment fundamentals remain stable, with strong regional occupancy and modest rent growth across many sub-markets. On the surface,...

For much of the past two years, multifamily owners across the Puget Sound region have operated under the assumption that interest rates would...

The rental landscape could pose challenges for some housing providers this year due to shifting economic conditions and market corrections that are...

The multifamily owners who achieved strong sale outcomes in 2025 do not credit their success to perfectly timing the market. Instead, their results...

As 2025 has drawn to a close, it’s now been seven years since our last full year of real estate activity, “pre-COVID-19”. Using...

After a prolonged period of hesitation among Puget Sound buyers, multifamily sales volume increased notably in Q3 2025, building on the momentum...