HFO Multifamily Marketwatch for Oregon and SW Washington

In this episode:

• A quick update on the national multifamily market
• The growing buzz around converting offices to apartments
• A round-up of the May Oregon ballot measures and their impacts on multifamily investment

• Governor Jay Inslee touts housing bills, $1 billion in housing spending
• National and regional rent growth forecasts for 2023
• A roundup of recent multifamily transactions in the Puget Sound region

In this episode, we discuss how Measure 26-238 would introduce a 0.75% capital gains tax in Multnomah County and how it could affect the multifamily industry.

HFO's podcasts are sponsored by J.R. Johnson, specialists in restoration and emergency repair work for multifamily properties, and Gantry Inc, the country's largest independent mortgage banking firm focused exclusively on commercial real estate.

In this episode:

• A final wrap-up of housing industry legislation of interest to multifamily owners and developers in Washington State
• A roundup of development and transaction news from around the state
• A new tenant rights group has formed in Whatcom County, threatening lawsuits and legislative initiatives

The big stories from this past week:

• Developers Say Building in Portland Has Become Unaffordable
• Lee Fehrenbacher, HFO Senior Broker: Portland Multifamily Investors Are Voting With Their Money

A roundup of final housing bills moving through the state legislature and likely to become law are featured in this special editition of HFO Multifamily Marketwatch for Oregon and SW Washington. For ongoing Washington-specific industry updates, be sure to subscribe to HFO's Washington Multifamily Marketwatch.

The big stories from this past week:

1 What House Bill 2001 means for multifamily owners in Oregon

2 Fraudulent accommodation requests for assistance animals is a growing problem

3 State of multifamily in Q1 2023

A special update on the status of pending legislation of interest to multifamily owners and management companies in Washington State.

The big stories from this week:

• Office-to-multifamily conversions
• Key points from Portland multifamily reporting in Feb 2023
• AI effects on the multifamily industry

The big stories from this week:

• Multifamily and Silicon Valley & Signature bank collapses
• Why you should focus on tenant retention in 2023
• Multifamily construction outpaces demand in Portland