Bisnow Honors Seattle Power Women: Part 3
Today we bring you the third installment in our eight-part series on Seattle Power Women, recognizing six more influential players in the industry. We're profiling each of these women and then honoring them the morning of Nov. 3 at a special awards reception.
Scotta Ashcraft, First VP, CBRE
Scotta Ashcraft tells us her first real industry job started in 1994 at Spieker Properties, where she worked for nine years. During her tenure at Spieker, she was more of a generalist, handling everything from property management to brokerage. That…
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Seattle's Now An International City, Which Is Sustaining Office And Residential Growth
Seattle's commercial real estate fundamentals are still strong, in fact the envy of most other markets, and look to stay that way for a while longer. But there are difficulties that come with any boom, the speakers at our State of the Market event said, and Seattle's no exception.
The event's keynote speaker, Urban Renaissance Group CEO Pat Callahan, asked the panelists what early indicators they each look at to determine the direction of the economy. Of note, no one answered that particular question.
Pat noted all the panelists were…
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Exclusive Q&A: Brookfield Office Properties' David Sternberg On The West Coast Office Market
Brookfield Office Properties EVP David Sternberg is a 30-year veteran in the real estate industry and has managed over 40M SF of assets. Bisnow caught up with David to find out more about the West Coast office market. Find out more from David and more than 30 speakers at Bisnow's Office Leasing & Development Series West Nov. 2 in San Francisco.
Bisnow: What are some of the top office trends right now?
David Sternberg: The use of space has changed dramatically. The workforce has become more comfortable working in a collaborative space as opposed to traditional private office setting. More firms…
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The White House Is Taking On NIMBYs With New Zoning Proposals
Housing policy is typically left up to cities, but the White House weighed in this week by releasing a series of sweeping recommendations aimed at removing barriers to housing development.
Restrictive local zoning regulations prevent housing supply from keeping up with rising demand, thereby pushing up rents and exacerbating inequality. That's the problem the administration hopes to solve.
While economists across the ideological spectrum agree on the harmful effects of…
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It Could Cost Renters Up To $1,710 To Upgrade Apartments In Major Cities
As the number of Americans who are renting increases, thanks in large part to strong job gains and major Millennial demand, multifamily is seeing healthy absorption and peaking rents. This is great news for the industry, but continues to put a strain on renters' wallets.
In a recent study, RENTCafé specialists looked into the costs associated with upgrading to a bigger apartment or home in the top 25 US cities. The study found the cost for an extra bedroom could be anywhere from $43 to $1,710.
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The Simple Trick To Leasing Space Faster
Leasing commercial real estate is about showing the client the potential that a space possesses. You can present a raw space empty.
If you're feeling ambitious, you can spend a bunch of time, money and other resources on another broker…
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