HFO Multifamily Marketwatch for Oregon and SW Washington
298 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHFO's team of researchers and experts in the apartment market for Oregon and SW Washington review the latest news of interest to area multifamily owners and investors.
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Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019 17:43 - 14 minutes - 33.3 MBThis week: Under orders from a Federal Judge, the Portland City Council will have a public hearing October 23 on the court's mandated rollback of its ordinance requiring placards on unreinforced masonry buildings; and the Supreme Court is deciding whether to hear a case challenging the legality of inclusionary zoning.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - October 7, 2019
October 07, 2019 17:12 - 15 minutes - 36.4 MBThis week: CoStar reports that multifamily investment has picked up again after a brief slowdown following the implementation of statewide rent control; Sightline Institute researcher Michael Anderson warns that Portland's Better Housing by Design initiative could be held back by parking requirements; and startups are aiming to disrupt security deposits by requiring less money upfront from tenants and providing insurance to landlords.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019 14:15 - 16 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced that the city will be investing $115.3 million from the city's housing bond in 9 new projects; the Southwest Corridor MAX Line's steering committee will meet to discuss a handful of planning and budgeting issues that have arisen; a new working paper published by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies highlights the steep decline in the number of affordable rental units nationwide.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019 15:14 - 16 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week: Oregon’s Congressional representative Earl Blumenauer issues a call for federal action to address the housing crisis; CityLab reports that housing construction in all major US metros stalled out in the last decade; California passes statewide rent control.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - September 9, 2019
September 09, 2019 14:41 - 16 minutes - 37.7 MBThis week: King County Washington plans to divert nearly $100 million to affordable housing over the next 20 years without raising taxes; Sacramento, California passes a rent control measure; and almost two-thirds of Portland residents say they have no input into city decisions that are important to them.
Multifamily Marketwatch - September 3, 2019
September 03, 2019 13:51 - 14 minutes - 32.3 MBThis week: a survey of Portland residents find that 61% do not feel like they have a say in city decisions that are important to them; a new law in Washington could allow King County to divert nearly $100 million to affordable housing projects over the next 20 years without raising taxes; and Portland and Seattle are in the top 10 among cities with the highest shares of residents with college or professional degrees.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019 15:17 - 14 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week: while more than 70 percent of economists think a recession will begin in the next two years, its predicted to have less impact on housing; insurers are dropping customers in areas of the west more prone to wildfires--leaving state insurance plans as the only option; and the Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to implement a rule this fall that would make it harder to bring certain discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act.
Multifamily Marketwatch - August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019 13:55 - 15 minutes - 34.5 MBThis week: Representatives of landlord and tenant groups question the Portland Rental Services Office's use of funds generated by the new rental services fee to pay OneApp Oregon for renter data; economic indicators are causing investors to worry about a potential recession; a report from the Terner Center for Housing finds that impact fees are negatively impacting housing construction in California.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - August 12, 2019
August 12, 2019 14:24 - 15 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week: The Portland City Council approved an annual $60 per unit fee on rental housing; Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno released a report on end-of-budget-cycle spending among state agencies, issuing 16 recommendations to improve transparency in state budgets; the National League of Cities' Housing Taskforce is calling on cities to work together to collect and share data in order to take on the nationwide housing shortage.
Multifamily Marketwatch Special Edition: Greater Portland, Inc.
August 07, 2019 15:35 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBHFO Partner Greg Frick discusses the challenges of recruiting businesses to Portland in the current environment with Larry Holt, Vice President for Greater Portland, Inc. Greater Portland Inc. provides support and services to companies seeking to relocate or expand in the Portland metro area.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - August 5, 2019
August 05, 2019 18:44 - 16 minutes - 37 MBThis week: An Investigation by The Oregonian uncovers plans to use funds from the recently passed clean energy tax to purchase and rehab affordable housing; the New York Times questions why developers are seen as the bad guys rather than as central to a solution in the fight for more housing.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019 15:16 - 13 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week: The Portland City Council will have a public hearing at 2 pm Wednesday, July 31 on its plan to charge a $60 per year annual fee on all apartment units; studies continue to list Portland among the top choices for Millennials to call home; and rents in the Seattle market are increasing once again as new units are absorbed and the vacancy rate declines.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019 15:58 - 15 minutes - 36.4 MBThis week: a new report finds the Portland metro area's recent addition in the housing supply has slowed rent growth; Oregon mobile home park residents face increased displacement risk; Washington State's department of transportation releases a report outlining a business case for high-speed rail in the region; enactment of the federal tax cut and jobs act has resulted in the loss of more than 15-thousand affordable housing units in California, and tens of thousands more nationwide. Next we...
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - July 15, 2019
July 15, 2019 16:51 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBThis week: Home prices drop a bit in Seattle but are still up significantly in the past two years; The Portland City Council weighs gutting the power and influence of its neighborhood groups; Oregon house bill 5006 provides funding to support 2,100 affordable homes throughout the state, and house and senate democrats in the nation’s capital propose legislation that would restrict the ability of public housing providers to evict residents for criminal activity.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - July 1, 2019
July 01, 2019 13:32 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBThis week: Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released its State of the Nation's Housing Report for 2019; companies in the Portland and Seattle Metro areas continue to announce positive hiring news; President Trump issued an executive order that creates a commission tasked with recommending ways to cut regulations in the housing market. UPDATE: Oregon Republicans returned to the senate and passed HB 2001 late Sunday night. It heads to Governor Brown's desk for a vote.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - June 25, 2019
June 25, 2019 15:01 - 15 minutes - 34.6 MBThis week: the Portland City Council approved Commissioner Eudaly's tenant screening and security deposit ordinances with a 3-1 vote; proposed changes to the US census could result in an undercount of over 4 million residents nationwide, including over 75,000 people in Washington and over 35,000 people in Oregon; Democrats vying for the 2020 Presidential nomination are facing pressure from voters to address housing affordability.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019 15:36 - 13 minutes - 31 MBThis week: The Portland City Council appears poised to adopt a proposed renter screening ordinance that some argue will only serve to increase homelessness; Oregon House Bill 2001 moved forward in the state legislature, the bill would legalize duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes in single-family neighborhoods in all cities with more than 25,000 residents; and a new report finds that tech workers from some of the most expensive cities on the West Coast are viewing Portland as a more affordabl...
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019 15:48 - 14 minutes - 32.8 MBThis week: Portland’s tenant screening ordinance moves forward to a possible vote by city council this Wednesday at 10:30 am at City Hall; Portland-area developers are bypass the City’s inclusionary housing requirements by constructing assets with fewer than 20 units, and a study finds that the migration of younger people into cities is more than a passing trend.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - June 3, 2019
June 03, 2019 15:38 - 7 minutes - 16.7 MBThis week: The City of Portland renter and tenant security deposit ordinances progress to a second reading on June 12th; Seattle rent rates are back on the rise, and the City of Tacoma is in the news as the nation’s hottest housing market.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019 10:00 - 6 minutes - 13.9 MBLast week's planned public hearing on Portland's latest tenant screening ordinance draft was rescheduled to this Wednesday from 6-8 pm after council members publicly struggled over the city budget; four of Multnomah county's five commissioners come out in favor of the city's renter screening ordinance, and unreinforced masonry owners are hoping a federal judge rules in their favor this week by granting an extended injunction against the city of portland's placard requirement.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019 14:54 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBSmart Growth advocacy group up for growth released a report criticizing Portland's inclusionary zoning policy, and the Mayor is requesting $150,000 for an independent review of the program; a US magistrate judge heard from building owners and city officials as the lawsuit against placarding signs for unreinforced masonry buildings moved forward; and Vancouver, BC continues to face a tight housing market despite efforts to upzone and new taxes on foreign buyers.
Multifamily Marketwatch - May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 15:52 - 6 minutes - 14.1 MBA Portland economist reports on the two major factors contributing to rampant homelessness in our region; Prosper Portland announces its design choice for the 14-acre US Post office site downtown, and the Washington legislature budgets nearly 10 billion dollars for transportation spending in that state.
Multifamily Marketwatch - May 6, 2019
May 06, 2019 15:45 - 15 minutes - 34.4 MBThis week: Developers are warning that Portland's inclusionary housing requirement is causing a construction slowdown that could exacerbate the city's shortage of housing; Portland commissioner Chloe Eudaly is exploring avenues for increasing city revenue, including a personal income tax on top earners and a vacancy tax on apartment buildings; and cities and states across the U.S. are looking to Minneapolis for creative ways to solve the housing crisis.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019 15:51 - 13 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week: The Portland City Council will vote May 23rd on screening and security deposit reform after Mayor Ted Wheeler called for significant changes to the proposals; a growing number of high-income households are renting instead of buying; and the New York Times reports that 2020 presidential candidates are working on strategies to help renters.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - April 22, 2019
April 22, 2019 18:03 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBThis week: The US Treasury Department issues long-awaited guidance on opportunity zones; new data pinpoints dramatic effects of climate change on Portland neighborhoods; and a Harvard Business Review study has found that in cities with increasing Airbnb listings, housing costs also rise.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019 15:13 - 15 minutes - 35.5 MBThis week: San Francisco plans a final vote this week on legislation giving local nonprofits first right of refusal over the sale of multifamily buildings. Now entering its third year, Portland’s inclusionary housing policy has resulted in just 422 housing units being permitted – with only a handful finished and available for rent. And the Portland Mercury examines the potential impacts of Portland’s Residential Infill Plan
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - April 8, 2019
April 08, 2019 14:50 - 12 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week: ongoing multifamily deliveries in the Seattle market are expected to keep rents flat there for the next several months; Portland's Rockwood neighborhood remains hopeful that its opportunity zone designation will bring much-needed development, and new health survey has found that a large number of renters are putting off medical care in order to pay rent.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - April 1, 2019
April 01, 2019 15:40 - 14 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week: The Portland Mercury asks whether Oregon lawmakers should be backing a bill allowing local jurisdictions to set their own rent control policies; a Seattle news outlet finds that affordable condos in King County are being rented out or used as second homes; and we're seeing new scrutiny of the Oregon Department of Transportation's handling of data related to the Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019 15:01 - 9 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week: Seattle upzones 27 neighborhoods in an attempt to encourage housing development; Washington State legislators push forward bills to increase eviction times for nonpayment of rent, and the Portland city council is poised to hold public hearings next week on sweeping new regulations on renter screening and security deposits.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019 18:20 - 13 minutes - 30.3 MBThis week: Since 2010, Seattle has been the fastest growing city in the U.S. but new evidence suggests the boom may have passed; a new report finds rents in Portland are recovering from a decline that began last fall; a new report finds Portland is the 10th most expensive metro in the nation for buying a home
Multifamily Marketwatch - March 11, 2019
March 11, 2019 17:48 - 13 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week: The Brookings Institute says Oregon's rent control policy won't help affordability; Portland's newest city councilor reveals her priorities in a newspaper interview; and Tri-met is selling seven properties near MAX lines for transit-oriented development that includes housing, retail and office space. All that and more in the HFO Multifamily Marketwatch podcast.
Multifamily Marketwatch - March 4, 2019
March 04, 2019 18:43 - 14 minutes - 32.6 MBOregon is now the first state with statewide rent control; the Portland City Council delayed its placard requirements for unreinforced masonry buildings and a new Census Bureau report finds that Seattle is the most educated big city in the country, with Portland not far behind.
Multifamily Marketwatch - February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019 17:59 - 12 minutes - 29 MBThe City of Portland has extended its housing emergency another two years to 2021; Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney proposes a bill requiring cities to upzone land within a half mile of frequent transit stops, and Oregon Senate Bill 608 may head to the floor of the Oregon House for a vote as early as this week. Its passage would mark the nation's first statewide rent control bill.
Multifamily Marketwatch - February 18, 2019
February 18, 2019 16:39 - 12 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week: Oregon Senate Bill 608 capping rent increases and imposing strict no-cause eviction requirements passed through the Senate; The Portland City Club takes a stand against Portland's current form of governance in its latest report, and a new study by the Federal Reserve finds student loan debt prevents young adults from buying a home.
Multifamily Marketwatch - February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019 16:49 - 14 minutes - 34.2 MBOregon's rent control bill sails through the Senate Housing Committee after four hours of public testimony; Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Washington plan to introduce a variety of bills to reform that state's eviction laws; a new Brookings Institution study concludes that zoning restrictions are holding back the American economy.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - February 4, 2019
February 04, 2019 18:58 - 13 minutes - 31 MBThis week: Oregon ranks as the nation's 32nd safest city with Washington ranking 34th, 17 Seattle area CEOs form an alliance asking for more housing for middle-class residents and Greater Portland's Metro government prepares a large-scale transportation levy for the 2020 ballot.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019 17:23 - 14 minutes - 32.1 MBThis week: Bloomberg Businessweek examines the City of Portland's opportunity zones, which include some of the region's most sought-after real estate--and among residents of the nation's 26 largest cities, it's those in Seattle who say they're least satisfied with their neighborhoods.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - January 21, 2019
January 21, 2019 16:52 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBThis week: the Oregon legislature will consider a statewide rent control measure along with restrictions on no-cause evictions. The Seattle City Council passed an ordinance requiring developers to choose from a list of options encouraging residents to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips, and California's governor may withhold transportation funding from cities that fail to meet housing production targets.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019 17:43 - 13 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week: Seattle apartment rents hit the skids in the 4th quarter as 10% of the city's units remain empty and rents in King and Snohomish counties dropped about 1.4%. Economist Joe Cortright explains why Portland's residential infill plan is a good start, but may not be enough to combat rising home prices in the long term. And the Federal Government finds Oregon has the highest rate of homeless families in the nation.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - January 7, 2019
January 07, 2019 16:55 - 12 minutes - 28.8 MBOregon Lawmakers plan to consider limiting rent increases and ending no-cause evictions in this year's legislative session and a NY Times article looks at the phenomenon of smaller cities not wanting to be like Seattle or Portland and what it tells us about the pitfalls of urban growth.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - December 31 Special Edition
December 31, 2018 11:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBLiz Abauf of Prosper Portland discusses recent developments with the Broadway Corridor, Lents, and Alberta area projects. Prosper Portland was previously known as the Portland Development Commission. Prosper Portland serves as the redevelopment and economic development agency for the City of Portland.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - December 17, 2018
December 17, 2018 17:47 - 13 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week: TriMet may spend twice as much on free park-and-ride lots than affordable housing along a planned MAX line; a study by Zillow indicates that in cities with residents spending more than one-third of income on housing, homelessness increases; and local Portland governments are working on an agreement to use lodging and tourism tases for homeless services.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - December 10, 2018
December 10, 2018 18:49 - 14 minutes - 32 MBThis week: The Seattle Planning Commission has found that restrictive single family zoning is contributing to segregation and income inequality; the Portland Housing Bureau is re-evaluating spending of the 2016 affordable housing bond with the recent passage of a recent change in state law, and a new study finds that low-income residents living in states with expanded Medicaid are less likely to miss rent and mortgage payments.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - December 3, 2018
December 03, 2018 17:15 - 12 minutes - 28.4 MBOregon's governor released her proposed $23.6 billion budget which includes $406 million for new affordable housing units, construction financing, and programs to help the homeless; Portland State University's population research Center says Oregon grew by more than 50,000 residents in the past year, and the federal reserve signals it may less aggressive in raising interest rates over the next few years.
Multifamily Marketwatch Special Edition - November 26, 2018
November 26, 2018 19:21 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBAngie Even of Save Portland Buildings offers a recap and update on the status of the City of Portland's regulations on unreinforced masonry buildings inside the city limits of Portland.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - November 19, 2018
November 19, 2018 14:35 - 12 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week: Oregon economists are predicting that the state's economic growth will start to slow over the next two years, but do not anticipate a recession; local transportation advocacy groups are supportive of Portland's Central City in Motion plan, but have expressed concerns over a recently released parking loss mitigation strategy; and a new report in the Journal of Planning Education and Research finds that Millennial first-time home buyers are more likely to purchase homes near city ce...
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - November 12, 2018
November 12, 2018 14:32 - 13 minutes - 31.3 MBThis week: Now that the Portland City Council has approved a path for the proposed SW Corridor Max Line, the cities of Portland, Tualatin and Tigard have begun work on plans to upzone land near future stations. Clark County homebuilders are seeing increasing demand for attached homes as prices continue to rise, but zoning in Vancouver limits even where duplexes can be built. The trade war with China is impacting high tech companies throughout Washington. And Portland is seeing a second...
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - November 5, 2018
November 05, 2018 16:59 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBThis week: Houses in Seattle are selling below asking price for the first time in four years; a new Harvard study finds that the number of low-income renters is growing significantly faster than the number of affordable housing units; and economist Joe Cortright explains why housing can either be a good investment, or affordable -- but it can't be both.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 19:05 - 14 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week: The US Treasury released new guidance for Opportunity Zone investments, which could be good news for developers; two new ECONorthwest reports find that a statewide housing shortage is contributing to regional unaffordability and homelessness; and a new survey from California reveals that voters there don't necessarily see eye to eye with academics and politicians when it comes to housing issues.
Multifamily Marketwatch Podcast - October 22, 2018
October 22, 2018 18:24 - 13 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week: Will Oregon's record low unemployment rate and increased hiring plans by employers put upward pressure on wages? The Portland metro area apartment vacancy rate remains relatively flat from a year ago according to a new report, and in Washington State, the legislature appears up for grabs in the midterm election which may result in rent control being taken up once again in the coming year.