December 7, 2007

A Special Section of
DJC.COM

Real Estate Surveys


Stories


"Full speed ahead as CBA turns 30"
By BARBARA TRAVERS
BT Marketing


"Will good times continue for our market?"
By GREG JOHNSON
Wright Runstad & Co.


"Now is the time for apartments — but beware!"
By MATTHEW GARDNER
Gardner Johnson LLC


"Workforce housing shortage is a ‘silent epidemic’"
By HAL FERRIS
Lorig


"Downtown becomes too pricey for disabled homeless"
By BILL HOBSON
DESC


"Developing retail? Here are some things to know"
By CONSTANCE WILDE
CBRE


"What’s next for Seattle’s CBD office market?"
By DOUGLAS HOWE
Touchstone Corp.


"Pros and cons of the Industrial Jobs Initiative"
Pro by GREG NICKELS City of Seattle
Con by By VINCE DELUCA
Special to the Journal


"An urban village emerges on Seattle’s First Hill"
By SCOTT HERRMANN
Opus Northwest


"Too many condos in Seattle? Think again"
By By BRIAN O'CONNOR
O’Connor Consulting Group


"Use cost segregation to cut Uncle Sam’s bite" By ROB GRANNUM
Moss Adams


"Retail evolves in mixed-use projects"
By ADA M. HEALEY
Vulcan Inc.


"Hot Eastside office market won’t get red hot"
By PAUL SWEENEY
Broderick Group



















































































Commercial Real Estate
Insights Speaker Profile

Commercial real estate continues its strength

By TRICIA DEERING
CBA


The Commercial Brokers Association is hosting its 11th annual Commercial Real Estate Insights breakfast today for the commercial real estate community.

Insights is co-hosted by the Daily Journal of Commerce, Bentall Capital, the law firm Foster Pepper and Homestreet Bank. It brings together experts from different segments of the industry with local and national perspectives, to give their best insights into the business for the near and mid-term. Despite some cautiousness on the residential side of the real estate ledger, analysts on the commercial side continue their optimistic outlook for business in our region. Click here to read more.

Berman Linda Berman
Firm: Team I-Sight
Position: President

Linda Bermanhas mastered the approach of finding points of intersection between cultural shifts, consumer trends and a company’s own uniqueness to explore new business. Her philosophy is that the future of real estate development is about building more than just places — it’s about building places in the heart of the guest.
Click here to read more.

John Parker John Parker
Firm: Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel
Position: President and CEO

John Parker is a founding principal of Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel. He was director of acquisitions until March 2007, when he assumed the position of president and CEO.
Click here to read more.


Robert J. Tindall Dennis Wilde
Firm: Gerding Edlen
Position: Partner

Dennis Wilde is a partner in Gerding Edlen, a real estate development company headquartered in Portland. From his graduate studies in architecture and urban planning to his current role at Gerding Edlen, environmental responsibility and smart design are central to his philosophy.
Click here to read more.


Real Estate Marketplace Northwest team

Section editor: Benjamin Minnick

Section design: Jeffrey Miller

Web design: Lisa Lannigan

Advertising: Matt Brown

Surveys: Lynn Porter, Shawna Gamache,
Jon Silver, Margie Slovan, Katie Zemtseff




Advertisers

Asset Preservation, Inc. (www.apiexchange.com)

Baylis Architects ( www.baylisarchitects.com)

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Bernard Development Company (www.BernardDEV.com)

Cary Kopczynski & Company ( www.ckcps.com)

Cascade Risk Placement, Inc. (www.cascaderisk.com)

Colliers International ( www.colliers.com)

Commercial Brokers Association (www.commercialmls.com)

Foster Pepper PLLC (www.foster.com)

GLY (www.gly.com)

HomeStreet Capital (www.homestreetcapital.com)

Intracorp (www.intracorpcompanies.com)

Investor's Real Estate Capital (www.irecapital.com)

KeyBank Real Estate Capital (www.key.com/realestatecapital.com)

Lovested-Worthigton (www.lovstedworthington.com)

Metzler North America Corporation (www.metzlerna.com)

Old Republic Title & Escrow ( www.ortc.com)

Paragon Real Estate Advisors, Inc. ( www.ParagonREA.com)

Ruby Springs Lodge (www.rubyspringslodge.com)

R.W. Thorpe & Associates, Inc. (www.rwta.com)

Short Cressman & Burgess (www.scblaw.com)

SMACNA (www.smacnaww.org)

Stewart National Title Services (www.stewart-nts.com)

Westlake Associates, Inc. (www.westlakeassociates.com)

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