Washington’s Clean Buildings Law: What Apartment Owners Need to Do Before July 1, 2027
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Release Date: 11/05/2026
Two Takings Cases, Two Different Roads
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Today, we're looking at two Washington court cases asking the same question: When government regulations impose major financial burdens on rental property owners, does that constitute a taking? And if so, who pays?
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Washington’s Clean Buildings Law: What Apartment Owners Need to Do Before July 1, 2027
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
If you own an apartment building in Washington, you may have received a letter about the state’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard. The questions are straightforward: Does my building qualify? What do I have to do? And when is the deadline? HFO partner Greg Frick put those questions to Donnie Westfall of the Washington State Department of Commerce. Here’s what apartment owners need to know.
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HFO Multifamily Marketwatch: Every Rent Check Starts as a Paycheck
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Last episode, we reviewed the Multifamily NW Fall 2026 Apartment Report. This week, we’re focusing on economist Eric Fruits, director of economic research at the International Center for Law and Economics and president of Economics International.
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Multifamily NW Fall 2026 Apartment Report: Overview
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Multifamily NW released its Fall 2026 Apartment Report on Tuesday, October 13. Today, we’ll cover the headline numbers on vacancy, rents, construction, sales, and interest rates. HFO is the report’s market insights sponsor.
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Opportunity Zones Update - Seattle Apartment Market, Treasury Yields
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
This week, we’re covering Opportunity Zones in Oregon and Washington, Seattle’s apartment market, affordable housing costs, and rising Treasury yields.
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NW Multifamily Market Update
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
This week we have strong demand in Portland, a rent surprise in Clark County, rising permit fees in Seattle, and a tenant measure in Tacoma drawing money from both sides. We’ll close with a save-the-date for our annual luncheon in January.
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Siding Failure: The Quiet Value Killer
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Today we're talking about something that doesn't sound like market intelligence: the outside of your building. Specifically, siding. But this issue can eventually show up in your closing statements.
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Portland Multifamily Market: The Quiet Part of the Cycle
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Today is the Portland metro roundup, pulled from our summer newsletter. The cover feature is called The Quiet Part of the Cycle, and I think that title gets it exactly right.
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Clark County Roundup: Growth Without Apartments
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Today is our Clark County and Vancouver roundup. Our summer newsletter includes a full research report on this market, edited by Aaron Kirk Douglas, our director of market intelligence. I’ll walk you through the highlights. The full 47-page report, with charts and sourcing, is available free at hfore.com.
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Drazan on Housing, and Oregon's Economic Outlook
HFO Apartment Marketwatch | Oregon Real Estate
Two things today. First, Christine Drazan, the Republican nominee for Oregon governor, sat down with HFO co-founder Greg Frick to talk about her thoughts on the best ways to speed up adding more housing in Oregon. We're going to walk through what she said and what it means for people who own, build and finance apartments in this state. Then we'll turn to some of the best economic news Oregon has gotten in more than a year.
info_outlineIf you own an apartment building in Washington, you may have received a letter about the state’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard. The questions are straightforward: Does my building qualify? What do I have to do? And when is the deadline? HFO partner Greg Frick put those questions to Donnie Westfall of the Washington State Department of Commerce. Here’s what apartment owners need to know.