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HFO Multifamily Marketwatch

HFO's team of researchers and experts in the apartment market for Oregon and Washington review the latest news of interest to area multifamily owners and investors.

Sep 28, 2020

In this week's special edition, HFO Partner Greg Frick gives a mid-year update on the multifamily market for the greater Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. 


Sep 21, 2020

This week: Portland now requires landlords to pay relocation fees to any tenant receiving a rent increase before next March; across the country, rent collections are falling, and the CDC’s eviction moratorium is being interpreted by judges in different states in completely different ways.


Sep 14, 2020

This week: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announces plans to extend the city’s eviction moratorium and lower the threshold for mandatory relocation assistance payments. Atlanta and Chicago pause construction activity and the nation’s largest banks worry about outstanding commercial real estate loans.


Sep 8, 2020

This week: The CDC issued a national moratorium on evictions for renters who can prove substantial loss of income due to COVID. Seattle rents decline for the third month in a row, and Portland home values continue to rise despite widespread unemployment.