December 14, 2006

A Special Section of
DJC.COM

Real Estate Surveys


Stories


"Despite residential setbacks, commercial market is strong"
By TRICIA DEERING
CBA


"Seattle’s simmering office market about to boil"
By LORI MASON CURRAN
Vulcan Inc.


"High-rises open the door to high design"
By MING ZHANG
MulvannyG2 Architecture


"The time’s right to build offices near Lake Union"
By BRUCE M. BLUME
The Blume Co.


"Tri-county apartment market is hot"
By TIM UFKES
Hendricks & Partners


"Buyers line up to get south end industrial land"
By WILMA WARSHAK
Colliers International


"Couple builds a legacy in the U District"
By TERRY STEPHENS Special to the Journal


"Bellevue: What a difference a decade makes"
By LORI HILL
Pacific Real Estate Partners


"Insurance costs will likely continue their post-Katrina climb"
By SHANE SULLIVAN
Cascade Risk Placement


"8 experts take a look at real estate’s future"
By BARBARA TRAVERS
For CBA


"UW to offer master’s degree in real estate"
By JIM DELISLE
University of Washington


"Do you have what it takes to get into real estate?"
By JOE NABBEFELD
RealSolutions Capital

















































































Commercial Real Estate
Insights Speaker Profile

Berman Linda Berman
Firm: Caruso Affiliated
Position: Vice president of strategic branding and communications

Linda Berman is not your conventional “brand consultant,” although Disney, AT&T, Nike, Coca-Cola, MTV, the NFL and the New York Jets, among others, have called upon her to redefine and refine their brands. She has mastered the approach of finding points of intersection between cultural shifts, consumer trends and a company’s own uniqueness to create an exciting array of new retail stores, licensing and merchandising programs, communications strategies and consumer experiences.
Click here to read more.

 Anthony Downs
Organization: The Brookings Institution
Position: Senior fellow

Anthony Downs has been involved in private, nonprofit research related to public policy throughout his career, advising public and private decision makers on real estate investment, housing policy and urban affairs. He has been with the Brookings Institution since 1977, and recently served as a visiting fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California.
Click here to read more.


Robert J. Tindall Robert J. Tindall
Firm: Callison Architecture
Position: President

Robert Tindall is a nationally recognized expert on mixed-use and retail design trends and developer business strategies. He has been responsible for overall project direction for retail, office and financial facilities, a diverse background that allows him to approach project challenges from a cross-industry perspective.
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: Margie Slovan, Lynn Porter, Jon Silver,
Sam Bennett, John Ryan, Katie Zemtseff


List of Advertisers

Bernard Development Company (www. BernardDEV.com)

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

CB Richard Ellis (www.dexterhortonbuilding.com)

Colliers International (www.colliers.com)

Commercial Brokers Association (www.commercialmls.com)

First Mutual Bank (www.firstmutual.com)

Foster Pepper PLLC (www.foster.com)

Sterling Bank (bankwithsterling.com)

HomeStreet Capital (www.homestreetcapital.com)

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

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

Lease Crutcher Lewis (www.lewisbuilds.com)

Marcus & Millichap (www.marcusmillichap.com)

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

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

Phillips Real Estate Services, LLC (www.phillipsre.com)

Ruby Springs Lodge (www.rubyspringslodge.com)

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

SMACNA Western Washington (www.smacnaww.org)

Suncadia Resort (www.suncadia.com)

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

Triad Associates (www.triadassoc.com)

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

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