The state and federal governments have many roles, including protecting the public’s health and natural resources here in Oregon. One high-profile ecological restoration of a contaminated site is the EPA’s Superfund cleanup of the Portland Harbor. The billion-dollar...
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Year: 2022
The Continual Rise in Mixed-Use Developments
Real estate developments are like any other commercial industry; it shifts and shapes their projects to the needs of their consumers. Not only that, but developers also often anticipate the needs and reinvent their projects to reflect the future desires of their...
Companies need a lot of information before developing land
Companies in Oregon looking to develop office buildings, warehouses, shopping malls, factories and other commercial spaces have different approaches. One is to buy the land with existing commercial real estate with buildings and try to renovate the existing...
How ground leases work
A ground lease is a long-term (typically 50 to 99 years) lease between a tenant and the property owner. During the lease period, the tenant develops the property by putting a building on it or making other improvements. At the end of the ground lease, also known as a...
Affordable housing helps communities grow
A house or living space is more than just a piece of property. It's a home that provides shelter, a nurturing place to raise a family and likely is a family's most significant financial investment. Unfortunately, the housing market in Oregon (and many other states)...
The Significance of Obtaining Permits in Oregon
Permits have become a catch-all term across development projects where almost every detail or change needs to run through various approval processes to obtain the proper permits to finish a project. It seems tedious to obtain these approvals while trying to manage the...
Baby Boomers Create A New Property Boom In Senior Living
The real estate market is continuing to grow in new and interesting ways as employees shift from in-office to remote working, Millenials rent for longer periods of time, and our life expectancies continue to increase. Specifically, senior housing is becoming a hot...
Managing an underground storage tank under Oregon’s regulation
Over half a million underground storage tanks (UST) are present throughout the United States. These unique systems help thousands of organizations and companies operate safely within their communities to provide a variety of services to Americans. However, these...