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New Proposal to Combat Public Drug Use

Amia Froese attended the most recent Committee of the Bellingham City Council Meeting in which Mayor Seth Fleetwood’s proposed Ordinance prohibiting open use of controlled substances in public places that would result in a misdemeanor.  The purpose of this proposed ordinance is not incarceration, but rather a tool to address the pervasive open use of…

Market Update on Tertiary Submarkets in Washington State (NW Washington/Tricities/Spokane)

At the February Northwest Chapter CCIM meeting, the topic was on tertiary market updates in Washington state. Three regional experts were selected to speak on behalf of their local markets (TriCities, Spokane, and NW WA). Amia was asked to represent the NW Washington market. Here is a summary of the discussion: Panel speakers: Derrick Stricker,…

Returning to Office Trend

With recent announcements from large corporations like Disney, Apple, and Google requiring workers to return to the office for at least three days per week, the stage is being set for other companies across all different market sectors to follow this trend. A 2022 survey conducted by Resume Builder, when polling business leaders, found that…

2022 reflections, 2023 forecast

The last 12 months held managed property portfolio growth, the addition of new members to our Saratoga team and one of the busiest transaction cycles in our history.  We successfully completed 16 commercial real estate transactions totaling over $70m.  This would not have been possible without our collaborative approach to brokerage as well as the…