December 15, 2005

A Special Section of
DJC.COM

Real Estate Surveys


Stories


"CBA is bullish on the commercial market"
By TRICIA DEERING
CBA


"Is it safe to jump back into the condo market?" By DENNIS A. OSTGARD
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt


"How rising interest rates will affect real estate"
By MICHAL MAKAR
and DON FOSSEEN
Special to the Journal


"Lifestyle centers: A return to Main Street USA?"
By ELIZABETH S. BEST
Seattle Pacific Realty


"How Trammell Crow hit the real estate jackpot"
By WILLIAM BRAGG EWALD JR.
Special to the Journal


"Will hurricanes puff up insurance rates here?" By SHANE C. SULLIVAN
Cascade Risk Placement


"Resurrecting the Technology Corridor"
By TERRY STEPHENS Special to the Journal


"How do lease options work?"
By WENDY PATTON
Special to the Journal


"Making today's mixed-use projects work"
By MARK WOERMAN
CollinsWoerman


"Pullman developer's mantra: Learn from your mistakes"
By K. DUANE BRELSFORD
Corporate Pointe Developers


"Visionary property owners try some new tools"
By RENEE TIETJEN
General Services Administration


"It's time for housing in downtown Olympia"
By JIM POTTER
Kauri Investments


"8 questions office tenants should be asking"
By SUZANNE BAUGH
The Staubach Co.


"Here's what's in store for retail properties"
By RICHARD MUHLEBACH
KennedyWilson Properties NW





















































Commercial Real Estate
Insights Speaker Profile

Lee Richard Lee
Firm: First American Title Co.
Position: Vice president and director of public relations

The slogan “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” may work well for tourism in Sin City, but Richard Lee makes it his business to get the word out about this western boomtown. Since 1989, Lee has been guiding the real estate community on development and growth. He advises developers, investors, business owners and gaming companies on opportunities and acquisitions.
Click here to read more.

Bill Morton Bill Morton
Firm: Second Half Strategies
Position: Founder and president

Bill Morton is founder and president of Second Half Strategies. His company unearths the exploding opportunities made possible by this decade's dramatic demographic shift — baby boomers hitting the second half of life. Bill leads workshops on "the art of successful aging" and consults on demographics, marketing and envisioning original products and services for second-half consumers.
Click here to read more.

Arthur Rubinfeld Arthur Rubinfeld
Firm: Airvision
Position: Founder/CEO
Arthur Rubinfeld is the founder and CEO of Airvision, a Seattle-based brand positioning and strategic growth company. As executive vice president at Starbucks, he was the chief architect behind the company's phenomenal growth and rapid expansion. In his best-selling book, "Built for Growth — Expanding Your Business Around the Corner or Across the Globe," Rubinfeld shares his knowledge about envisioning, launching, expanding and sustaining winning retail brands with clients that include Washington Mutual, Gateway, Adidas, Oakley and Omaha Steaks.
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: Marc Stiles, Jon Silver,
Sam Bennett, John Ryan, Sheila Bacon


List of Advertisers

Bernard Development Company (www. BernardDEV.com)

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

CB Richard Ellis (www.dexterhortonbuilding.com)

Commercial Brokers Association (www.commercialmls.com)

Creekside Angling Company (www.fishcreekside.com)

CREW Seattle (www.crewseattle.org)

Egis Certified (www.egiscertified.com)

Foster Pepper PLLC (www.foster.com)

HomeStreet Capital (www.homestreetcapital.com)

Intracorp (www.intracorpcompanies.com)

Lovested~Wothington (www.lovstedworthington.com)

Mulvanny G2 (www.mulvannyg2.com)

Pacific Northwest Capital (www.apartmentfinancing.com)

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

PlanCenter.com (www.plancenter.com)

Prudentail Northwest Realty Associates, LLC (www.larryhoff.pnwrealty.com)

Ruby Springs Lodge (www.RubySpringsLodge.com)

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

Skyline Business Systems (www.skyline.com)

Soundview Aerial Photography (www.soundviewaerial.com)

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

Washington Real Estate Holdings LLC (www.waholdings.com)

Williams Marketing, Inc. (www.williamsmarketing.com)

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