July 17, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

How is the California Investor Affecting the Portland Multifamily Market?
Plenty of real estate opportunities exist as occupancy rates remain high in area. In 1999, mid-market multifamily investors from California represented 4% of buyers. That number skyrocketed to 27% in 2005, slipped to 25% in 2006 and dropped to 14% in 2007.

July 16, 2008
The Columbian

County Residents Cut Big-Ticket Buys
Clark County residents spent more on necessities such as groceries and prescription drugs and cut back on big-ticket spending in the first three months of the year, according to a report issued Tuesday.

July 9, 2008
CoStar

Employee Benefits Administrator Leases 11,550 SF
Employee benefits services company ATPA Inc. leased 11,551 square feet at 7600 SW Mohawk St. in Tualatin, OR.

June 19, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Bar is Raised by Real Estate Seekers
In the beginning, there was Intel.In the 1970s, the world’s largest semiconductor company chose Hillsboro as the site for its first plant outside California. Spin-off companies from locally-owned Tektronix shared the area, known as the Sunset Corridor after Highway 26.

May 16, 2008
The Oregonian

Bang The Gong
The economic news stinks and all the gloomy talk has real estate brokers a bit down. Over at Norris, Beggs & Simpson, they're trying to burrow through the bad news.

May 16, 2008
The Columbian

Norris Beggs & Simpson Swaps Offices Downtown 
Commercial real estate firm NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson has switched downtown Vancouver offices, moving from the West Coast Bank building to Vancouvercenter.

May 15, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Commercial Property Investment: Try It
Investors can diversify their portfolios with a little time and effort…Individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds, precious metals, certificates of deposit and interest bearing checking accounts.

May 2008
Western Real Estate Business

NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson Brokers $3.4 Million Office Building Sale
Jennifer Medak, John Medak and Tom Dechenne of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the undisclosed seller in the disposition of the 501 Hood Building in Portland.

May 13, 2008
RE Business Online

Portland Office
Market Report on Office by Charlie Floberg.

May 9, 2008
Portland Business Journal

Find Rapport With Potential Commercial Real Estate Firm
Make sure the firm answers phone calls and take time to find a broker who listens…Commercial real estate construction costs have risen 35 to 40 percent in Portland over the past year. As a result, more companies are hiring agents to represent them when leasing office space.

May 5, 2008
Portland Business Journal

Real Estate Roundup: Farmers Insurance leases at Lincoln
Farmers Insurance Exchange leased 9,192 square feet at 2 Lincoln, 10220 S.W. Greenburg Road, in Portland.

May 2008
Oregon Business Magazine

Retail Vacancies Rise
Portland…Downtown construction continues to push up retail vacancy rates as prospective retailers wait for completion of the disruptive activity.

May 2008
Oregon Business Magazine

Powerlist
NBS ranked #2 on Oregon’s Most Powerful Commercial Real Estate Companies List.

Real Estate Roundup: Portland Wiz Kids Leases Space at Mt. Scott
Portland Wiz Kids, a private company that provides engineering-related classes for area students, leased office space at Aspen Summit Plaza, near Mt. Scott.

April 25, 2008
Portland Business Journal

Portland Business Journal Orchid Awards
Jan Robertson’s story at NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson is a classic tale of rising from the mailroom to the boardroom, or in her case, from a property management department secretary in 1981 to chief financial officer in 2005.

April 20, 2008
The Oregonian

Suburbs Ready, Willing To Handle Retail Growth
Development continues in the southwest suburbs, as it slows in other areas…Despite pronounced slowing in other areas, analysts say Portland's southwest suburbs can expect continued growth in commercial development, retail and residential construction.

April 17, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Portland Multifamily Market Stays Strong
Amid housing ‘crisis,’ demand for local apartments should continue to flourish…In Portland, during early 2007, rampant conversion of multifamily properties to condo development had been sucking apartment product out of the market for at least five years.

April 14, 2008
Portland Business Journal

Real Estate Roundup: Momentum Market Intelligence Extends Downtown Lease
Momentum Market Intelligence Inc. has extended its lease of 12,794 square feet of office space at One Pacific Square, 220 N.W. Second Ave.

April 2008
National Real Estate Investor

Top 25 Brokerages
NAI Global rated Number 8 in this publication’s annual survey.

April 12, 2008
The Oregonian

April 9, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Real Estate Market Dips And Dabbles, But Doesn’t Depress
2008 may be a waiting game, as markets show little sign of growth…The region’s real estate markets have taken an across-the-board dip in the first quarter of 2008, according to the latest quarterly findings.

IGI Resources leases space in The Columbian Building
IGI Resources, a subsidiary of BP energy company, is leasing office space in The Columbian building at 415 W Sixth St., in downtown Vancouver.

April 1, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Winder Earns LEED Accreditation
NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson has announced that Mark Winder has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation for existing buildings.

March 2008
Black Enterprise.com

Buy or Rent?
Figuring out the best options in today's real estate market…There comes a time in every growing company’s life cycle when its leaders must step back and ask themselves: Should we own or rent our commercial real estate space?

March 2008
B2B
The Columbian

Touch and Go Landing
Former Airport Development Finds New Investors, Set to Start this Year…New developers are preparing to take off at the former Evergreen Airport site in east Vancouver on what is described as a $215 million mixed-use project.

March 2008
B2B
The Columbian

In Their Own Words
Kevin Putney
“I always thought I’d be in real estate…”

March 24, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

501 Hood Building in Gresham sells for $3.4M
The 501 Hood Building in Gresham is off the market.

March 21, 2008
Vancouver Business Journal

Outlook: Not Too Shabby
Many local industry representatives remain optimistic amidst national economic slowdown… Commercial demand is decent.

March 20, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Freeway Access Key to Wilsonville’s Promise
Development of Coffee Creek Industrial area will require funding for infrastructure…South of the 205 and nestled against the West Coast’s Interstate 5 jugular vein, the City of Wilsonville has been a strong market for industrial real estate since the late 1980s.

March 14, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Balancing Downtown Retail Scene Requires Walking Fine Line
Maintaining a healthy retail sector means recruiting and retaining both national chains and local independent shops…Portland’s downtown retail core is seeing a flurry of activity, say brokers and development leaders.

March 7, 2008
Portland Business Journal

2008 CAR Awards
Chris Johnson – Investment Broker of the Year
Brewery Blocks Team – Chris Johnson, MaryKay West, Sean Turley, and Robert Black – Bill Naito Award
Charlie Floberg – 2nd Runner Up, Rookie of the Year

Movers and Shakers
Qualman Takes Top Honor…H. Roger Qualman received the Chairman’s Award from Princeton, N.J.-based NAI Global, an international network of commercial real estate brokerage firms.

March 7, 2008
Portland Business Journal

NBS' Harley Rider Steers Retailers To Right Vancouver Locations
Name: Pamela Lindloff.
Title: Assistant vice president.
Company: NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson.

March 2, 2008
The Columbian

Panel Will Review Columbia River Crossing Project
A Tuesday panel discussion will examine the Columbia River Crossing project, a $4 billion-plus project that likely will involve replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge and bringing light-rail transit to Vancouver.

March 2008
Oregon Business Magazine

The Rental Rebound
Unlike National Trend, Local Market Shows Reasonable Gains Across the Board…Thanks in part to the collapse of the housing market, 2007 turned into an uncharacteristically strong year for the state’s multi-family rental market — an industry that’s been sluggish at best in most regions since the last recession. This year, analysts say, will be even stronger.

March 3, 2008
Portland Business Journal

Real Estate Roundup: Prominent art supplier inks deal for 22,500 square feet in Southeast
Gamblin Artists Colors Co., a Portland firm that produces handcrafted oil colors and other paints for artists in a Pearl District warehouse, has leased 22,500 square feet of office and retail space at 323 S.E. Division St.

February 24, 2008
The Columbian

Drawing a New Downtown
Want a glimpse of the future? Imagine the silhouette of downtown Vancouver redefined by a surge of new shoreline development where urban dwellers live and visitors linger.

February 22, 2008
Portland Business Journal

As Traditional Lending Slows, Mezzanine Debt Gains Favor
In the movie "The Bucket List," actor Jack Nicholson, playing a health-care tycoon, rants about mezzanine financing shortly before tossing himself out of an airplane.

February 22, 2008
Vancouver Business Journal

The Tables Have Turned
With slowdown in the single family home market, investors turn to apartments…Nearly two years ago, Greg Petry and a partner bought two charming, period apartment complexes in downtown Vancouver.

February 21, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

To Lease or to Own, That is the Question
Entrepreneurs facing a lease vs. own decision need to take a long-range outlook…Fledgling entrepreneurs – owners of accounting firms, machine shops, print shops, distribution companies, dry cleaning establishments or any other small businesses – face the question of whether to lease or own the property housing their business.

February 20, 2008
Costar

Johanson Transportation Buys Facility in Tigard
Westec America Sells 12,000 SF Office Building for $1.4M…Johanson Transportation Service, a transportation brokerage company based in Fresno, CA, acquired the 12,000-square-foot office property at 8255 SW Hunziker St. in Tigard, OR, for $1.4 million, or approximately $116 per square foot.

February 19, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

NBS Promotes Five
NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson has promoted Garret Harper to senior salesperson; Bill Smith to senior vice president; and Jeff Borlaug, Jennifer Medak, John Medak and Sean Turley to vice president.

NBS Promotes Four
NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson has promoted Jessica Gies and Kimberly Fuhrer to senior property managers, and Debbie Abel and Debra McCracken to associate vice president.

February 19, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Pacesetters
Real Estate – NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson has promoted…

February 17, 2008
The Columbian

Business Briefing
People in Business… Norris, Beggs & Simpson, a commercial brokerage business with offices in Vancouver has promoted ...

February 15, 2008
Portland Business Journal

People on the Move
NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson in Portland promoted....

February 15, 2008
Portland Business Journal

Awards
NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson of Portland, was recognized by NAI Global with two top awards for its performance in 2007.

February 14, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Norris, Beggs & Simpson Scoop Up NAI Awards
NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson announced Friday that it was recognized by NAI Global with two awards for its performance in 2007.

February 8, 2008
Vancouver Business Journal

NAI NBS Celebrates Big Year
In 2007, NAI Norris Beggs and Simpson’s brokerage division completed $689 million worth of transactions, its property management division handled $859 million worth of assets and NBS Financial closed financing for $373 million.

February 8, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Riding High On Portland’s Office Real Estate Scene
She’s no longer a sore thumb in the local real estate market…Jennifer Medak had sworn off real estate by the early 1990s. She’d grown up in the industry, amid realty signs emblazoned with her family’s namesake business “Medak Realty,” which her grandfather had founded.

February 7, 2008
The Columbian

Firm Moves Vancouver Operation to Portland
Moss Adams, the Seattle-based regional accounting firm, has relocated its Vancouver staff to the company's Fox Tower headquarters in downtown Portland.

February 4, 2008
Portland Business Journal

Real Estate Roundup: Expanding Nike leases 75,000 SF at Evergreen Corporate Center
Nike Inc. is expanding its presence in Hillsboro with the addition of 75,010 square feet of office space at the Evergreen Corporate Center in Hillsboro.

February 4, 2008
The Columbian

One on One with Kevin Putney
I always thought I'd be in real estate. Growing up, my mom sold residential real estate in Yakima. I knew I'd end up with a business degree and toward the end (of college) I decided real estate was the way to go.

February 2, 2008
The Oregonian

Front Porch
2007 top broker nets 125 real estate deals…Congratulations to suburban office broker Jennifer Medak for breaking the 75-year-old glass ceiling for top-producing brokers at real estate firm Norris Beggs & Simpson.

February 2008
Oregon Business Magazine

Will commercial real estate be next to fall?
Statewide…Now that the easy-money housing boom has fizzled, it is tricky to predict what will happen next with commercial real estate in Oregon.

January 31, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

2008 Shapes Up As Landlord’s Market
Office space is limited, and there’s little new product slated for delivery this year…A solar eclipse, while rare, does occur every so often. Those that track these events marvel at the specific conditions and perfect timing that must align to create such a condition.

January 25, 2008
The Oregonian

Oregon Bar Gets New Home To Old Digs
Headquarters - The state attorneys group, in Kruse Way offices since 1986, moves to a new building in Tigard…The Oregon State Bar may not come to mind when charting success stories on Lake Oswego's Kruse Way, but it probably should.

January 16, 2008
The Columbian

Economic Forecast 2008 Retail: Say Hi To Places To Go Buy, Buy
Clark County shoppers have shown their approval of new and expanding retailers in this market by increasing the amount of retail spending they do at home, and retailers are responding with even more new stores and shopping centers.

January 2008
B2B
The Columbian

Clark County’s Economy: What’s Ahead in 2008
For the past 22 years, The Columbian has asked a panel of local economic experts to take a look into the crystal ball of their respective fields and forecast the future.

January 10, 2008
The Columbian

New Developer Takes Over Project
The names have changed but the plans remain much the same for the site of the former Evergreen Airport in east Vancouver.

January 10, 2008
The Columbian

New Developer Takes Over Project
The names have changed but the plans remain much the same for the site of the former Evergreen Airport in east Vancouver.

January 9, 2008
TheLandlordTimes.com

Portland: 4Q Numbers Show Low Vacancy, Demand For New Product
NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson has released its Fourth Quarter 2007 quarterly reports for office, industrial, retail and multifamily commercial real estate.

January 8, 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce

Robertson Cultivates Art Of Real Estate
The financial officer once dreamed of working in the arts. Now she keeps her passion alive by promoting education to young people in Portland…If Jan Robertson weren’t the chief financial official of one of the largest real estate firms in Portland, she’d probably be an arts educator. Or she’d be designing sets and lighting for theater productions.

January 2008
Vancouver Business Journal

Vancouver Business Journal Book of Lists
Commercial Real Estate Companies