The socialist-oriented Seattle City Council passed a “Head Tax” to fund homeless services. It was reduced from a proposed $500 per employee, to only $275 per employee, and thenRead more

In a recent article, the Puget Sound Business Journal devoted an entire section to corporate citizenship. The theme devolved around “corporate social responsibility,” which incorporates environmental issues, donations ofRead more

The City of Seattle Head Tax is intended to help solve the homeless problem. In previous articles we discussed the impact of governmental attempts to solve this issue, andRead more

The ultraliberal Seattle City Council, adverse to the wishes of the liberal Seattle Times and the business community in general, passed a dumbed down version of the so calledRead more

In a recent article we discussed the demand for industrial property close to the Central Business District of downtown Seattle.  This premise was never made more clear than whenRead more

The joke in Seattle is that the crane is the new symbol of Seattle. We don’t mean Crane the Bird, but construction cranes. Seattle still leads the nation withRead more

In the movie, Forrest Gump offers the observation that “stupid is, as stupid does.” It doesn’t appear that the City Council of Seattle took this wisdom to heart. TheRead more

For years Seattle was known as a company town. The company was the Boeing Company and the town was known as the Jet City. Jets are still a vibrantRead more

In terms of exports, Seattle exports more than $50 Billion of goods and services annually. The exports range from apples to airplanes, technology to salmon and wood to WordRead more

The Arts are not generally considered as a major player in commercial real estate, but perhaps, that needs reconsideration. This is a $70M industry in Seattle. For example, “Hamilton”Read more