Seattle's Eastside has experienced a healthy increase in sales volume that can largely be attributed to the market's leasing performance and attractive returns compared to downtown Seattle investment opportunities.

Third quarter 2018 marked the lowest downtown Walnut Creek vacancy rate in more than a year as it dropped to 4.5%, and veteran retail broker John Sechser makes a break for TRI Commercial amid growing development.

New DFW multifamily projects are taking a long time to stabilize, using 90% occupancy as the benchmark, and some properties that delivered in 2016 or early 2017 are still working on initial lease-ups.

The site of the Mitchell Brothers' O'Farrell Theatre is on the market at $10 million or can be leased for a monthly rent of $39,000, but the property is attracting residential developers, says the exclusive broker.

PacVentures has been a Brownsville submarket owner for many years, steadily increasing its presence with the recent acquisition of vacant land next to the NAFTA Business Park and a 10-building industrial portfolio.

DFW ranked in the top five for US population growth in 2017 and the metro area has a significantly higher percentage of its population in the 25 to 44 age cohort, a prime home buying demographic.

Seattle and Bellevue are experiencing sub-6% vacancy rates, along with falling and record lease rates, while the average cost of space in the Southend market is 39% to 43% below Eastside and Seattle full-service rents.

Unlike other economic development programs, the incentive is not limited to real estate investments, rather businesses that intend to deploy capital and operate in Opportunity Zones can benefit from this incentive.