PORTLAND-As expected, Grubb & Ellis' third quarter report shows overall vacancies jumped more than one full point in the third quarter as the market continues to regress in concert with the local and national economies.

PORTLAND-Compared to last summer, the region's apartment market remains relatively stable, as people still need a place to live even when they are unemployed and investors more than ever are in need of secure, income-producing assets.

BEAVERTON, OR-The Oregon-based software company is promoting its newly released property management software by holding two-hour, interactive sessions, scheduled in 20 cities across the country through December 12, 2001.

PORTLAND-As expected, Grubb & Ellis' third quarter report shows overall vacancies jumped more than one full point in the third quarter as the market continues to regress in concert with the local and national economies.

PORTLAND-Thanks to lease deals signed long before the downward economy began affecting commercial real estate, Melvin Mark's Sunset Center at Tanasbourne will open next spring at least half full in a market where several buildings sit completely empty.

BEND, OR-The project is being developed on a 1.96-acre parcel at the corner of Revere and Hill streets. Suites Development, LLC, made up of local investors, recently paid just under $750,000 for the property.

PORTLAND-After six hours of having the area cordoned off, explosive specialists detonated the device at around 1 p.m. Thursday where it sat, in front of the county's utility building at Southeast 11th Avenue and Division Street.

PORTLAND-Bluestone & Hockley Realty President Clifford Hockley says that given the many real estate opportunities in a down market, investors should consider spending their way through these troubled times.