SEATTLE-Two Seattle companies have joined forces to appeal to small and mid-size businesses in the Seattle area. Officespace.com and SpaceLease.com will now offer tenants leasing information on properties under 3,000-sf.

MARYSVILLE, WA-Marysville is improving its permitting process to make it quicker, easier and more attractive to developers. The city is worried that its current entitlement process is scaring off commercial development.

SAN JOSE-Two new loan programs have been given the green light by the San Jose Redevelopment Agency that will assist both property owners and business tenants in downtown San Jose.

SANTA CRUZ-A proposed country club will not be developed on Santa Cruz's 289-acre Buena Vista site, according to an announcement made by the National Trust for Public Land, in favor of the animal and plant life on the land.

SEATTLE-In one year, the Seattle Opera House will reopen as the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, after being transformed by a $125-million renovation that demolished 70% of the former facility.

SAN FRANCISCO-Hastings College will research alternatives to an 885-space parking garage, after opponents criticized the project saying it would take up too much space needed for housing.

SEATTLE-The downtown office market in Seattle has finally showed signs of stabilization, according to Cushman & Wakefield's preliminary second quarter report, possibly due to a decrease in office rents and increase in demand.

SAN JOSE-The affordable housing crunch continues throughout the United States, as many affordable housing developers switch to market rates when their contracts expire. One San Jose development was acquired and renovated in an attempt to remain affordable.