Portland, OR

Hefty retail demand leads to strong investor interest in well-located assets such as Oswego Village, a 102,809-square-foot Whole Foods 365-anchored retail center in suburban Lake Oswego, OR.

Although there has been strong job and population growth resulting in a solid household formation rate, the cumulative effect of such rapid growth in stock is causing rents to slow substantially, says Fannie Mae.

There has been overall growth in the real estate crowdfunding space in the last few years, and other companies in the industry such as RealCrowd say that RealtyShares' issues are not the norm.

A net migration into the area resulting in high demand for housing units of all types includes Security Properties' purchase of Arbor Creek, a 440-unit class-B garden-style community, for $84.3 million.

1631 Thurman, a 63,016-square-foot office property located in the Slabtown submarket, is a historic building in a location that provides access to walkable retail and urban residential options.

Sygnii is the newest multifamily asset in one of the tightest markets in the Pacific Northwest, reaching stabilized occupancy twice as quickly as the average new community so it attracted strong investor interest.

The firm plans a series of diversified and specialty portfolio investment options to provide individual investors and registered advisors another way to diversify commercial real estate investments.

The former Boyd Coffee is located in Northeast Columbia Corridor, Portland's premier distribution submarket, and new owner Dermody Properties intends to complete strategic upgrades to the building.