The COVID-19 Eviction Ban is Here
Mayor Jenny Durkan is imposing a ban on evictions for 30 days because of COVID-19. This ban will last through April and could be extended. Let me start with a paragraph I wrote in a post at Forbes about COVID-19 eviction bans: “An eviction ban now does nothing to replace lost wages, money that people […]
Coronavirus In Seattle: Impacts on Economic Growth
As Coronavirus (Covid-19) impacts Seattle more and more, what kind of changes it will bring to the region and city that has seen it become the 3rd fastest growing city in the country. Seattle’s relationship with growth has always been ambivalent. Will attitudes about growth and new development change if the local economy takes a […]
A Global Look at the State of Women in CRE
At Seattle for Growth, we join in celebrating International Women’s Day. In order to advance women’s careers in historically male dominated industries, such as commercial real estate, it is important to have a grasp on where they stand currently. Here is a global look at the position of women in commercial real estate. Canada Women […]