Set against a nationally positive retail landscape, three CORFAC International executives discuss the factors that are driving up retail activity in their regional markets.

There's demand for apartments here but land use restrictions and a shortage of utility infrastructure make it challenging to build, resulting in few new multifamily communities on the ground or in the pipeline.

DivcoWest recently purchased West Lake Union Center, a 10-story class-A office building at 1505 Westlake Ave. North in Seattle's popular South Lake Union submarket.