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Portland's Economic Landscape: Implications for CRE Investors
Portland is not a consensus market right now. From our vantage point — underwriting land, pricing construction in real time, navigating entitlement timelines, and forecasting lease-up 24 to 36 months out — the picture is more nuanced than the headlines suggest.
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Where the Portland Multifamily Market Stands in 2026
Developers pulled back. Capital paused. Very few groups were willing to deploy money into land acquisition or early-stage development.
Market Analysis
Private Real Estate Development
Investing in Multifamily Real Estate Development through Structured SPVs.
Press
17 Transformational Real Estate Projects We're Watching This Fall
Portland Business Journal article featuring Seneca Development Co.
Firm News
DJC Oregon 2025 Power List
Seneca Development Co. has been named to the Daily Journal of Commerce's 2025 Power List.
Market Analysis
State of the Market: Multifamily Housing
As we enter Q4 of 2025, the writing on the wall is unmistakable: institutional capital is back in Portland, buying at compressed cap rates and betting on scarcity.
Press
Multifamily Developer Closes on Portland Property
DJC Oregon article covering Seneca's latest acquisition.
Market Analysis
Portland Finance Committee Unanimously Advances SDC Moratorium
On Monday, June 16, the Portland City Council's Finance Committee voted unanimously to advance a sweeping proposal.
Press
Developer Revealed for Apartment Project at Vacant SE Portland Rite Aid
Portland Business Journal article on Seneca's development at the former Rite Aid site.
Press
Portland Developer on the Promise of Waiving Infrastructure Fees
Portland Business Journal article on SDC fee reform and its impact on development.
Firm News
Seneca and Lakeside Unveil New Partnership
Seneca Development Company and Lakeside Investment Group unveil new partnership for $60M Mixed-Use Development in Portland.
Market Analysis
The Nation's Leanest Market
Portland has the lowest supply-to-absorption ratio in the U.S.
Market Analysis
Portland's 10-Year Property Tax Abatement
A turning point for market-rate development.