Dec 20, 2019

Neighborhood Spotlight: Downtown North

The city of Portland is amid its biggest development boom since the 1980s, and one area that’s seeing significant change …

Nov 8, 2019

Neighborhood Spotlight: Downtown Central

The city of Portland is amid its biggest development boom since the 1980s, and one area that’s seeing significant change …

Sep 5, 2019

Neighborhood Spotlight: Downtown South

The city of Portland is amid its biggest development boom since the 1980s, and one area that’s seeing significant change …

Jun 18, 2019

Neighborhood Spotlight: Goose Hollow

Portland’s oldest neighborhood is on track to receive some impressive new updates. Over the next several years, locals will be …

Dec 6, 2018

Reflections on a changing city

I started working at Melvin Mark Properties in 1978 and began to build my career in commercial real estate. Melvin …

Oct 29, 2018

Becker/Mark Partnership Closes Sale on Original Real Estate Investment

What began as the initial investment in an enterprising strategy hatched during the last recession, came to fruition this week …

May 4, 2018

Case Study: Clackamas Corporate Center

In spring 2018, AANW Holdings, the parent company to the largest Airstream dealer group in the nation—Airstream Adventures Northwest, with …

Apr 20, 2018

Expressions of Gratitude

The French writer Voltaire said, “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us …

Jul 28, 2017

Becker/Mark Partnership Acquires Latest Portland Office Investment

A two-story brick office building has been purchased for $10.5 million by 11740 SW 68th Parkway LLC, an investment partnership …

Jun 2, 2017

Remembering Pete Mark, 1926—2017

Melvin “Pete” Mark, Jr., a leader in the Portland business and philanthropic community for over sixty years, peacefully passed away …

May 18, 2017

Is Going Green Still Important?

Near the end of last year, we earned a Four Green Globes for Existing Buildings rating from the Green Building …

Apr 20, 2017

The Broker Honor Roll, 2016

April signals the beginning of spring with warmer temps and spring flowers. It also brings our annual broker recognition dinner, …

Jan 12, 2017

Honored to be Most Admired

Wow! Today Portland Business Journal recognized the Melvin Mark Companies as the #1 Most Admired Company in Oregon in the …

Dec 13, 2016

Getting creative with our space

We’re taking the plunge and joining the ranks of open office users. Our walls are gone, offices removed and possibilities …

Nov 2, 2016

All clients are important clients

Many sales people brag about their connections in driving their business success. Connections are essential but a mega-data base and …

Oct 13, 2016

Embracing Change

Change can come like a speeding freight train or a slow-moving trolley—either way, the best course of action is to …

Sep 29, 2016

An Elder Statesman Retires

Incredible work ethic. Man with a good heart. Devoted and diligent. These are just some of the compliments showered on …

Jul 15, 2016

Summer is here and real estate is hot, hot, hot

We look forward every year to the spring meeting of the CORE Network, where we have a chance to share …

Jun 1, 2016

2&Taylor brews up 40 LBS Coffee

A new locally-owned coffee shop is set to join a wave of hotels and restaurants emerging in the Yamhill Historic …

May 5, 2016

Thanks, Mom!

Moms ask us to wear a coat when we’re not cold, eat our veggies when we don’t want to, and …

Apr 13, 2016

Meet the Head of Our Class, 2015

Every year we recognize outside commercial real estate brokers who collaborate with our team in leasing, selling or buying real …

Feb 19, 2016

Brooklyn Tweed Knits Together New HQ

Brooklyn Tweed, purveyors of high-quality, unique yarn materials and knitwear design, left their home base in New Jersey and looked …

Dec 1, 2015

Commercial Real Estate Capital: A Look Ahead

Recently, a colleague located on the East Coast made the observation that commercial lending may be “drying up.” He asked …

Oct 29, 2015

Timing the Industrial Market

The big news in the Portland commercial real estate market recently was a significant industrial lease announcement at the PDX …

Jul 15, 2015

Demand Meets Supply in Westside Markets

What’s happening in Washington County commercial real estate, and when will the vacancy rate begin to decline? These questions and …