Incredible energy down in the city of Citizen Culture… our 2014 Runstad Affiliate Fellows leave tomorrow for Bogotá, awaiting thunderstorms and protests. Stay tuned for their updates from the road. Buen viaje, amigos!…
Category: Research
Crellin honored by WA state legislature
Yesterday in Olympia, Glenn Crellin received formal recognition for 20+ years of service to the real estate industry and the people of Washington today. The resolution was sponsored by Representative Susan Fagan of Pullman, WA – Glenn’s former home where …
Christopher Leinberger lecture available online
Christopher Leinberger presented a fascinating picture of the Walkable Urban Future of Metro Seattle at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on February 12. If you couldn’t be there in person, you can enjoy the lecture right here, right now! Our thanks …
Washington housing market uneven in fourth quarter of 2013
Washington state’s housing market softened in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the quarter before, but remained stronger than a year ago, according to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research here at the Runstad Center.
Read what Glenn …
Runstad director addresses Housing Forum
Last week in Tacoma, Runstad Center director Steve O’Connor joined industry experts, housing analysts and advocates for Congressman Denny Heck’s Housing Forum: The Future of Housing After the Crisis. Steve provided a housing policy update as part of an overview …
Christopher Leinberger to present 2014 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Former Runstad Center guest speaker Christopher Leinberger has been invited to give the 2014 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, presented by the College of Built Environments. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, February 12, at 6:30pm in Architecture Hall.
Chris brings …
Tomorrow! Runstad Affiliate Fellows at NAIOP January breakfast meeting
On Wednesday, January 15, the Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows will present an encore screening of their film, PLACE CAPITAL: A Live Documentary About Cities. From centers of trade to nodes of information and culture, the Fellows share stories about cities …
Congratulations to Andy Krause, Ph.D.!
The Runstad Center is pleased to announce that we have a newly-minted PhD student!
Andy earned his degree through the Interdisciplinary PhD program in Urban Design & Planning, advised by Runstad Center faculty member Christopher Bitter. Andy’s dissertation work …
Washington home sales surged, affordability declined in third quarter
Washington state’s housing market continued to strengthen in the July-September quarter, registering the fifth quarterly consecutive improvement in home sales activity, according to Glenn Crellin, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research here at the Runstad Center. …
Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows on the “sharing economy” – and an invitation to their film!
AirBNB, Zipcar and co-working: Why sharing matters to real estate
The biggest economic trend of the 21st century may revolve around a concept most of us learned before kindergarten: sharing. Runstad Center Affiliate Fellow Gabe Grant wrote in today’s …