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Brad Berton

Brad Berton is Portland, Oregon–based freelance writing specializing in real estate and development topics.

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  • Giving as Good as They Get: Zero-Energy Districts

    February 21, 2013

    A demonstration project in Fort Collins, Colorado, shows how to take the net-zero-energy concept into the neighborhood

  • LEED for the Neighborhood

    September 15, 2012

    Three pilot projects replace blight with green, mixed-use development.

  • Apartment Properties Pick Up Pace

    February 14, 2012

    The prevailing sluggish employment growth notwithstanding, apartment rents are already rebounding at a surprisingly heady pace after an exceptionally slow construction period.

  • Green Retrofit Financing

    September 15, 2011

    With the launch of commercial PACE programs in key metro areas, property owners across America are expected to tap the funding mechanism for billions of dollars in retrofit financings annually in just a few years.

  • Is There Movement in the Industrial Real Estate Markets?

    August 17, 2011

    If vacancy rates are any indication, more industrial real estate markets are recovering than not—but rents need to recover more before anything but special-use properties start penciling out again.

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