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April 17, 2012
Daily Journal of Commerce
Norris, Beggs & Simpson: Past, Present and Future
During the Great Depression, Norris, Beggs and Simpson was founded as Norris, Beggs and Base.  On April 1, 1932 it opened its doors as a property management firm in the old Wilcox building at 506 S.W. Sixth Ave., where it occupied the entire second floor. The firm has since seen its share of growth and change............(read more)

January 30, 2012
Portland Business Journal
Darcy Vincent: People on the Move
Darcy Vincent has joined NBS Multifamily Management as Regional Manager dedicated to managing apartment properties in the Portland metropolitan area............(read more)

June 17, 2011
Portland Business Journal
NBS Names A New CEO
For the first time, a woman is in charge at one of Portland’s largest commercial real estate firms. On June 7, J. Clayton Hering passed the torch at Norris, Beggs & Simpson Cos. to L. Jan Robertson............(read more)

April 8, 2011
Daily Journal of Commerce
First Net-Zero Apartment Building Fills Up Quickly
In Portland, green buildings can be attractive - especially if the price is right. Apartment tenants are in the process of moving into ecoFLATS, a Siteworks Design | Build mixed-use building at 3935 N. Williams Ave............
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January 20, 2011
Daily Journal of Commerce
Sustainability in Apartment Buildings: How Do You Quantify Green?
The Portland-metropolitan area is a unique multifamily housing market, and though affected by the recession, it remains relatively healthy. Vacancy decreased during most of 2010 and was slightly more than 3 percent during the fourth quarter...........(read more)

December 2010
Oregon Business
Hering Tackles a Tough Commercial Market
It's a sunny, early fall morning at the offices of Portland commercial realtor Norris, Beggs & Simpson, and J. Clayton Hering, the company's president since 1989, is feeling upbeat...........(read more)

September 24, 2010
Puget Sound Business Journal
Property Management Stars During Time of Slower Sales
With commercial real estate leasing and sales still sluggish, many companies that rely on commissions from these transactions are pushing a stable but less profitable and sexy service: property management...........(read more)

July 9, 2010
Portland Business Journal
Low-Brow Property Management Gains in Popularity
Brokerages seize on a stable cash source to compensate for a drop in sales and leasesBrokering high-profile sales and leases for commercial buildings and apartment complexes is sexy and lucrative – when the real estate market’s hopping...........(read more)

June 14, 2010
Daily Journal of Commerce
Portland Real Estate Tries to Diversify
While local commercial real estate firms scramble to identify the next big movement in the industry, their efforts to diversify could end up adding more financial stress to an industry that is already suffering...........(read more)

March 19, 2010
The Oregonian
Industry Notes
Norris, Beggs & Simpson Co., a commercial real estate firm, and Susan Stratton, an apartment management executive, have joined forces and founded NBS Multifamily Management, a company that will manage apartment communities of 100 units or more around the West Coast...........(read more)

March 16, 2010
National Apartment
Association’s
The Industry Insider

NBS Multifamily Management Launches, Focusing on West Coast Apartments
Norris, Beggs & Simpson Companies and Susan Stratton are teaming up to found NBS Multifamily Management, which will manage apartment communities of 100 or more units on the West Coast...........(read more)

February 26, 2010
Portland Business Journal
Norris Starts Multi-Family Unit
Portland real estate powerhouse Norris, Beggs & Simpson Co. has teamed with a former executive from Harsch Investment Properties to launch an apartment management business...........(read more)

February 22, 2010
NBS Companies and Stratton Launch NBS Multifamily Management
Norris, Beggs & Simpson Companies and Susan Bowlsby Stratton, a successful apartment management executive, have joined forces to found NBS Multifamily Management, a company dedicated to managing apartment communities of 100 units or more around the West Coast..........(read more)

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