Spokane, WA

-0.9%Average Rent Growth
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1.8%Population Growth
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3.6%Unemployment Rate
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97.6%  Average Occupancy
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231kPopulation
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$1,143Average Rent
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-0.9%Home Price Growth
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$65.8kMedian HH Income
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1.8%Average Rent
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-0.9%Population Growth
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231kLabor Force
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97.6%Average Occupancy
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-0.9%Average Rent Growth
/
1.8%Population Growth
/
231kLabor Force
/
97.6%Average Occupancy
/

ABOUT SPOKANE

The largest city in the Northern U.S. between Seattle and Minneapolis, Spokane serves as a major hub for distribution and production and offers a reprieve from expensive coastal markets with its business-friendly economy and affordable cost of living. Spokane has seen steady population, employment, wage, and rent growth over the last 20 years, with a recent population boom since 2020. The market’s largest employers include Fairchild Air Force Base, Providence, MultiCare, and Eastern Washington University. A center for higher education, Spokane boasts six institutions including Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, and Whitworth universities. Spokane International Airport, located seven miles west of downtown, supplies the primary transportation network for the Inland Northwest. The city is situated along the Spokane River and within easy reach of year-round outdoor recreation such as skiing at Schweitzer, hiking at Mount Spokane, and water activities on the Spokane River or Northern Idaho lakes. Spokane’s position between the Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges creates four distinct seasons, with access to five ski resorts and dozens of scenic lakes within a 90-minute drive.

WHY INVEST HERE?

  • Scale - as the largest market in the Inland Northwest, Spokane presents the highest number of opportunities for investors, simply based on inventory. This means you can enter the market and scale to operational efficiencies quicker than in other markets.
  • Competitive Edge - Spokane’s submarkets vary widely in quality and investor appetite, this means that knowing the blocks, neighborhoods, and who lives where can provide you with outsized returns compared to other markets where nearly every neighborhood is high-quality.
  • Downtown - Spokane’s downtown is often a double-edged sword, but Spokane is one of the only markets in the Inland Northwest with a true downtown featuring high-rises, parking structures, and walkability. This downtown atmosphere attracts many young people who decide to stay in Spokane after attending university here.
  • What to watch out for - ⅓ of Spokane is owned by a single family, and another ⅓ owned by another seven families. This means that it’s important to know who owns land or buildings near you, how they operate, and who your competition is when investing in specific submarkets. If one family decides to keep rents low, rents in the submarket will generally stay low.

About Spokane

Spokane

The largest city in the Northern U.S. between Seattle and Minneapolis, Spokane serves as a major hub for distribution and production and offers a reprieve from expensive coastal markets with its business-friendly economy and affordable cost of living. Spokane has seen steady population, employment, wage, and rent growth over the last 20 years, with a recent population boom since 2020. The market’s largest employers include Fairchild Air Force Base, Providence, MultiCare, and Eastern Washington University. A center for higher education, Spokane boasts six institutions including Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, and Whitworth universities.

Spokane International Airport, located seven miles west of downtown, supplies the primary transportation network for the Inland Northwest. The city is situated along the Spokane River and within easy reach of year-round outdoor recreation such as skiing at Schweitzer, hiking at Mount Spokane, and water activities on the Spokane River or Northern Idaho lakes. Spokane’s position between the Cascade and Rocky mountain ranges creates four distinct seasons, with access to five ski resorts and dozens of scenic lakes within a 90-minute drive.

Why Invest Here?

Scale

As the largest market in the Inland Northwest, Spokane presents the highest number of opportunities for investors, simply based on inventory. This means you can enter the market and scale to operational efficiencies quicker than in other markets.

01
Competitive Edge

Spokane’s submarkets vary widely in quality and investor appetite, this means that knowing the blocks, neighborhoods, and who lives where can provide you with outsized returns compared to other markets where nearly every neighborhood is high-quality.

02
Downtown

Spokane’s downtown is often a double-edged sword, but Spokane is one of the only markets in the Inland Northwest with a true downtown featuring newer high-rises, parking structures, and walkability. This downtown atmosphere attracts many young people who decide to stay in Spokane after attending university here.

03

What to watch out for

⅓ of Spokane is owned by a single family, and another ⅓ owned by another seven families. This means that it’s important to know who owns land or buildings near you, how they operate, and who your competition is when investing in specific submarkets. If one family decides to keep rents low, rents in the submarket will generally stay low.

Key Market Indicators.

0.50%
average rent growth
97.6%
average occupancy
3.6%
unemployment rate
$1,143
average market rent
231k
population
-0.9%
population growth
$65.8k
median hh income
0.50%
home price growth

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36 Units
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Ridgecrest // 8 Offers in One Month

36 Units
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The developers behind Ridgecrest were experienced general contractors who built a high-quality 56-unit asset in the Tri-Cities but had never navigated a multifamily disposition. Before engaging Multifamily Mason, the ownership group had shopped the property off-market and received offers around $12.5M at $223K per door. Our team launched an aggressive marketing campaign, generating 13 property tours in three weeks and making over 100 individual phone calls to qualified investors. We created competitive tension by stacking tours, providing detailed underwriting support, and maintaining consistent communication with every qualified group. Rather than passively listing and waiting, our approach drove urgency and pricing discipline across the buyer pool. The result: 8 offers in one month, with 3 landing within 1% of asking price. Ridgecrest closed at $14,000,000 — $250K per unit — a full $1.5M above the best off-market offer the sellers had received, reversing the prevailing pricing trend in Tri-Cities new construction.

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