FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.(Brief Article)

Since this is the final real estate column of the first year of the new millennium, perhaps it's time to take a gander at what we can expect in 2001.

At the 13th annual IREM Forecast Breakfast held at the downtown Hilton earlier this month, Jim Edwards of Birtcher Commercial Development summed up the past year by saying, "We have had really good news, better news and just plain good news."

In the office market, Portland's beautiful Central City is likely to remain tight throughout the new year.

Grubb & Ems e-malled mean advance copy of its Portland Real Estate Forecast for 2001 last week, and the following are few kernels from the firm's forecast. …