September 2023 Market Update
The challenges facing the office market are broad, and especially pronounced at high-profile buildings in the largest urban markets. National office vacancy hit a record 13% in Q3 2023. Downtown office attendance is at half of its pre-pandemic level, based on keycard data. On a bright note, suburban office properties showed exceptionally robust net cash [...]
August 2023 Market Update
In the industrial market, net absorption is 30% below pre-pandemic levels. New construction will likely outpace tenant demand for at least another two or three quarters. Industrial rent growth has begun to decelerate from a peak rate of 12% in mid-2022 to 8.5% as of mid-2023. Still, the industrial market remains strong in nearly all [...]
May 2023 Market Update
Rising interest rates, low rent growth, and banking turmoil have dramatically slowed CRE investment volume. Commercial real estate investment decreased by 57% YOY in Q1. As a result, commercial prices have declined by 15% Year-over-Year as of May. Large players with cash on hand, however, have enjoyed the luxury of continuing to invest via all-cash [...]
September 2021 Market Update
There is no end in sight for the post-COVID industrial real estate boom. Chicagoland industrial vacancy fell to 6.2% in Q2, as tenants leased more than 15 million SF - the most ever in a single quarter. Net absorption and new construction have also surpassed all previous market records. Nationally, the average asking price for [...]
August 2021 Market Update
Chicago's industrial market is hot, primarily due to the exponential growth of e-commerce. Over 28 million SF of space has been filled over the past year alone, a historical high. Market rents increased nearly 6% year over year. Average industrial values in Chicago rose to $80/SF, an annual increase of more than 6%. The apartment [...]
July 2021 Market Update
Office leasing is still at 70% of pre-pandemic levels; demand should recover in early 2022. The total number of leases signed is now close to pre-pandemic levels, but fewer tenants are leasing large blocks of space. Chicago saw a reduction in office sublease space in the second quarter. Office investment activity is about half of […]
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