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Spalding DeDecker opens new office in Michigan

January 27, 2012 Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc., a regional civil engineering, landscape architectural and surveying firm, recently opened an office in Livonia, Mich. Read more...

Midwest Real Estate News, News

Wine seller opens in Brixmor-owned shopping center in Minnesota

January 27, 2012 New York's Brixmor Property Group recently announced the opening of a 4,200-square-foot The Cellars Wines and Spirits at White Bear Hills Shopping Center in White Bear Lake, Minn. Read more...

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Signature negotiates industrial lease for more than 100,000 square feet in Michigan

January 27, 2012 Offering more proof that big deals are still getting done, even in today's challenging commercial real estate environment, Southfield, Mich-based Signature Associates recently closed a lease for more than 100,000 square feet of industrial space in Michigan. Read more...

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HFF named to market for sale Avalon Lombard

January 26, 2012 HFF has announced today that it has been named to market for sale Avalon Lombard, a 256-unit multi-housing community in Lombard. Read more...

Illinois Real Estate Journal

Wolverine World Wide’s Krueger to speak at ICSC event in Michigan

January 26, 2012 Blake Krueger, chief executive officer of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Wolverine World Wide, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 10th Annual International Council of Shopping Centers West Michigan Alliance on March 6. The event, held at 1 p.m. at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids, is co-hosted by the Michigan Downtowns Association. Read more...

Midwest Real Estate News, News

C-III completes long-awaited acquisition of NAI Global, impacting major markets across the Midwest

January 26, 2012 In a move that impacts just about every major market in the Midwest, C-III Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of NAI Global. Read more...

Chicago Industrial Properties, Illinois Real Estate Journal, Midwest Real Estate News, News

Zell, Cafaro headline successful 10th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference

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Illinois Real Estate Journal

Echo Boomers grab the headlines during Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference

January 25, 2012 Those U.S. consumers from the ages of 25 to 34 -- the Echo Boomers -- received more than their share of attention during the Financing and Investing panel of the Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference held Jan. 24 by Illinois Real Estate Journal in downtown Chicago. Read more...

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Minneapolis’ Towle Financial sees loan originations soar in 2011

January 25, 2012 Minneapolis-based Towle Financial Services celebrated a strong 2011, the company's total loan origination volume increasing 76 percent from its 2010 volume. Read more...

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Minnesota, Illinois rank in top 10 in green-building study

January 25, 2012 Illinois and Minnesota have always had a reputation as being environmentally friendly states. Now these Midwest states, once again, have the statistics behind them to back up this reputation. Read more...

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Brixmor Property Group helps bring Weight Watchers storefronts to Wisconsin, Illinois

January 25, 2012 New York's Brixmor Property Group recently announced the openings of five Weight Watchers storefront locations across the country. These openings include locations in Wisconsin and Illinois. Read more...

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Industry veteran joins Kansas City office of CBRE

January 25, 2012 Gina Anderson, a veteran commercial real estate professional, recently joined CBRE's Capital Markets group in Kansas City as vice president. Anderson is actively engaged in the Kansas City investment market participating in more than $44 million worth of closed transactions in 2011. Read more...

Midwest Real Estate News, News

Sam Zell: Is the love affair with homeownership coming to an end?

January 25, 2012 Is the love affair between U.S. consumers and their single-family homes coming to an end? For younger consumers, this seems to be the case. And for Sam Zell, real estate celebrity and chief executive officer of Chicago’s Equity Group Investments, this means one thing: The younger generation of consumers is pretty smart. Read more...

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Cawley Chicago brings KTR building to 100 percent occupancy

January 24, 2012 Terry Grapenthin and Joshua Hearne of Cawley Chicago Commercial Real Estate represented KTR Capital Partners on successfully leasing a 48,101-square-foot industrial unit at 605 Territorial Drive in Bolingbrook, bringing the property to 100 percent occupancy. Read more...

Chicago Industrial Properties

Small and Mid-sized industrial users gain momentum and look long-term

As the brunt of the recession fades from memory, small to mid-sized businesses are approaching the industrial market with renewed confidence. The result is a focus on long-term planning, which is prompting an uptick in activity and pushing vacancy rates downward. Read more...

Is the O’Hare Market Ready for Take-off?

Air cargo volume and the Midwest Manufacturing Index can be a useful tool in predicting future trends in Chicago's O'Hare industrial market. Read more...

There’s a Reason it’s Called the Golden Rule

Those who make it in this business tend to be adept at understanding how to cultivate positive relationships with all parties in a transaction. Learning to balance the fiduciary responsibility to the client while simultaneously building respect with the person on the “other side of the table” is a critical skill that takes time and patience. Read more...