Connelly: CBRE finds right fit to bolster its office investment business in 2012

January 27, 2012 When CBRE recently hired Paul Lundstedt to be its executive vice president, capital markets, it was a coup for the firm, according to Chris Connelly, CBRE’s executive managing director, particularly because there is a dearth of talent in the suburban office market. Read more...

Chicago Industrial Properties, Illinois Real Estate Journal

Berkadia originates $23 million in refinancing for Milwaukee multifamily property portfolio

January 27, 2012 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC closed a portfolio of five multifamily properties in Milwaukee, Racine and Cudahy, Wis. through the HUD 223 (f) program, totaling nearly $23 million in refinancing. Read more...

Illinois Real Estate Journal

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

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...

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

Behind the Apparent Commercial Real Estate Recovery: A Look at Chicago’s Middle Market

By most measures, the national commercial real estate market is well into its recovery phase. And Chicago, the nation’s third largest metropolitan market, is following this trend. It may not be recovering as quickly as coastal markets such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., but all of its vital signs are pointing up Read more...

Colliers represents CenterPoint in a 100,377-square-foot industrial lease

Brian W. Kling, senior vice president; and Thomas M. Condon, senior vice president, both with the Industrial Advisory Group of Colliers International | Chicago, represented CenterPoint Properties in a 100,377-square-foot new long-term lease to Lenze at 125 Wall Street Trail in Carol Stream, Ill. Read more...

Made in America

Throughout the past decade the United States has focused on reducing our reliance on the manufacturing industry while looking to boost the service industry to create more jobs – particularly in the financial sector. However, as was made clear by the devastating turn of events in the past few years, our economy cannot rest solely on the strength (or lack thereof) of our financial industry. Read more...