Rendering of Ogden Commons, Habitat Company's $200 million mixed-use project spanning 10 acres in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood
CHICAGO, IL—A strong US economy continued to fuel the commercial real estate market in 2018. And while the industry is expected to face headwinds in the form of rising interest rates, tightening credit and lingering uncertainty over the geopolitical climate, many commercial real estate experts remain bullish on the market going into the new year, particularly as the longer-term effects of tax reform come into focus.
“Interest rate movement will be front and center in 2019,” says Steven Weinstock, first vice president and regional manager of Marcus & Millichap's Chicago Oak Brook office and national director of the company's National Land Group. “As interest rates go up, we will see some cap rate decompression, particularly for income-producing properties locked into long-term leases without adequate rent bumps to keep pace with inflation and the rising cost of capital.”
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Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
