CHICAGO—The quick service restaurants most desired by investors remain corporate-owned locations and those operated by large, experienced franchisees.

ST. LOUIS—Many of the buildings around the Old Post Office have been vacant or underused for years, but lenders and developers see an opportunity.

MINNEAPOLIS—Mayo has decided to put a sports medicine clinic into what had been a mixed-use shopping and entertainment center.

CHICAGO—Tenants have occupied another 120,000-square-feet in the building in the last 12 months.

CHICAGO—The four properties included are fully-leased to long-term tenants and located in attractive markets.

CHICAGO—The Boulder Group just published its first study on the QSR net lease market and found that cap rates for the sector hit 6.0%.

ST. LOUIS—According to second quarter research just published by Cassidy Turley, the metro area has seen more positive absorption in just six months than in any full year in a decade.

CHICAGO—Lee & Associates believes that Chicago's industrial market will continue to move toward 2007's peak pricing threshold.