This metro area has one of the lowest industrial vacancy rates in the nation, but developers and lenders currently seem reluctant to launch new projects.

The city's youthful and talented labor pool is what brings the firms downtown.

The vacancy rate has ticked up due to new completions, but the migration of suburban firms continues.

Although portions of the suburbs are improving quicker than others, overall suburban vacancy declined in the first half of 2018.

Origin Investments and Randolph Street Realty Capital have had success in renovating a fractured condo development into an apartment community.

The latest deals, projects and trends in the Midwest region.

The change in net lease property cap rates during the second quarter showed mixed results, with retail cap rates experiencing their greatest quarterly increase since 2011, while office and industrial rates compressed.

Most say they prefer to live near their job, ahead of living close to friends and family, or near entertainment, dining and shopping.