CHICAGO—The Chicago-based firm invests in sectors, such as student housing, healthcare and self-storage, driven by demographics, and investors have responded.

MINNEAPOLIS—The luxury retailer will open a new location in City Center next door to its previous space in Nicollet Mall.

CHICAGO—Median home prices have made year-over-year gains for 28 consecutive months, but 2014 sales were somewhat lower than in 2013.

CHICAGO—The furniture and bedding retailer has 54 showrooms in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, and this is its first Midwest distribution facility.

CHICAGO—He has already had a 30-year career, with the last 16 spent in the C-suite, and joins Sterling from a LA-based private equity firm.

CHICAGO—The tech sector met the high expectations set for it last year, and helped push many companies to look for space in submarkets beyond the West Loop and River North.

WICHITA, KS—Value Place has maintained its position as the fastest growing extended-stay hotel brand in the US.

CHICAGO—The $15 million renovation launched by the Harbor Group includes a unique co-working space and has helped boost occupancy from 80% to 89%.