Public REITs have, temporarily at least, pulled back from the medical office sector, but sellers have not suffered.

Activity has been healthy across the board, with the exception of the I-80 submarket.

Major REITs recently slowed down their acquisitions in the sector, largely due to concerns about interest rates.

Kansas City has become one of the go-to places for e-commerce retailers, and companies are filling up new spec developments almost as fast as builders can put up walls.

Three trends are driving the Chicago office market: continued relocations to the CBD from the suburbs, the rapid growth of co-working and the emergence of former fringe locations.

National distributors look upon the region as an indispensable link in their supply chains.

Many investors work extra hard to find properties that provide higher yields, and Chicago-area properties tend to land at the top of their wish lists.

Especially valuable are buildings near dense populations, diverse labor pools and major thoroughfares.