The CBDs are now seen as great places to both work and live.

The amount of space dedicated to co-working in the Chicago market has more than tripled since 2014.

Spending several million dollars on renovations can attract enough tenants to fill up properties once plagued by vacancies.

Leasing activity in the metro area outpaces delivery, making it a good time to invest in many of the region's submarkets.

Years of investment activity means that available supply is low, and cities like Columbus and Memphis are seeing benefits.

Tech firms should play a key role in sustaining a healthy level of downtown activity.

As the world around them evolves, CRE firms are making conscious efforts to not only bridge demographic and cultural gaps, but to also attract diverse talent and better reflect the communities in which they operate.

Dollar stores proliferated across the US as the economy sank into a recession, but instead of tapering off, demand for the sector's cheap goods increased after a recovery took hold.