CHICAGO—The competition from individual buyers is forcing some big REITs to reconsider whether or not net lease properties are still attractive.

KANSAS CITY, MO—The Midwestern city has attracted a lot of attention from auto and tech companies, and now Targeted Metrics says it will bring 535 jobs.

CHICAGO—The long-term lease brings the building to a 95% occupancy rate, a big improvement over just one year ago.

CLEVELAND—The price tag makes this one of the biggest retail deals in Cleveland in several years.

CHICAGO—When MonoSol finishes its 300K manufacturing plant, the Indiana business park will have 2.8-million-square-feet.

INDIANAPOLIS—The boost in occupancy comes just before the closing of a significant merger that will roughly double the company's portfolio.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI—With employment numbers ticking up throughout the region, Loquidity has decided its time to tap into new sources of capital for Midwest real estate projects.

CHICAGO—All three major regions have returned to growth in terms of invested stock, and in North America, debt and equity both increased for the first time since 2006.