CHICAGO—When they do come up for sale, the tight market means that even older properties are in very high demand.

CHICAGO—The tightness of the market, and the intense competition for sites, has not dissuaded some investors, who have decided to launch their own projects.

CHICAGO—Swap.com just secured a lease which increases its space five-fold, and such expansion is not unusual.

CINCINNATI—Most of the properties in this $103 million sale are in suburban Blue Ash, one of the area's top submarkets.

WICHITA, KS—This marks the first investment in Jack DeBoer's new brand by an overseas investor.

CHICAGO—The builder worked double-shifts for weeks so manufacturing lines wouldn't be down more than five days during the transition.

CHICAGO—Ryan's Dan Walsh says massive projects like 833 N. Clark St. Apartments and others will not upset the balance between unit supply and demand.

CHICAGO—Leasing in the West Loop continues at a healthy pace, as more companies seek to take advantage of its proximity to mass transit.