Midwest

The acquisition will add 300 highly skilled technology experts—many recruited, trained and certified through ValuD's unique university partnerships—to JLL's specialized technology solutions team around the world.

Freddie Mac hopes to close more than $400 million in deals this year and its maximum of $500 million next year.

Through the end of the third quarter, Global Net Lease combined pipeline of closed and scheduled to close 2018 acquisitions increased to $401 million.

Vacancy has fallen, new development remains disciplined, and out-of-state investors want to buy in Chicago.

All sectors of the industrial sector, including distribution and manufacturing, are exhibiting real strength in the metro area.

The portfolio includes 23 properties in Missouri, 10 in California, six in Arkansas and two in Nevada, all of which represents nearly the entirety of the company's operational real estate.

It won't be investing in life science real estate but its funding activity will give the space a boost.

And finding an office that makes the right statement can be like finding a needle in a haystack, says Geoffrey Kasselman of NKF.