Research

In the Second Annual Chicago Mid-Year CRE Sentiment Report produced by The Real Estate Center at DePaul University, approximately 52% of participants—down sharply from 69.8% a year ago—characterize the Chicago real estate market for the first half of 2019 as consistently strong.

Total grocery sales, including revenue through all channels—from traditional grocers to warehouse clubs— grew by 3.5% in 2018 to more than $743 billion.

"Investors look to property managers to help provide a safe environment for the building's current occupants, which is the number one priority."

Tampa posted a cost of living index of 89.7 during the first quarter of 2019, which was a slight decline from the first quarter of 2018 when its cost of living index registered at 90.1.

2019 is shaping up to be weaker than the last few years, according to Yardi Matrix.

In a newly released report, CBRE ranks Pennsylvania, and specifically the Lehigh Valley as the sixth largest cold storage market in the country with 213.5 million square feet of inventory. The state of New Jersey came in at number 10 with an inventory of 136.7 million square feet.