Colliers

MINNEAPOLIS—Opus Group is making a lot of progress in filling up its speculative spaces, and national investors are showing a lot of interest.   

CHICAGO—Molto recently finished a number of specs in the I-55 industrial submarket, and tenants have appeared relatively quickly.

NEW YORK CITY—Nearly 75% of the metro office markets tracked by Colliers International saw an increase in asking rents and a decline in vacancies last year, writes the firm's Stephen Newbold.

CHICAGO—The area has attracted users that want to both serve its massive population, and the vast Midwest region.

CHICAGO—A lot of investors left equity on the table last year due to so much competition for class A distribution product.

FAIRFIELD, NJ—Colliers' Rich Mirliss, who leads the Highpoint Corporate Center leasing team with Alex Vitro of the firm's Parsippany, NJ, office, credits this robust activity to a recently completed, building-wide upgrade initiative combined with an aggressive marketing program.

CHICAGO—Colliers expects that e-commerce will continue to drive the market for years to come, and may even be in its infancy.

IRVINE, CA—Coordinating as many as 10 bidders for one apartment sale demonstrates the confidence investors have in the multifamily investment market in Orange County as we continuue into a new year, Colliers' Patrick Swanson tells GlobeSt.com.