Forecasting three corners of commercial real estate for 2019
All throughout 2018, the real estate market was once again buoyed by a virile U.S. economy. There may new challenges in 2019 in the forms…
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Nimbler retailers turning to small-format stores for a boost
The reactions when former retail king Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month were predictable, with pundits pointing to the filing as more…
Can the Kinzie Industrial Corridor repeat Fulton Market’s success?
In May, Chicago's Department of Planning and Development (DPD) initiated a process to review and enhance the Kinzie Planned Manufacturing District as part of Mayor Emanuel's initiative…
Opportunity zones will benefit impoverished areas and CRE investors
A new federal program implemented last year is starting to take shape, and it has win-win implications both for the country's poorest residents as well…
Ginsberg Jacobs adds four attorneys to its real estate law group
Chicago-based Ginsberg Jacobs LLC has hired William Choslovsky and Jeffrey M. Friedman as partners, with Choslovsky specializing in litigation and restructuring, and Friedman in corporate…
Federal tax overhaul creates barriers to investment in low income housing
When Congress passed a sweeping rewrite of the federal tax code last December, they left in place the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC). However, lowering…
Tax overall could mean big changes for developers working affordable housing, historic properties
For those concerned with recent proposals to overhaul the nation's tax code, it can feel like they're dealing with a giant pile of what-if and…
Ginsberg Jacobs hires four attorneys for telecommunications practice
Chicago lawfirm, Ginsberg Jacobs, hired four attorneys — Kimberly Elliot, Bonnie Merkt, Hannah Needham and Zenia Salles — to expand the firm's growing telecommunications practice.