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How flexibility, innovation and strategic foresight helped Chicago’s construction industry push through the pandemic

While industrial development is booming, the construction industry has faced its fair share of headaches and setbacks over the last 18 months with material shortages,…

‘More time was put back on the clock’: Chicago office market hangs on despite another bumpy summer

Towards the beginning of summer, it seemed that the increasingly lower COVID cases coupled with higher vaccination numbers provided enough hope that some business leaders…

Chicagoland apartment rental market has bounced back from pandemic dip

After a bleak winter of uncertainty and challenges, the Chicago area rental market has not only shown signs of life in recent months, but in…

54 teams competed, but only one came out on top during the first-ever IREJ CRE Bag Toss Tournament

Thursday, August 12 marked the very first Commercial Real Estate Bag Toss Tournament hosted by the Illinois Real Estate Journal. And what better way is…

Here are your 2021 Illinois Real Estate Journal Awards winners

During the evening of Thursday, July 22, over 400 real estate professionals from across the Chicagoland metro region convened at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare to…

Commercial real estate lenders aren’t just competing over low rates and terms

We’ve all heard the news about mortgage lending over the last year or so about record low rates and favorable terms. It’s almost like it’s…

Competition in medical office space increases as investors seek reliable, recession-resistant real estate

Of the many hard lessons that were learned in 2020, perhaps one that has stuck with real estate professionals is that no industry and no…

Wild retail ride isn’t over just yet for small business owners and landlords

One trope that has become a part of daily discussion in the pandemic era, whether it’s about real estate or truly any industry, is the…

The Goose Island office boom is just getting started

Delivering a new office building in the days leading up to the stay at home order issued by Governor Pritzker in March 2020 is not…

Sublease City: Chicago’s office market presents major challenges (and opportunities)

With recent estimates hovering around 6 million square feet, there still remains a tremendous amount of sublease space in downtown Chicago on the market. But…

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