Dan Rafter

3 days ago | rejournals.com | Dan Rafter

Demand for student housing continues to grow, which resulted in an active transaction market for this sector, according to the latest research from Yardi Matrix. In its May 2025 National Student Housing Report, Yardi Matrix said that 27 student housing properties had sold this year through the end of April, a similar number as during the same period in 2023 and 2024. The sales price per bed came in strong at $74,207 as of the end of April.

1 week ago | rejournals.com | Dan Rafter

The impact of tariffs on Chicago’s industrial sector? Transwestern predicts that it will be minimal. In a new report released this week, Transwestern says that Chicago’s industrial market is likely to perform as well as, if not better than, most other major cities even if higher tariffs go into effect on imported goods. Why? It comes down to how the demand for industrial space works.

1 week ago | rejournals.com | Dan Rafter

Chris Robertson, CCIM Executive Managing Director, Principal Newmark Zimmer Kansas City, Missouri Chris Robertson, CCIM has made a significant impact on the commercial real estate landscape by facilitating the acquisition and disposition of more than 12 million square feet of investment properties totaling over $880 million worth of commercial real estate for a diverse range of private capital and institutional clients throughout the Midwest His market knowledge, relationships, quantitative...

2 weeks ago | rejournals.com | Dan Rafter

A slowdown in demand? That’s what the Detroit-area industrial market saw in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest research from Savills. The Detroit-area industrial market’s overall vacancy rate rose to 5.2% in the first quarter, up 90 basis points from the same quarter in 2024. That vacancy rate is the highest that the Detroit industrial market has seen in more than five years, Savills reported. Is this reason to panic?

2 weeks ago | rejournals.com | Dan Rafter

Demand for office space did not increase across the United States in January and February of this year. This might not seem surprising considering the office sector’s struggles. But it is significant. Why? This marked the first time in 20 months that demand for office space did not increase on a year-over-year basis during the first two months of the year.