Leasing

A number of well-built and well-located properties have gotten refreshed, and investors see opportunities.

The overhang of $1.4 trillion of student debt will keep millennials in apartments longer, says Jay Eisner of LEM Capital, which has a particular focus on value-add class B multifamily housing. Watch our exclusive video interview with Eisner.

Shopping center investor favorites such as Westlake Village include daily needs, Internet-resistant or service-based retailers with long-term leases to national and regional credit tenants.

Experts say the economy will most likely generate enough demand to sustain the market's dynamism.

The Metro East area has become one of the most popular submarkets in the Midwest region.

A brand new 900-unit self-storage facility trades hands before lease-up, but the investors is paying close attention to possible oversaturation in some pockets.

The firm wants to double in size by 2020, and Chicago and other Midwest markets will play a key role.

And the small amount of new retail coming to Chicago will be in mixed-use or residential projects.