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The brokerage firm ranked the top 10 warehouse markets with the Inland Empire, CA leading the way with 23.4 million square feet in the ground and a 3.2% vacancy rate and 9.4% annual rent growth.

Investors aren't preparing for the slowdown in apartment demand that experts are predicting next year.

The biggest gainer within the top 10 cities was Midtown Manhattan in New York City, which climbed to the fourth most expensive market this year from the sixth last year.

In the Second Annual Chicago Mid-Year CRE Sentiment Report produced by The Real Estate Center at DePaul University, approximately 52% of participants—down sharply from 69.8% a year ago—characterize the Chicago real estate market for the first half of 2019 as consistently strong.

Total grocery sales, including revenue through all channels—from traditional grocers to warehouse clubs— grew by 3.5% in 2018 to more than $743 billion.

"Investors look to property managers to help provide a safe environment for the building's current occupants, which is the number one priority."

Tampa posted a cost of living index of 89.7 during the first quarter of 2019, which was a slight decline from the first quarter of 2018 when its cost of living index registered at 90.1.

2019 is shaping up to be weaker than the last few years, according to Yardi Matrix.