Category Archives: Columbus real estate

Cassidy Turley: Office market in Columbus remains a sluggish one

Unemployment remains too high. That’s the message from the first quarter 2013 Columbus office market snapshot recently released by Cassidy Turley. According to the report, Columbus’ unemployment rate stood at 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013. That’s not … Continue reading

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Jones Lang LaSalle’s Midwest distribution portfolio sale ranks as a big one

There are ordinary deals and then there are the big deals. And Jones Lang LaSalle’s sale of the Core Midwest Distribution Portfolio — a five-building, 2.7-million-square-foot portfolio — definitely ranked as a big one. Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets group … Continue reading

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Commercial real estate firms show their charitable sides all year long

This time of year, no matter what holiday you celebrate, is a good time to remind people of the massive amount of goodwill that comes from the commercial real estate industry. Midwest Real Estate News recently wrapped up production of … Continue reading

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Cassidy Turley report: Fiscal cliff would send several Midwest cities into recession

What will happen to your commercial real estate market should Congress and the White House let the country fall over the “fiscal cliff?” It mostly depends upon where you practice commercial real estate, according to a research report published by … Continue reading

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Columbus, Nashville and Louisville set to enter economic-expansion mode, according to CBRE analysis

Three Midwest cities are among those most likely to make the transition from having economies that are in recovery to economies that are in expansion mode. That’s the result from the latest analysis from CBRE Economic Advisors. According to CBRE’s … Continue reading

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CBRE Columbus closes 15 of largest office leases in central Ohio

Think the New York Yankees are good? When it comes to dominating, they have nothing on CBRE Columbus. Consider this statistic: The Columbus, Ohio, office of CBRE was involved in 15 of the largest office lease transactions in Central Ohio … Continue reading

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Newmark Grubb Knight Frank: Auction format the right choice for prime land in Ohio

Real estate auctions aren’t just for distressed commercial properties that aren’t attracting attention from buyers in the open market. Commercial real estate auctions are effective tools at moving properties on the other end of the spectrum, too, highly desirable properties … Continue reading

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Housing values finally showing year-over-year gains; that’s good news for commercial real estate professionals

Housing prices may have reached a major positive turning point, according to a new report from Oxford, Miss.-based FNC. And that’s good news for anyone working in commercial real estate. If the housing market gains strength, so will the commercial … Continue reading

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Not all retailers are struggling: Cabela’s thriving in Midwest

Certain retailers seem to be immune to economic struggles hitting the country. High-end grocers such as whole Foods and Trader Joe’s seem to be doing well, for instance. Time Magazine recently ran a story pointing out how well luxury shopping … Continue reading

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Columbus proves it: Downtown parks matter when it comes to commercial real estate

Those markets that have weathered the economic downturn the best all have something in common: They’re places in which people actually want to live. Consider what Michael Glass, vice president and regional manager with the Columbus, Ohio, office of Marcus … Continue reading

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