Category Archives: Iowa commercial real estate

Good companies one of the secrets to Des Moines’ strong CRE market

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Kevin Crowley, commercial sales manager with the West Des Moines office of Iowa Realty Commercial, says that there’s an important reason why the Des Moines commercial real estate market not only survived the economic downturn but is in the middle … Continue reading →

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First Hospitality Group finds a niche: Turning historic buildings into modern, yet charming, hotels

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Rosemont, Ill.-based First Hospitality Group is doing its part to rejuvenate the downtowns of cities across the Midwest, redeveloping historic buildings into busy hotels. It’s a niche business that has paid off for both the company and the cities in … Continue reading →

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A steady rebound in Des Moines commercial sectors, CBRE|Hubbell Commercial

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Steady. That’s the best way to describe the commercial real estate segments in the Des Moines area, according to two surveys recently released by Des Moines-based CBRE|Hubbell Commercial. The 16th annual Des Moines Metro Real Estate Market Survey, prepared by … Continue reading →

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NAI Ruhl & Ruhl’s Pitts: Ankeny, Iowa, a hotspot for retail development

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Guest column by Marcus Pitts, director and senior vice president with the Des Moines, Iowa, office of NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial Company City leaders in Ankeny, Iowa, point to a comprehensive plan and talk about balanced growth when describing … Continue reading →

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Steadfast Income REIT’s Neyland: Big businesses are coming to the Midwest … and that’s good news

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Ella Shaw Neyland, president of Irvine, Calif.-based Steadfast Income REIT, knows the multi-family market. And she knows, too, that the states of Indiana and Kentucky are strong markets for this commercial property sector. Midwest Real Estate News recently spoke with … Continue reading →

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More evidence of multi-family’s strength: Chicago’s Fifield Companies sells Alta at K Station for more than $300 million

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

In yet more evidence of the strength of the multi-family market in the Midwest, a Chicago developer in December closed a major apartment deal worth more than $300 million. The sale was the biggest multi-family transaction in the city since … Continue reading →

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Jobs report doesn’t bode well for commercial real estate recovery

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

The news coming from commercial real estate pros across the Midwest has been good lately. John Sheahan,  a principal with St. Louis’ NAI Desco told me that commercial real estate activity is on the rise in his city. Kenneth Block, … Continue reading →

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NAI Ruhl & Ruhl’s Chuck Ruhl: Land sales to blossom in Quad Cities

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Chuck Ruhl has seen more activity in all commercial real estate sectors in the Quad Cities, five cities straddling the Iowa/Illinois border. But Ruhl, president of Davenport, Iowa-based NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial Company, said that developers and brokers in … Continue reading →

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Minnesota’s Opus bucks trend: Tackles design-build project for national guard in Cedar Rapids

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Governments tend not to be the biggest proponents of the design-build method of construction. That didn’t stop The Opus Group, though, from recently completing a large design-build project for the Iowa Army National Guard in Cedar Rapids. Minnetonka, Minn.-based The … Continue reading →

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