Falling mortgage rates and softer price growth have nudged national affordability lower, but Chicago’s tight inventory and modest price gains mean many buyers still face hurdles.

Neighbors from Lisle to Naperville are pushing back as data center proposals test noise limits, water use and the grid while state officials pause incentives.

The Judson, a 60-unit Beaux-Arts loft building at 424 S. Broadway, sold for $14.7M in a Kidder Mathews-brokered deal. The property was converted from a 1906 office building and marketed with Mills Act tax advantages.

Dainty Foods, part of France’s Marbour Group, bought a Batavia industrial site and is moving forward with an $85M initial buildout that could reach $150M.

Design and engineering firms are jockeying for work on UNC’s Carolina North as the university moves from planning to procurement and trustees clear planning funds.

Intel told state officials the first New Albany fab is expected to be finished by 2030, with production in 2030–31.

Chicago-based Stotan Industrial filed to annex 71 acres in Rock Hill for a three-building industrial park — the firm's first move into the Charlotte market.

CCSD’s draft facility plan lays out rebuilds, conversions and short‑term repairs as the district confronts a $15B repair bill with only $3.6B in bond funds.

The 21-story KeyBank tower is headed to an online auction on the Apex Commercial Exchange (ACE) platform. The receivership sale features a $1M starting bid, reflecting the building's 70% vacancy rate.

RJW Logistics signed for the nearly 788,000‑square‑foot Trammell Crow spec at 26220 W. 143rd St. in Plainfield, extending the company's Midwest buildout.

Vestcor plans to demolish the former Apex Business Forms building at 200 N. Lee St. as part of a land swap tied to the University of Florida’s LaVilla graduate campus.

Moody's confirmed an Aa3 issuer rating for the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, citing large reserves and stable operations as the center advances a $763M upgrade plan.

JLL arranged a $37M non-recourse refinancing for Ambiente, recapitalizing the 40-room Sedona landscape hotel and providing cash to support operations and future growth.