Elizabeth Ptacek

A boom in the once-grim leisure and hospitality sector has helped propel job growth in Cincinnati past the U.S. average, with nearly all industries in the Queen City posting gains over the past year.

Office development in the Cincinnati area has now fallen to its lowest level on record, thanks in part to a recent completion in Newport, Kentucky, that removed roughly 100,000 square feet from the ...

The multifamily pipeline has continued to trend lower in Boston, declining 20% from where it stood one year ago. However, with the pipeline at 14,160 units, that still represents a sizable number, ...

The limited availability of retail space in desired locations is weighing on leasing activity in Boston, with just around 2.1 million square feet of retail space leased for the year as of August, ...

While demand for office space continues to weaken, Boston’s development pipeline is gushing near record levels with 18.7 million square feet of new space underway. This represents a notable 5% of the ...

Boston’s office market has continued to weaken further as we move through 2023, with office tenants continuing to shed space and vacancy rapidly increasing. Since the beginning of the year, almost ...

While down from prior-year levels, investment in Cincinnati’s retail sector is holding up well, totaling about $210 million in the first half of 2023. This represents a decline of 40% year over year ...

While vacancy in the broader industrial space market is now at a four-year high, vacancy in Boston’s small-bay segment remains near a record low. At just 2.2%, the vacancy rate for ...

While vacancy in the broader market is now at a seven-year high, vacancy in Dayton, Ohio’s small-bay industrial segment remains near a record low.

Industrial developers in Cincinnati are focusing the bulk of their activity on larger warehouses, though it is the smaller properties that have seen vacancies dip over the past year.

While demand in the broader industrial sector is abating, there is no hint of a slowdown in Indianapolis’ small-bay segment. At just 2.2%, the vacancy rate for properties less than 50,000 square feet ...

Retail vacancy in Cincinnati now sits at a multiyear low, as retailers continue to scoop up space in the market.

Retail market fundamentals in Dayton, Ohio, remain solid, with steady demand driving vacancy to its lowest point on record at just 3.6% as of July.

The Indianapolis market is facing a record-low amount of available retail space, and the limited space is weighing on leasing activity in the market.

Nearly 8,200 multifamily units are underway in Indianapolis, just below last year’s record-setting peak. The current pipeline represents a notable 5% of the current apartment inventory for the entire ...

The summer is off to a strong start in Indianapolis, with office space leased and recorded by quarter-end totaling around 280,000 square feet, a 10-month high. One large lease was key to the surge, a ...

After hitting a record-setting pace in 2022, multifamily development activity in Dayton, Ohio, is moderating.

While moderating a bit from the pace set in the second half of 2022, retail property sales in the Columbus, Ohio, region have held up well. Almost $220 million in retail properties traded in the ...

Office sublease availability has continued to increase in Dayton, Ohio, falling in line with national trends.

While office sublease availability continues to move higher nationally, it may have peaked in Cincinnati.