Blaise Tomazic

Employment growth in the Kansas City metropolitan area has slowed in recent years, with the region slipping into negative territory in early 2026 for the first time since the post-pandemic recovery ...

Employment growth in the St. Louis metropolitan area has steadily cooled since 2022, with recent data showing the region slipping into negative territory.

Industrial development across the Midwest has surged over the past five years, with Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio, emerging as the clear leaders.

Indianapolis apartment rents continued to rise over the past year, but growth has slowed as higher vacancy and slowing demand weigh on the market.

Retail space in the Kansas City metropolitan area is still leasing quickly when it hits the market, even as overall demand has pulled back.

Industrial development in the Indianapolis metropolitan area continues to slow from its recent peak, with annual construction starts remaining well below prior highs as the market works through a ...

Kansas City apartment rents continued to rise over the past year, but the pace of growth has cooled sharply as vacancy remains elevated across the market.

Industrial development in the Kansas City metropolitan area continues to slow from its peak, with annual construction starts remaining below 6 million square feet for the third straight quarter, as ...

St. Louis apartment rents continued to rise over the past year, but the pace of growth has slowed as vacancy rates moved higher across the market.

Development activity across the St. Louis industrial market continues to trend lower.

Downtown St. Louis continues to shoulder a disproportionate share of the region’s vacant office space, underscoring the uneven nature of the market’s post-pandemic recovery.

Retail space in the St. Louis market is leasing quickly when it becomes available, highlighting how tight conditions remain even as store closures have picked up.

Indianapolis has spent the past several years at the center of the national industrial construction boom, especially in large logistics properties.

Kansas City continues to perform well relative to many national industrial markets, supported by large user-driven projects and steady demand.

Saint Louis continues to stand out nationally for its restrained development cycle, particularly among logistics properties.

The commercial property investment market in Memphis, Tennessee, is entering 2026 on slightly firmer footing as transactions rose in a landscape shaped by easing rate volatility, improving liquidity ...

St. Louis’s investment market is entering 2026 on firmer footing as transactions rose in a landscape defined by easing rate volatility, improving liquidity and more predictable lending conditions. ...

Louisville’s investment market is entering 2026 in a stronger position after a meaningful rebound in deal activity last year. Transactions rose in a landscape shaped by easing rate volatility, ...

The Indianapolis investment market is entering 2026 on somewhat firmer footing as transactions rose in a landscape defined by easing rate volatility, improving liquidity and more predictable lending ...

Kansas City’s investment market is moving through early 2026 on firmer footing as transactions have risen in a landscape defined by easing rate volatility, improving liquidity and more predictable ...