May 2023
Industrial real estate sales drop in Chicago amid limited supply
From “Industrial real estate sales drop in Chicago amid limited supply” – Chicago Business Journal
After 23 transactions totaling $932 million in sales in the first quarter of 2022, the Chicago market saw a 58% drop in the first quarter of this year to 13 transactions totaling $392 million, according to a Q1 2023 investment market overview from the NAI Hiffman Industrial Capital Markets team.
At the same time, average price per square foot increased 28% from the $83.66 per square foot average reported in Q4 2022 to the $107.09 per square foot average in Q1 2023.
According to Pat Sullivan, executive vice president at NAI Hiffman, first-quarter investment sales slowed in part because buyers and sellers had different expectations about pricing amid rising interest rates and inflation concerns. Still, he said he expects industrial investments and transaction volume to increase as the year progresses as more product comes online.
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