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Good times roll on for suburban apartment landlords

  If you own an apartment building in downtown Chicago, the grass looks a lot greener out in the suburbs right now. With developers adding thousands of apartments to the city skyline, the supply of downtown units is exceeding demand, dragging down rents. But that’s not the case in the suburbs, where development also hasRead more

End of the Current Real Estate Cycle?

Sam Zell (pictured above) recently stated: “The real estate cycle is nearing its end” (Pensions & Investments, May 1, 2017).  We must admit that Sam had great timing when he sold his Equity Office REIT to Blackstone in 2007 which was the peak of the last cycle.Of course, Sam is also not afraid of real estate recessions.  He earned the title “The Grave Dancer” back in the early 90s when he bought properties at steep discounts from their replacement cost during the bottom of that cycle. So, what are the facts?