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Commercial Real Estate work in Chicago
Chicago carries one of the deepest commercial property markets in the country, and the search demand follows the stock. Brokerages, tenant rep firms, property managers and investment sales shops across the city and the suburbs compete for the same phrases: office space for lease in the Loop, industrial buildings near O'Hare, retail space on the North Side. Paid search on those terms runs at professional services rates, because a single lease or sale is worth a lot to the firm that wins it. The firms taking that demand are mostly owner operators and local partnerships with a named principal, not national franchises. The searches are specific to the building type and the submarket, which is where a steady publishing habit earns its keep.
