Inflation Could Stay Higher: What it Means for CRE

Jul 24, 2026

The June Consumer Price Index offered some good news: inflation dropped to 3.5%, driven by lower oil and gas prices. However, that state of affairs is unlikely to last, especially as tensions in the Middle East are heating up again, suggesting the U.S. isn’t free from the elevated inflation cycle just yet. In a…

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Housing Development in North Lawndale Breaks Ground

Crews recently broke ground on a North Lawndale community, the Trumbull Collection, a group of nine market-rate three-flat apartment buildings. The $6.5 million project will replace eight vacant lots on the 1600 and 1800 blocks of S. Drake Ave. and S. Trumbull Ave. with 27 mid-density homes. The city-backed project…

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