This episode marks a rare, in-depth market briefing directly from Gordon Lamphere, drawing on real transactions, real underwriting, and real negotiations happening across Chicagoland as we enter Q1 2026.

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After a year of conversations with developers, corporate occupiers, lenders, municipal leaders, and operators across every major asset class, listeners asked for something different. Not predictions. Not headlines. But a grounded, operator-level view of what is actually working, what is quietly breaking, and where capital is moving next.

This episode delivers that clarity ...