The Kansas City Market Pulse

Can creating content actually generate commercial real estate business? In this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse , Logan Freeman sits down with Eddie Lopez of Lee & Associates to discuss how he built a recognizable personal brand through his popular "Warehouse of the Week" property walk-throughs and why video marketing is changing industrial commercial real estate. Rather than...

A brand-new Hollywood Casino Hotel, new apartments near Rainbow Boulevard, residential growth, and industrial development highlight this month's Wyandotte County Planning Commission meeting. In this June 2026 Development Update, we cover: 🏨 New 140-room Hollywood Casino Hotel 🏢 Rainbow Boulevard Apartment Development 🏘️ 15-Lot Residential Subdivision 🏢 Parallel Parkway Commercial Redevelopm...

Kansas City's June 2026 City Plan Commission meetings featured major redevelopment projects across the city. In this episode we cover: 🏗️ 4901 Main Street Entertainment District 🦁 Kansas City Zoo Education Building 🏨 UMusic Hotel downtown redevelopment 🏘️ Parade Park Phase One (187 apartments) 🚜 New Tractor Supply in the Northland 🏙️ Mixed-use, commercial, and historic redevelopment project...

A brand-new Dillon's grocery store, continued industrial expansion, and major commercial development highlight this month's Lee's Summit Planning Commission meetings. In this June 2026 Development Update, we cover: 🛒 New Dillon's Grocery Store & Fuel Center 🏗️ Lemone-Smith Business & Rail Center expansion 📦 Industrial development along the M-291 corridor 🚧 Infrastructure...

This month we're breaking down the biggest development projects from the June 8, 2026, Overland Park Planning Commission meeting. Featured projects include: 🏢 Aspiria redevelopment updates 🏘️ Stratford Square multifamily development 🏗️ Blue Valley Crest & Metcalf Village 🏨 StudioRes Hotel 🏊 Wild Horse & Woodmyre amenity projects 📋 Unified Development Ordinance updates From apartmen...

This month we're breaking down the biggest development projects from the June 22, 2026, Olathe Planning Commission meeting. Featured projects include: 🏭 175th Commerce Centre East (61-acre industrial development) 📦 Lone Elm Commerce Center expansion ⚡ Rivian's new Olathe sales location 🚗 Car City Olathe Kia special use permit renewal 🏡 Downtown accessory dwelling unit approval From lo...

This month we're breaking down the biggest development projects from the June 2026 Lenexa Planning Commission meeting. Featured projects include: 🏘️ Highlands at Clear Creek (50-lot residential subdivision) 🏢 Canyon Ridge mixed-use development 🎓 DeSoto School District - Cedar Trails Exploration Center expansion 🏕️ Arrived Outdoors building expansion 🚒 Proposed Lenexa Fire Station 6 📋 Updat...

Kris McGee joins Logan Freeman on The Kansas City Market Pulse for a conversation about land, data centers, power, utilities, and brownfield opportunity. Kris is a commercial real estate land advisor, developer, investor, and founder of Dirt Dawg Land Advisory Services. With 32 years of experience and more than 1,100 personally closed transactions, he brings a practical perspective on where land o...

Is the Kansas City housing market shifting — or simply normalizing? In this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse , Logan Freeman sits down with Kent Welch , President and Co-Owner of Weichert Realtors – Welch & Company , for a residential market update across the Kansas City metro. Kent shares what he’s seeing on the ground with buyers, sellers, builders, pricing, inventory, affordability,...

AI is creating massive demand for data centers — but the biggest bottleneck may not be the technology. It may be the physical infrastructure required to support it. In this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman sits down with Navneet Aron, Founder & CEO of Livio Building Systems, to discuss the future of AI data centers, speed-to-power, modular construction, power availability...

Most people think real estate development starts with construction. It doesn't. It starts with finding the right land, understanding local politics, navigating entitlement risk, and identifying opportunities before the rest of the market catches on. In this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman sits down with Joey Locker and Garrett Stiles of Southern View Development to discu...

How do you go from small real estate deals to building a $225 million real estate investment platform? In this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman sits down with August Biniaz, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CPI Capital, to discuss real estate syndication, private equity, capital raising, multifamily investing, and what it takes to attract institutional capital. With...

How do you generate 7 offers in just 14 days and sell above asking price in today's commercial real estate market? In this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman and Nathan Roberts break down the recent sale of Industrial 19, a 19,500-square-foot industrial outdoor storage property situated on nearly 9 acres in Lawrence, Kansas. The property attracted multiple qualified buyers,...

For the first time, we’re covering Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas planning and zoning updates. The May 2026 Unified Government Planning Commission meeting included several important development projects tied to housing, hospitality, commercial growth, and short-term rental regulation across the county. In this episode, we break down: • New Texas Roadhouse development near 98th Street • H...

Kansas City, Missouri continues to see massive development activity — and the May 2026 City Plan Commission meetings highlighted major growth projects across the metro. In this episode, we break down: • 587-acre KCI airport corridor rezoning • Pure Staley residential development in the Northland • Major hospital campus expansion near downtown • Roy Blunt Luminary Park over I-670 • Berkley Riverfro...

Olathe continues to see major industrial and logistics growth — and the May 2026 Planning Commission meeting highlighted just how active the I-35 corridor has become. In this episode, we break down: • I-35 Logistics Park expansion • 167th Logistics Centre updates • Gateway Landing development plans • Daniels Health medical waste processing facility • Downtown Olathe parking garage project • North...

Lee’s Summit may be preparing for one of the largest long-term development projects in the Kansas City metro. In this May 2026 Planning Commission update, we break down: • The massive 1,000+ acre Arborside redevelopment plan • Proposed mixed-use growth east of I-470 • Future infrastructure and roadway improvements • Hazel Grove Elementary School expansion plans • Rush Funplex redevelopment updates...

Overland Park continues to see major development activity — and this month’s Planning Commission meeting revealed new multifamily projects, commercial rezonings, and continued expansion along the U.S. 69 corridor. In this episode, we break down: • The Legacy at Tomahawk Creek 55+ apartment development • Family Tree Nursery’s proposed 125,000 SF facility • Blue Valley Crest multifamily rezoning • S...

Lenexa continues to grow — May's 2026 Planning Commission meeting revealed several major projects that could shape the future of development across Johnson County. In this episode, we break down: • Highlands at Clear Creek single-family subdivision • Canyon Ridge multifamily development near K-10 • New Lenexa Fire Station 6 plans • Proposed zoning code changes impacting medical & office us...

What if failure was actually the advantage? On this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman sits down with real estate developer, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Rastegar Capital — Ari Rastegar — to discuss the mindset, discipline, and long-term conviction required to build through adversity. From investing in real estate during law school to building a vertically i...

What does it really take to build a brand that scales beyond one business, one platform, or one idea? On this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman sits down with entrepreneur, world champion athlete, and Hitch Fit co-founder Micah LaCerte to discuss how he built a global transformation brand from Kansas City through fitness, media, retreats, leadership, and mission-driven entrepr...

How do you build a $200M real estate business without buying leads, chasing cold calls, or sacrificing your family in the process? On this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, Logan Freeman sits down with Garrett Maroon — founder of the 2:10 Realty Group, host of The Faithful Agent podcast, and author of The Balanced Breakthrough — to discuss how relationships, consistency, and long-term trust...

What if the very thing driving your success is also what’s keeping you stuck? This conversation dives into: The psychology of high performers Why ambitious people plateau Burnout and identity traps Leadership and self-awareness Basketball lessons translated into business Sustainable growth vs hustle culture How elite performers actually think If you’re an entrepreneur, athlete, business owner, exe...

What’s actually happening in the Kansas City commercial real estate market right now? In this 15-minute market update, Logan Freeman of Midwest Commercial Real Estate Advisors breaks down the key trends shaping Kansas City CRE in 2026 — from surging demand in industrial outdoor storage (IOS) to growing interest in data center development. If you’re an investor, developer, owner-user, or broker, th...

Olathe, Kansas continues to emerge as one of the fastest-growing markets in the Kansas City metro. In this Kansas City Market Pulse episode, Logan Freeman breaks down the biggest April 2026 Planning Commission projects including: • 1.7M+ square feet of industrial development• 178+ acres of land activity• Hedge Industrial Park East• DRG Olathe• Lone Elm Commerce Center• Forest View Townhomes• Stell...