The demand for real estate in an area is closely linked to the economy of the area. If there are a large number of businesses in the area, people owning or associated with these businesses will require housing in the vicinity , so the demand and prices for both commercial and residential real estate will be higher. On the other hand, if business conditions are not conducive, people will migrate to places with better opportunities, and there will be limited demand for homes and commercial properties on sale and rent in the area. Hence increasingly cities and small towns are offering incentives to large companies to set up their business in the area, as it will result in a large amount of investment and boost the local economy.

Increasing use of the internet worldwide has boosted the demand for facilities for online businesses, like data centers and ecommerce facilities for storing and shipping items which are ordered online. Integrated real estate development companies like Hunt Midwest have the expertise to develop a wide range of commercial and residential facilities like data centers, business centers, office complexes, warehouses, factories, apartment complexes,shopping malls, senior living facilities. These companies can offer a lucrative deal to businesses and companies interested in leasing or purchasing the commercial facilities, also offering homes on rent to the employees of these companies at an attractive rate to save their time and money.

United States has become the world leader in the internet, because of the large number of data centers, cheap bandwith, which allow businesses worldwide to host their websites in the country at an affordable rate. However building a data center requires a high level of expertise as it should be designed so that there is almost no downtime, it will not be affected by natural calamities like earthquakes, floods, heavy snowfall , typhoons and other problems like power failure or cable cut. The real estate development companies have developed expertise in designing and construction of high quality disaster proof data centers and other facilities to conform with the regulatory guidelines. The real estate companies also offer infrastructure management services, so a property owner or tenant purchasing or living in a home constructed by the company can be assured that it will be well maintained.