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Developers are Keen on Phoenix Industrial Phoenix’s industrial market has been hot, recording its best performances in the last two years. Amid the bolstering demand, developers are taking up entertainment venues to convert into industrial properties. A California-based developer has acquired a Tempe water park and ice rink and is slated for conversion to industrial […]

An Update on DFW’s Industrial Market As the fourth-largest metro in the U.S., Dallas-Fort Worth is also the second-largest industrial market. The market holds over one billion square feet of inventory, just behind Chicago (1.3 billion square feet) and surpassing Los Angeles (one billion square feet). A private equity firm has targeted Dallas-Fort Worth as […]

Update on Los Angeles Industrial Market Los Angeles holds an expansive industrial market within the two billion square feet Southern California industrial market. The metro boasts one of the lowest vacancies nationally, and rental rates are pushing to new highs with the demand for industrial products surging since the start of the pandemic. Nearly $3 […]

Prime Industrial Markets   Industrial is the current darling of commercial real estate. With historical sales numbers, low vacancies, and robust supply across major metros, investors are yearning for the opportunity to enter the industrial market. But as the asset class grows in popularity, supply and demand become unbalanced. Tight market conditions, paired with rising […]

Click the link below for the Matthews™ 2022 April Capital Markets Update.

  Inflation will ensure a higher cost of capital this year, but commercial real estate remains the best inflation resistant investment vehicle.   It’s officially happening. Interest rates are moving up.   After years of quantitative easing, inflationary pressures have forced the Federal Reserve to reverse course. According to a CPI report from December, consumer […]

Click the link below for the Matthews™ 2022 March Capital Markets Update.  

How Do Inflation Headwinds Impact Consumer Discretionary Spending? Consumer Spending & Inflation Inflation significantly affects what consumers choose to buy, where they decide to go, and what they choose to do, especially when there is talk of a potential recession. Historical data backs this statement, consumers are predictable during unprecedented times they adjust their behaviors […]

  Texas emerged as a top market for apartment investment in 2020 and 2021 as investors changed their appetite for Sunbelt metros. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Austin have been the target for institutional players and out-of-state investors. Austin’s large presence of 20-34 year-olds, paired with its strong economic performance, has made it one of the […]