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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 […]

Midwest Industrial Real Estate Industrial users and investors continue to migrate to the Midwest for its comparatively lower cost of living, established highway systems and railroad infrastructures, expansive presence of tech and Fortune 500 companies, and port access. A small town in Northeast Ohio was selected as the destination for Intel Corp.’s $20 billion development entailing two chip factories. The massive […]

Inflation’s Impact on Cap Rates Consumer prices are rising at the fastest pace seen in the last four decades, and the Federal Reserve is battling inflation and responding with increasing interest rates. According to Trading Economics, as of May 2022 the current inflation rate is 8.5 percent. Energy prices increased 32 percent, with gas rising […]

Atlanta is an essential national distribution hub, attributed to its low business costs, abundant labor, robust and well-connected infrastructure, and port access. Atlanta set multiple records in 2021 and continues on a positive trajectory so far into 2022. The market achieved over $3 billion in sales in 2021, while Q1 2022 has already traded $1 […]

Industrial continues to be a break-out sector for South Florida as investors target the region due to increased consumer spending and growing e-commerce sales. Vacancies in South Florida are relatively tight, ranging from 1.3 percent (Naples) to 3.8 percent (Fort Lauderdale). There is strong demand for each market and pronounced construction throughout, with the exception […]

Market Overview As a firmly positioned top life sciences market, San Diego sees no shortage of demand. These firms, along with defense contractors, biotech firms, healthcare providers, and logistics users, have supported stability for industrial as they expand in the market. Several top universities in the area provide a talent pool of highly educated graduates and […]

New commercial real estate construction is limited as inflation continues to put barriers on building material acquisition yet simultaneously drives the value of existing properties. According to Trading Economics, the current inflation rate sits at 8.5 percent as of March 2022. Experts predict that the record growth in industrial and multifamily in 2021 cannot be sustained into […]

  According to the World Population Review, Cleveland is the second-largest city in Ohio, with a population of 374,394. Once a manufacturing hub, Cleveland’s growth was primarily driven by the industrial sector. Now that manufacturing has shifted overseas and is facing headwinds due to disrupted supply chains and labor shortages caused by COVID-19, Cleveland has […]

  Phoenix’s diverse industry, incredible job growth, and robust population growth have garnered the attention of large private, institutional, and foreign buyers. The number of companies moving to Phoenix is incredible, and the diversification of industries has positioned the market as a long-term, stable investment. Phoenix has become one of the top markets in the […]