Despite Market Turbulence, Industrial Real Estate Will Continue To Boom
There has arguably never been a more robust year for industrial real estate. Construction companies completed 121.4M SF of industrial in Q3 2022, the second-highest quarterly total on record. Demand has more than kept up, and vacancy rates trended downward for the seventh straight quarter to a record low of 3.3%. Though macroeconomic instability is […]
How a Mangled Supply Chain Led to an Industrial Real Estate Renaissance
Despite President Biden’s casual announcement that the COVID-19 pandemic has come to an end, the industrial real estate sector is still reeling from the virus’ impact. Bubbling geopolitical tensions, a mangled supply chain, and sky-high inflation continues to affect the market and for valuations of industrial properties. This is particularly true when it comes to […]
Amid Land Shortage, it’s a Landlord’s Market for Industrial Real Estate
In late November 2018, the worlds largest industrial property REIT, Prologis, erected the nation’s first multi-story warehouse located minutes from downtown Seattle. Amazon quickly leased a considerable chunk of the three-level, 590,000-square-foot industrial space, Home Depot soon followed suit. Multilevel warehouses are typical in Asia, some industrial buildings in Hong Kong are as high as […]
Industrial Listings Are Not Staying on the Market for Long in Atlanta
Atlanta’s industrial market smashed records for net absorption, leasing volume and rent growth in 2021, and the sector is heading into 2022 in a strong position. However, traditional key indicators, including net absorption and leasing volume, may not capture the full story of the market’s performance going forward. Net absorption is inherently limited by the amount […]
Amazon To Open Over 250 New Distributions Facilities Of Various Sizes Across The Country In 2021
Online retailer Amazon has kicked off yet another round of large-scale recruitment, with the aim of increasing its fulfillment and transportation headcount by 125,000. The new hiring initiative unveiled on Tuesday is national in scope, though the Seattle-based company is putting special emphasis on 18 states where it’s investing billions in new logistics hubs. The […]
Bright Spots: Land, Apartments, Industrial
The coronavirus pandemic deepened its impact on sales and leasing transactions in the second quarter of 2020. Retail, hotel, and office properties were hit the hardest, while residential, industrial, and land assets were being only mildly impacted. These are some of the findings of the latest Commercial Real Estate Market Trends and Outlook, a quarterly […]
Atlanta Industrial Market Shines As Other Sectors Are Slow To Recover
According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Atlanta has added back a little more than half of the jobs lost during the initial shutdown due to the global pandemic, but the most recent jobs report shows a vast slowdown in those jobs gains during the last two months. The reports show […]
Atlanta’s Industrial Market Remains Strong While Other Sectors Adapt To Overcome New Obstacles
Atlanta has quickly established itself as the tech hub of the Southeast with companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon planning to add many more jobs in the near future. The addition of these high-paying jobs from tech firms will continue to fuel demand for office space and high-end apartments. While the long term outlook remains […]
Strong Demand for Warehouses as Retailers Cope with Covid-19
Strong Demand for Warehouses as Retailers Cope with Covid-19 One of the most obvious real estate impacts of COVID-19 has been the heavy hit retail property has been taking. Retail owners were already being described as facing an apocalypse thanks to eCommerce and that was before the new coronavirus swept across the country and began […]