Industrial Big Box Leasing Is On a Tear

Industrial Big-Box Leasing Expected to Remain Strong in 2024 CBRE expects 2024 to become the third-highest year on record for industrial big-box leasing. While a surge of new construction delivered a record 413 million square feet (SF) of industrial space in 2023, the company believes the current oversupply will be temporary. According to Chris Riley, […]
Fed’s Powell: Rate Cuts Likely Delayed This Year

If inflation continues, long-anticipated interest rate cuts may not happen this year, the Federal Reserve chair said. Interest rates influence mortgage rates. WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer […]
Business Rent Tax Reduction Set for June

A cut in the state’s commercial lease sales tax, from 4.5% to 2.0%, will begin on June 1, weeks earlier than originally expected. Business owners will see an earlier-than-anticipated reduction to the state’s lease tax, beginning in June rather than July, state leaders said. Florida’s commercial lease sales tax rate, also known as the Business […]
Getting in the Heads of Industrial Tenants

An excess of supply in some industrial markets has led to more rentable options and more favorable leasing terms for tenants. With new construction starts taking a more than 70 percent dive since early 2022, however, according to a 2023 Savills report, demand is likely to quickly outpace new deliveries. Until then, tenants have their […]
Self-Storage Owners Expand Portfolios, Renovate Existing Properties

The self-storage sector continues to demonstrate resilience as consumer habits, e-commerce growth, and changing lifestyles drive demand across the United States. While much of the recent activity has focused on new development and property conversions, these trends also offer valuable insights for businesses and investors following Miami industrial real estate. As warehouse demand and logistics […]
Census: Miami Ranked #1 For International Population Growth In 2023

Miami-Dade’s net international population growth surged in 2023, and was the highest of any county in the U.S., according to new Census data. The number of new Miami-Dade residents coming from outside the U.S. rise almost 40% last year, to 54,457. No other county added as many new international residents. When counting total population growth, including […]
Commercial Preparing for Maturing Loans

With about a quarter of commercial mortgages maturing this year, smaller banks are preparing for the economic pressure. Experts say the stress is not expected to produce broader financial implications. NEW YORK – The popularity of remote work in the United States has emptied office buildings, a cause for worry as their value falls and […]
Industrial Rents Rise as New Pipeline Rebalances

National industrial in-place rents increased by 7.6% year-over-year to an average of $7.74 per square foot in January as the industrial new supply pipeline undergoes a rebalancing, according to CommercialEdge’s February Industrial Report. This data clearly shows that Industrial Rents Rise as New Pipeline Rebalances, reflecting ongoing shifts in the sector. The national vacancy rate […]
Cold Storage Is Hot — and It Will Stay That Way for A While

Forget labs or data centers. The true mission critical infrastructure of American life is the 3.7 billion square feet of big, boxy refrigerated warehouses that have recently become a real estate asset of interest. Significant changes in grocery shopping, restaurant operation, pharmaceutical storage (including new diet drugs), online ordering and meal kits, agriculture, food manufacturing […]
The Changing Direction of Industrial CRE

The future of industrial CRE is strong, but advancing in a new direction, according to a report from Newmark and NAIOP. CRE for advanced manufacturing is the wave of the future, while warehousing and distribution take a back seat, the report finds. It predicts new construction related to the high tech, automotive, energy and biomanufacturing […]