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 […]

Industrial Sector Set for 2024 Transformation

The industrial sector—which has been on a hot streak for several years—experienced a significant cooling-off in 2023. As we look ahead to 2024, CommercialEdge anticipates a period of stabilization and normalization in the sector. In 2024, rent growth is expected to slow and vacancy rates to rise due to a surge in new supply. Although Mexico overtook China […]

The Fed Declares Interest Rates Have Reached Their Peak

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell declared the end of the current monetary tightening cycle on Wednesday as policymakers decided to hold interest rates steady. “The policy rate is at its peak in this tightening cycle,” Powell told reporters after the Fed’s policy-making committee’s first meeting of the year. The decision left the Fed’s overnight lending […]

More Multistory Industrial Buildings Are Coming. What Will That Mean?

There aren’t many multistory warehouses in the US, but that will soon change as the US relies more on e-commerce. These buildings, which typically exceed 200,000 square feet, are concentrated in New York, Seattle, and Chicago, according to a new report from CBRE. Two more facilities are proposed in San Francisco. Most existing facilities are […]

Prologis Expects To Buy, Sell More Industrial Property This Year

Executives at the world’s largest industrial developer and landlord expect to ramp up property sales and acquisitions this year as they bet that almost all its warehouse properties will remain leased and rents will keep rising in the face of economic uncertainty. Prologis anticipates raising $800 million to $1.2 billion from selling properties in 2024 […]

Fed Presses Pause on Interest Rates Once Again to Close Out 2023

The Federal Reserve held short-term interest rates steady to close its 2023 calendar in a move that positions commercial real estate for a potential rebound in transaction volume next year, according to analysts. The central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at between 5.25 percent and 5.5 percent for a third straight meeting after bringing rates […]

Developers Looking to Infinity and Beyond to Create Commercial Opportunities in Fla.

Florida’s Space Coast will be the home to three warehouses with more than 600,000 square feet for the aerospace industry. The Texas-based Hines real estate investment firm is partnering with local developer Key Group on a $500 million industrial park near Florida’s Cape Canaveral, aiming to cash in on the booming aerospace industry. The real-estate […]

South Florida office market stronger than pre-pandemic years, JLL says

Although there are significantly less lease deals taking place, South Florida’s office market is on a stronger footing than it was prior to the pandemic, a lead broker with JLL said. “We are at about a 20% slower rate of deal flow from last year,” said Steven Hurwitz, managing director and agency lead for JLL’s […]