Industrial Big Box Leasing Is On a Tear
2024 could be the third-highest year for industrial big-box leasing, CBRE projects. Even though a spate of new construction in 2023 brought a record 413 million SF to market, it expects that abundant supply to be short-lived. “Investor sentiment has significantly improved from last year as industrial operating fundamentals remain solid and the credit market […]
Self-Storage Owners Expand Portfolios, Renovate Existing Properties
Nearly one-fifth of Americans rent self-storage space, according to a recent study conducted by StorageCafe, an online platform that provides storage unit listings across the nation. Owners and operators of the property type are keen to capitalize on the strong demand. According to StorageCafe, the total amount of new storage space delivered in 2023 reached 49 million […]
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. The national vacancy rate rose 20 bps month-over-month to 4.8% as nationwide, an increase of 80 basis points over the last 12 […]
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 new hot property in Miami? Warehouse demand hits an all-time high — and here’s why
Miami-Dade County’s warehouses are going as fast as croquetas and cafecito on a cold day. Tenants — picture e-commerce, importers, fruit and beverage companies — are having a hard time finding storage space in Miami-Dade to rent with the 1.6% vacancy rate an all-time low, according to the JLL fourth quarter 2023 Miami Industrial report […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
E-commerce Continues to Fuel Industrial Expansion
The pandemic-triggered surge in e-commerce significantly increased demand for industrial real estate, according to the latest CommercialEdge industrial report. Even though e-commerce sales have seen a 74 percent boost since early 2021, a substantial portion of this sudden increase occurred primarily in the second quarter of 2021. Notably, pre-pandemic, the growth rate was higher than […]
