NAIOP Research Foundation Press Releases
NAIOP Forecast: Industrial Space Demand
Industrial Demand Expected to Grow at Low End of Normal Range
February 27, 2012
Washington, D.C. — The NAIOP Research Foundation today released the Industrial Space Demand Forecast, the fifth forecast from a model that analyzes important economic factors and net absorption data to predict future demand for industrial real estate.
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According to the data:
The current annualized rate of growth (4Q2011) came in at .87 percent, which is in line with the 1.0 percent...
We read another fantastic industrial market report written by Rene Circ at Grubb & Ellis. The report explains how 2011 is shaping up to be the second best year in terms of supply/demand fundamentals on record in the United States.
Here are the key take-aways:
Industrial vacancy in the United States is close to 9.5%; a level not seen since 2007.
Rents on average are only 15-30% below their pre-recessionary peaks.
90 million square feet was positively absorbed this year.
Rents have stabilized as demand has outpaced new supply.
New completions will double in 2012...
The Premiere Gateway to a Growing Economy
We received this amazing video from Darla Longo at CBRE. Please click on the above image to view this fantastic video on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Here are some key take-aways from the video:
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are currently the largest and busiest seaport complex's in the United States.
50% of the goods coming through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are consumed locally.
20 Million people live within a 50 mile radius of the ports.
The Port of Los Angeles is investing...
Doug O’Donnell attended the GRI Europe commercial real estate summit last month in Paris, France. This summit focused on European real estate investments and developments.
It's amazing how similar the situation in Europe is to that of the United States.
This is what the European commercial real estate experts had to say:
Fundamentals are becoming really important again: local presence and local knowledge are more than ever key factors to success.
Investors are looking for income producing properties, for quality assets. This leads them to core markets. Investors are looking for centers...
As the Panama Canal expansion approaches, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have secured funding to expand their capacity and upgrade their facilities.
Here are some notes from a recent logistics conference taken by WCL Consulting:
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the railroads of Union Pacific and BNSF will invest more than $7 billion in containerized cargo movement infrastructure.
The port of Los Angeles will invest over $3 billion on main channel deepening, terminal improvements, roadway connections and on-dock rail.
The port of Long Beach will invest $3.5...
The National Industrial Vacancy Rate Is Declining!
The Bottom Line:
There was 31 million square feet of net absorption nationally during Q2.1
The Inland Empire was the most dominant market in Q2. It had a net absorption of 7.5 million square feet. This was equal to 25% of the U.S. net absorption figure.1
The national industrial vacancy rate declined 30 basis points. It is now at 9.8%.2
The national industrial vacancy rate has not been in single digits since 2009. 2
Nationwide industrial properties experienced a slight increase in asking rents.1
Los...
Article Posted By CoStar
Falling Vacancy, Tight Supply Starting to Move Rents Up, But Meaningful Levels of New Construction Not Expected Anytime Soon.
The U.S. industrial real estate market continued to improve during the second quarter of this year even as the economic recovery lost momentum. The industrial market posted strong leasing activity, declining vacancies and diminished supply, which CoStar analysts said should set the stage for an acceleration in net absorption and rising rents in upcoming quarters.
The U.S industrial vacancy rate fell to a two-year low of 9.8%, down...
The latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey provides clues to current commercial real estate asset prices and a turn around in the market. Over the past 18 months Class A commercial real estate values have increased to near peak levels. The increase is not supported by the current rental and occupancy rates. This rise in asset prices is either an indicator of investor expectations of improving fundamentals over the next three to four years or the beginning of a new asset bubble.