- Notwithstanding the challenges that have kept transactions at lower levels than the industry would like, the industrial market is still one of the best-performing segments of the commercial real estate market.
- The fact that investment sale prices increased by more than 9% in the first quarter, indicating a strong demand for these assets, is encouraging for the sector. Additional advancements hold the potential to spur expansion: electronic commerce serves as a significant catalyst, and the product itself is changing with the introduction of robotics and automation, multi-story warehouses, and other innovations. Additionally, despite the general tightening of credit, industrial credit is still strong.
