There are emerging niches in the industrial real estate sector that are all primed as significant growth areas. The three most promising are outdoor storage, cold storage and facilities that support electric vehicles.
The single greatest amenity going forward in the logistics environment is going to be the availability of power. Although the moment where every warehouse or industrial space will be serviced by renewable power sources, it is predicted that the technology will likely appear faster than expected.
The electric vehicle industry is set to fuel demand for industrial real estate for years to come, predicts CRE research firm YardiMatrix. And major automakers have announced plans to produce EVs or batteries since the US Inflation Reduction Act brought in the subsidies, which require that the vehicles be made mostly in the US.