Despite promises of a “reshoring boom”, the survey that included 380 business and supply chain professionals revealed that high costs are steering companies toward alternative low-tariff countries and not back to the U.S.
The South—particularly the Southeast—is the fastest-growing manufacturing area. Over the past decade, the South has added more than 100 million square feet of new manufacturing space, and nearly half of all the space under construction in the U.S. is now in the South.
It is expected the US will see a ‘meaningful’ downturn within the next 12 to 18 months. Consequently, a decline in the rate of warehouse construction is forecasted in the coming months. A significant decrease is expected in 2H 2023 and 1H 2024.
The industrial sector remained one of the strongest commercial real estate performers in 2022, despite rising interest rates and ballooning inflation. Onshoring efforts, coupled with a continuation of last year’s e-commerce boom, have only added to the already sky-high demand for industrial real estate. But in the second half of 2022, the industrial market began