Although e-commerce-fueled bulk logistics space is the darling of the current cycle, manufacturing stimulates industrial space demand for both factories and warehouses. Investors seeking higher cap rates are finding them in industrial spaces serving manufacturing. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
A supply chain crisis and severe labor shortages are creating mega challenges for developers—but industrial projects are pushing through. Demand for industrial space is so strong, and as a result the asset class remains “unencumbered” by labor shortages, according to Louis Archambault, an attorney at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr.
New project deliveries, continued cannabis legalization, a decline in manufacturing, faster e-commerce deliveries and the upcoming presidential election will all have an impact on the U.S. industrial sector in 2020, experts say. Here are eight predictions for the industrial sector in the new year: