Investors Flocking to Biolab Sector
By Sebastian Obando for National Real Estate Investor Commercial real estate investors are showing increasing interest in biolab facilities as healthcare research and development has accelerated due to the pandemic. “[There is] an increased demand for laboratory space which, when coupled with low vacancy rates in most life science cluster markets, drives rental rates higher,” says Russell Brenner, president of the […]
PHX Industrial Market Surges During Pandemic
Source: Colliers International The Greater Phoenix industrial market has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, driven largely by the country’s increased use of e-commerce and elevated grocery shopping while restaurants were closed. Completion of new industrial projects in 2020 has been the strongest year in more than a decade. Arizona’s business-minded approach led to more companies remaining open during the pandemic. The Trade, […]
Subleasing, Rent Pressures Equal Trouble for Office
By Rayna Katz for GlobeSt.com Given corporate America’s reluctance to return to offices rather than work from home, current conditions in office properties—and the likely near-term future—are looking bleak. Looming excess supply on the horizon will also be a problem, according to a new report on the top 25 US Office Markets from Colliers International. All told, the mid-year research stated, […]
Phoenix #2 in Data Center Growth
Source: JLL COVID-19’s impact on public safety and stay-home orders drove significant demand for immediate digital connectivity around the world. JLL’s 2020 Mid-Year Data Center Outlook finds data centers’ resiliency and reliability established the sector as one of the few to perform strongly during the first half of the year. According to the report, Phoenix ranks as a top […]
Dollar Stores Show E-commerce Resilience
By Les Shaver for GlobeSt.com While many CRE sectors and product types have floundered after COVID-19 hit, one industry has continued to flourish. In the second quarter, cap rates for dollar stores fell a 12-basis point decrease when compared to the prior year, according to The Boulder Group. There are some long-term concerns for the sector, most notably […]
Medical Office Market in PHX Thrives
Source: Colliers International As cases of coronavirus and hospitalizations rose in Greater Phoenix following Memorial Day weekend, the area’s second quarter of real estate market activity was also surging. The medical office market posted its strongest quarter of net absorption in nearly two years and vacancy in this product type dropped 50 basis points. During second quarter […]
PHX Office Space Market Remained Positive
Source: Colliers International The Greater Phoenix office market remained relatively healthy during second quarter, despite business interruptions caused by Stay-at-Home orders and impact of coronavirus. The office sector posted its 33rd consecutive quarter of positive net absorption and office vacancy remains below 15 percent. The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale MSA unemployment rate peaked in April at 12.5 percent. Yet, Arizona’s economy […]
Multifamily Report Shows Sector’s Uncertainty
Source: ABI Multifamily ABI Multifamily has published its Q1 2020 Phoenix Multifamily Quarterly Report. And while the start of 2020 was strong, with rent growth, healthy occupancy rates, lower cost of living, and high renter demand all pointing to another extraordinary year, the future has yet to tell how the multifamily industry will be impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic. With […]
CRE, Construction Well-represented During Crisis
By Rodric Hurdle-Bradford for Bisnow Gov. Doug Ducey issued a statewide stay-at-home order Monday to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, while naming essential businesses that can continue operations for now. CRE and construction are still on that essential services list, a status that remained intact after his executive order. “We worked closely with the governor’s office last week to submit […]
Low Vacancy Despite Lots of New Projects
Source: Colliers International The Greater Phoenix industrial real estate market has a healthy equilibrium in the midst of bringing millions of new square feet to its inventory. Vacancy remains below 10 percent after the city added 6.4MSF of new space in 2019 and has another 10.5MSF under construction. Greater Phoenix has a checkered history of […]