Three Paths to Business Development in COVID Era
By Chad Schleicher for Weitz COVID-19 has changed our environment over the last eight months and forced us into a new modality of working and competing for business. While each state has certain restrictions in place, there is a common thread throughout the United States, and that is much of our interaction and communication is being done digitally; whether that […]
Arizona Cities See Higher Rents
While Apartment List’s National Rent Index is down 1.4 percent over the last year, rents in Tucson have increased 4.7 percent since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Since March, Tucson’s month-over-month rents are up 0.6 percent, and year-over-year increases total 5.9 percent. Phoenix’s year-over-year growth is 3.3 percent since March. (Source)
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 […]
Phoenix Retail Posts Positive Net Absorption in Q3
Source: Colliers International The Greater Phoenix retail market posted positive net absorption in third quarter, despite the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vacancy rose slightly during the quarter to 7.7 percent as the city was recognized for comparatively low unemployment and small business closures. During third quarter, Greater Phoenix posted a 1.7 percent increase in unemployment, finishing September […]
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, […]
Phoenix Office Market Outlook
Source: JLL Despite a sluggish first half of 2020, the Phoenix office market showed signs of growth during the third quarter, posting just over 300KSF of positive absorption. The Chandler submarket led the way in Q3 with over 176KSF of net gains coming from the finance and insurance sectors. The Tempe submarket was a close second experiencing more than 100KSF of […]
Amazon Discussing Retail-to-Distribution Conversions
By Joe Dyton for The Broker List Mall owner Simon Property Group and Amazon are in talks to turn J.C. Penney and Sears stores into distribution centers, according to The Wall Street Journal. Both department store chains filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed stores across the country. Simon malls have 63 J.C. Penney stores and 11 Sears, according to the company’s May public filing. The number of stores Amazon […]
Peoria Eyes Significant Transportation Funding Source
By Philip Haldiman for Independent Newsmedia A significant funding source that has generated about $4.3B in tax revenues since 2006 for transportation in Peoria and throughout Maricopa County expires in 2025, so city officials are planning to ensure they get a piece of the pie if funding is renewed. Proposition 400, approved by 58 percent of Maricopa County voters […]
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 […]