Industrial

As U.S. industrial lease rates climbed 4.4% YoY, vacancy held steady in March 2021, and sales activity exceeded $8 billion in first quarter transactions.

Industrial space sale prices grew 10% since Q4 2020. In the first two months of 2021, total sales nationwide amounted to $4.7 billion. Over the last 12 months, industrial rents grew 5.1% & by over 7% in port markets. Thus far in 2021, 41.7 million sq. ft. of new stock was delivered.

High demand for U.S. industrial space meant that those who leased in the past 12 months paid an avg. of $7.50 per sq. ft. – a 5.1% increase Y-o-Y. Record trade activity in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach fueled demand – imports grew 4.8% year-over-year in December 2020. By February 2021, 27.8 million sq. ft. of new stock was delivered.

E-commerce fueled demand for industrial space causing rents to grow 4.8% Y-o-Y in December 2020 and sale prices to grow 7.8% over the course of the year. More new industrial space was constructed – 228.4 million square feet – than at any other time this century.