Industrial leaders touch on pressing topics impacting the industry:
- Industrial and multifamily are considered the best-positioned property types to weather an economic downturn. That said, do you see headwinds in terms of industrial demand due to the current economic slowdown, depending of course on how long the recovery takes?
- Earlier in the year, when the pandemic was concentrated mainly in China, there were concerns about the potential impact on the supply chain due to disrupted flow of imports from China. Did that prove to be as much of a risk as it seemed, and what has been the subsequent impact on supply chains as the pandemic has gone global?
- E-commerce has ramped up sharply during the pandemic. We've heard about the positive impact this has made on industrial demand--how has it pressured supply?
- How has the ramp-up in-commerce demand shaped the investment sales market? Are we seeing a spike in sales of older, smaller warehouses in cities, along with development sites for last-mile facilities?
- Speaking of development, has the recent increase in construction pricing made a significant impact on the cost basis for building industrial?
