Orlando Retail Market Experiencing Record Investor Demand and Pricing

As COVID-19 took hold in early 2020, the Orlando retail market only saw a modest dip in fundamentals where metro-wide rental rates fell by 5 percent and occupancy dropped 100 basis points during the second and third quarters. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020, rental and occupancy rates began an extraordinarily strong comeback, climbing 12 percent and 140 basis points, respectively, from the COVID-19 lows.According to data from CoStar Group, the metro’s average rental rate of …

October 18, 2021Florida, Market Reports, Retail, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Metro Orlando Office Market Caught in Limbo Due to COVID-19, Remote Workforce

Contrary to what is often portrayed in the national media, the Orlando office market is not a monolith. It instead comprises multiple submarkets, many of which are recovering quite differently. For example, according to data from CoStar Group, Winter Park had a 4.7 percent availability rate (that’s direct and sublease space combined). The Downtown Orlando market, on the other hand, had a rate of 16.9 percent. The total Orlando MSA office availability rate was 11.5 percent, which compares to …

October 11, 2021Florida, Market Reports, Office, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

By the Numbers: Orlando’s Industrial Fundamentals Remain Strong

Orlando’s industrial market emerged from the early panic of 2020 in solid shape, and both occupier and investment activity have continued in earnest ever since. While the preceding year has brought its share of pandemic-induced challenges to the Orlando market, the industrial sector itself has not been adversely affected, other than by labor shortages and the escalating prices of construction materials for new development.Sector fundamentals remain strong, with healthy leasing and …

October 4, 2021Florida, Industrial, Market Reports, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

High Demand for Memphis Industrial Leading to Another Record-Shattering Year

Fueled by the acceleration of e-commerce amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Memphis industrial market’s record-setting momentum continued into the first half of the year. Demand fundamentals are the strongest they’ve ever been, with lease transaction volume at mid-year exceeding 12.2 million square feet for the second year in a row and total market direct net absorption reaching an unprecedented 5.3 million square feet.To put these numbers in perspective, lease transaction volume and …

September 27, 2021Industrial, Market Reports, Mississippi, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports, Tennessee

Memphis is Well-Established for Industrial Owners and Users to Win

Momentum in the local industrial market has been maintained because of Memphis’ world-class infrastructure offering the “four Rs” of transportation: river, road, rail and runway. Thanks to Memphis’ central location, truck freight can reach 65 percent of the nation’s population in 24 hours. The Port of Memphis is the fifth-largest inland port in the United States and an east-west highway spans the width of the country.As home to FedEx Global Headquarters and a UPS hub, Memphis …

September 20, 2021Industrial, Market Reports, Mississippi, Office, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports, Tennessee

Robust Memphis Apartment Demand Continues to Push Rents Across Classes

The Memphis multifamily market has recently captured attention from prospective buyers with some impressive statistics. With 2020 rent growth at 6.6 percent and year-to-date 2021 at 10.5 percent year-over-year, the metropolitan showed resiliency through a turbulent period as peer Sun Belt cities experienced stagnancy and even decreases in rents.This trend has put the metropolitan area on acquisition radars and garnered sales to new-to-market buyers looking to plant a flag in the market. But …

September 15, 2021Affordable Housing, Market Reports, Multifamily, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports, Tennessee

From Urban Core to the Suburbs, the Memphis Retail Market is Poised for Growth

Memphis is a city with a soul and is internationally famous for music, food and entertainment. The city draws over 12 million tourists annually, but less publicized is that Memphis is home to six Fortune 1,000 companies (FedEx, International Paper, AutoZone, Terminix, First Horizon and Sylvamo). Additionally, the city’s employment base includes a robust healthcare community with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the University of Tennessee Medical School and Regional One Health. Plus, …

September 6, 2021Market Reports, Retail, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports, Tennessee

Charlotte’s Industrial Market Expected to Close Another Robust Year of Leasing

The Charlotte industrial market is seeing significant tenant demand and investment activity at mid-year 2021 as the market begins to return to normalcy after the disruption during the early days of the pandemic.Like many other Southeastern industrial markets, Charlotte saw a lag in activity through the second and third quarters of 2020. One year later, the impacts of the pandemic continue to burn off, creating an almost insatiable appetite for modern warehouse and distribution space. …

August 30, 2021Industrial, Market Reports, North Carolina, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Life Sciences Firms Dominate Activity in Raleigh-Durham’s Industrial Market

It seems as though we have recently seen significant weekly announcements about investment and job creation by major U.S. companies into the Research Triangle Park region, the area situated between the cities of Raleigh and Durham. For instance, tech titans Apple and Google declared plans to establish major engineering hubs in the region, adding heat to an already dynamic market.It is common knowledge that the Triangle area is respected for its large, highly educated workforce thanks to …

August 23, 2021Data Centers, Industrial, Market Reports, North Carolina, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Charlotte’s South End Remains ‘Go-To’ Submarket for Young Renters

Charlotte’s South End district has firmly established itself as one of the most dynamic millennial urban submarkets in the Sun Belt. It is increasingly on par with the most thriving areas in other growth cities such as Atlanta, Austin and Nashville and is becoming a 24-hour neighborhood with dining, nightlife and high-end jobs.[caption id="attachment_299208" align="alignleft" width="100"] Marc Robinson, Cushman & Wakefield[/caption]Charlotte is one of the few cities in the region that …

August 16, 2021Market Reports, Multifamily, North Carolina, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports