COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE
6 January | February 2018
MARKET
T R E N D S
Top 10 Markets for Industrial
Space in the Last Decade
Source: Commercial Café
Inland Empire, Calif.
131.7
307
108.8
322
100.9
267
63.0
254
54.9
137
43.6
138
37.9
96
37.6
112
20.9
101
17.5
51
Chicago
Dallas/Fort Worth
Houston
New Jersey
Phoenix
Atlanta
Charleston, S.C.
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
# of Properties Total msf
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Urban Technology
Changes Work
and Life
Source: Cushman & Wakefield
Maciej
Frolow
(top
images),
liulolo
(bottom)
imegastocker
QUANTUM COMPUTING
Timing: 3–5 years
n
Revolutionizes medicine.
n
Eliminates supply-chain inefficiencies.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Timing: 1–10 years
n
Expands intelligence.
n
Shrinks the job market.
n
Focuses on human creativity
and empathy.
INTERNET OF THINGS
Timing: 0–10 years
n
Conserves smart resources.
n
Ensures greater convenience.
n
Uses real estate more intensively.
"Globally, the top five investors were Hong Kong, the
United States, China, Canada, and Singapore. However,
in addition to being the largest recipient, for the first time in
four years, European capital was the greatest source of total
cross-border investment, surpassing even North America."
— Cushman & Wakefield
Europe Rises to the Top