CHICAGO—One of the persistent themes of this week's RealShare Industrial conference in Chicago was that the sector has many sources of strength. The impact of e-commerce garners a lot of attention, but other more traditional sources of demand have also fueled new development and attracted dollars from the investment community.
Erik Foster, principal of Avison Young's capital markets group, moderated a Tuesday afternoon discussion on capital flows, and began by asking a panel of experts to assess the current state of the market, and how long the present conditions would last.
“I don't have a crystal ball,” said Scott McKibben, chief investment officer of Brennan Investment Group, “but there are factors other than e-commerce that have made the market strong.”
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
