DALLAS—The long-term industrial forecast reveals the sector continues to enjoy healthy expansion, thanks to the continued rise of distribution centers tied to the growth of e-commerce and the increasing use of warehouses as cloud computing facilities, according to Ten-X. The firm recently released its latest US Industrial Market Outlook, including the top five buy and sell markets for industrial real estate assets.

Ten-X Research's data suggests that Nashville, Los Angeles, Memphis, Atlanta and San Bernardino-Riverside, CA are markets in which investors should consider buying industrial assets. While overall economic conditions in these areas differ, each is in a unique position to capitalize on the mounting demand in the sector, citing strong absorption rates that promise to outpace supply during the next two years.

Other markets that rely heavily on energy industries are struggling amid the lasting slump in oil prices, which have contributed to an economic malaise affecting nearly all real estate sectors. Four Texas cities–Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio–are among the metro areas where industrial investors might consider selling properties, according to Ten-X. Suburban Maryland, a region in which the economy has proven sluggish due mostly to low population growth and a floundering professional and business services industry, also made the sell list.