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Industrial Market Recovery Forecast For 2011

Torto Wheaton Research paper says market will have to wait for global recovery and return of global trade. Hub rather than port markets will be first to turn.

By John McCloud | Updated on September 16, 2009

BOSTON-Even though the depletion of inventories may have set the stage for recovery of the US industrial real estate market, a new research paper from Torto Wheaton Research indicates it will take a global recovery and strong growth in global trade for the nation’s industrial markets to enjoy a full comeback. According to TWR senior economist Laura Stone Mortimer, the industrial market will not bottom out till the end of 2010, with demand for industrial space not returning till 2011.

“Whether or not the recession is over, this year’s peak shipping season is likely to disappoint, making businesses unlikely to consider acquiring new distribution space for some time,” she writes in the report. “Currently, there are no signs of recovery in the nation’s supply chain. Times remain tough for the ocean shipping industry and for the rail and trucking industries as well, as most major partners are also trying to recover from the global downturn.”

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