NEW BRUNSWICK—Heavy demand for industrial space and strong appetites for retail properties are two key market characteristics, says José Cruz, senior managing director of HFF, one of the panelists featured at next week's RealShare New Jersey Conference.
“There is significant demand right now for retail. The activity is broad based from value add non-anchored to stable Class A grocery product,” says Cruz, in comments provided exclusively to GlobeSt.com in advance of his appearance at the conference. “Investors have varied pools of capital for most retail today. Finally, industrial investment opportunities are few and far between, driving current pricing to record levels in the state for well-located big box warehouse. Cap rates on this product type have dropped to the 5% range for the best of the best.”
Cruz will join John Adderly, executive vice president - managing director, NAI Mertz; Alex Cohen, CEO of Liberty SBF; Nat Gambuzza; vice president of investments, Marcus & Millichap; and David Simon, executive managing director, Massey Knakal Realty Services, on a panel entitled, “Transactions: Getting the Deals Done,” moderated by Mitchell S. Berkey, Esq., co-chair, Real Estate Development and Land Use Group, Wolff & Samson PC ,scheduled to start at 10:45 a.m. The conference kicks off Thursday, September 11 at 7:45am at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick.
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