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Industrial Shows No Danger Signs Ahead

LOS ANGELES—The industrial market is incredibly robust, according to Cushman & Wakefield's Jim Carpenter, who is speaking at NAIOPs I.CON event next week.

By Kelsi Maree Borland | Updated on June 04, 2015

LOS ANGELES—The industrial sector is booming with an abundance of capital in the market, supply levels in check and soaring tenant demand, according to Jim Carpenter, executive director at Cushman & Wakefield. Carpenter is moderating the Industrial Investment Outlook panel at the NAIOP I.CON event on June 10 and 11 in Long Beach. (NAIOP is a GlobeSt.com Thought Leader.) On the panel, he’ll be asking the speakers to weigh in on the current market conditions and alternative investment strategies. But, from where his is sitting, the market is looking good.

“There are no danger signs on the horizon,” Carpenter tells GlobeSt.com. “Due to any number of factors, industrial is the darling, if you will, of all the asset classes. It was the most favored property type by investors last year, this year and it may be true again next year. As a result of that, there is plenty of capital available to the sector. The debt and equity sides are still relatively manageable, the supply situation isn’t too far ahead and tenant demand is great, so there isn’t a lot to complain about. For right now, our business could not be any more robust.”

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