EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Jones Lang LaSalle says industrial vacancy rates in New Jersey declined to 7.2 percent in the second quarter, mainly because of substantial leasing activity.
JLL says the market's vacancy rate is expected to decrease noticeably during the next six months as leases involving large blocks of space take effect and new speculative deliveries remain limited.
“Institutional demand continues to be the biggest driver of sales activity, as investors increasingly turn to industrial real estate for stable yield,” says David Knee, senior managing director at JLL. “As a result of increased institutional demand, average class A cap rates have continued to compress and now trade between 5.25 percent to 5.0 percent on average.”
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