Brad SimpkinsWith amounts large and small, investors are finding ways to continue to ride the industrial asset class and its long-standing winning streak. And little wonder. According to a market report by Black Creek Group, core industrial real estate — that is, high-quality warehouses that are fully leased to creditworthy tenants — has delivered the highest returns of the main property sectors throughout the current economic cycle producing 13.06%, 13.42%, 13.2% and 7.7% total returns on a one-, three-, five- and ten-year basis, respectively.
E-commerce, of course, is a driving factor behind this growth.
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Erika Morphy
Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.
