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By Peter Lamas, MAI Cold storage is a distinctive commercial real estate asset class because its value is closely tied not only to the underlying real estate, but also to the logistics operations it supports. Having appraised hundreds of cold storage and food processing facilities across the country, I have seen the industry evolve from […]
Demand Overtakes Deliveries, Signaling a Turning Point The U.S. apartment market took a meaningful step toward stabilization in the second quarter of 2026 as stronger leasing demand and declining deliveries began absorbing inventory accumulated during the recent construction cycle. As noted in more detail below, perhaps the most notable trend in the national market is […]
Manufactured housing entered 2026 with occupancy above 95%, sustained affordability-driven demand, and expanding institutional interest despite softer home shipments.
IOS Is Emerging as an Institutional Asset Class, but the Land Is Only Part of the Investment Industrial Outdoor Storage has evolved from a fragmented, owner-occupier-oriented property sector into an increasingly recognized component of the U.S. industrial real estate market. The sector’s appeal reflects strong historical rent growth, low vacancy, limited new supply, and its […]
Record-Low Vacancy and Heavy Preleasing Leave Little Capacity for New Demand The U.S. data center market entered 2026 with exceptionally strong operating fundamentals as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and increasingly data-intensive applications accelerated demand for capacity. Vacancy across primary North American markets fell to a record-low 1.4% at year-end 2025, while net absorption reached approximately […]
Downtown Vacancy Remains Exceptionally High, but Deterioration Is Slowing The Denver CBD office market remains one of the most distressed major downtown office districts in the country, although recent leasing indicators suggest that conditions are beginning to stabilize. Vacancy varies by provider and geographic definition. CBRE reported 38.6% total vacancy for Downtown Denver in the […]