Fed’s Powell: Rate Cuts Likely Delayed This Year
If inflation continues, long-anticipated interest rate cuts may not happen this year, the Federal Reserve chair said. Interest rates influence mortgage rates. WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer […]
Business Rent Tax Reduction Set for June
A cut in the state’s commercial lease sales tax, from 4.5% to 2.0%, will begin on June 1, weeks earlier than originally expected. Business owners will see an earlier-than-anticipated reduction to the state’s lease tax, beginning in June rather than July, state leaders said. Florida’s commercial lease sales tax rate, also known as the Business […]
The new hot property in Miami? Warehouse demand hits an all-time high — and here’s why
Miami-Dade County’s warehouses are going as fast as croquetas and cafecito on a cold day. Tenants — picture e-commerce, importers, fruit and beverage companies — are having a hard time finding storage space in Miami-Dade to rent with the 1.6% vacancy rate an all-time low, according to the JLL fourth quarter 2023 Miami Industrial report […]
More Multistory Industrial Buildings Are Coming. What Will That Mean?
There aren’t many multistory warehouses in the US, but that will soon change as the US relies more on e-commerce. These buildings, which typically exceed 200,000 square feet, are concentrated in New York, Seattle, and Chicago, according to a new report from CBRE. Two more facilities are proposed in San Francisco. Most existing facilities are […]
Prologis Expects To Buy, Sell More Industrial Property This Year
Executives at the world’s largest industrial developer and landlord expect to ramp up property sales and acquisitions this year as they bet that almost all its warehouse properties will remain leased and rents will keep rising in the face of economic uncertainty. Prologis anticipates raising $800 million to $1.2 billion from selling properties in 2024 […]
Mormon Church buys $174M industrial park in Hialeah, the biggest warehouse deal of 2023
It was the biggest industrial transaction in Miami-Dade County in 2023. Six warehouses in Hialeah were snagged for $174.3 million, but the buyer wasn’t a major corporation or manufacturer. It was the Mormon Church. It’s not yet clear what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, plans to […]
Florida Adding 1000 Residents Per Day In 2023: Census
Florida’s population grew by 365,205 over a 12 month period ending in 2023, according to newly released Census estimates. The growth rate for Florida in 2023 was 1.6%. Only South Carolina grew faster on a percentage basis. On a numeric basis, Texas was the only state that added more residents, with 473,453 people added. Florida now […]
Developers Looking to Infinity and Beyond to Create Commercial Opportunities in Fla.
Florida’s Space Coast will be the home to three warehouses with more than 600,000 square feet for the aerospace industry. The Texas-based Hines real estate investment firm is partnering with local developer Key Group on a $500 million industrial park near Florida’s Cape Canaveral, aiming to cash in on the booming aerospace industry. The real-estate […]
Agora Real Estate Group secures another 56,000 SF Lease in Medley
Elias G. Patsalos, CCIM from Agora Real Estate Group represented their logistics client in leasing close to 56,000 SF in Medley. Working alongside Will Falero from Colliers and their client, Patsalos successfully closed this transaction. For assistance with industrial property leasing, selling, or purchasing, please contact Agora Real Estate Group at +1 (305) 804-9154 / […]
South Florida office market stronger than pre-pandemic years, JLL says
Although there are significantly less lease deals taking place, South Florida’s office market is on a stronger footing than it was prior to the pandemic, a lead broker with JLL said. “We are at about a 20% slower rate of deal flow from last year,” said Steven Hurwitz, managing director and agency lead for JLL’s […]
