After Tuesday, the Data Center Industry Is Facing an Allocation Crisis
Why this matters
Industrial has moved into a normalization phase after the 2020-2023 frenzy. Vacancies are up modestly, sublease space remains a watch item in the big-box logistics segment, and rent growth has shifted from double-digit to mid-single-digit. The long-term tailwinds — nearshoring, e-commerce penetration, infill scarcity — remain intact. Institutional capital is calibrating between core income and value-add basis plays as the cycle matures.
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- Disclosed industrial deal value tracked in November 2026: $417.2M across 7 reported transactions. All Industrial coverage →
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Texas, home to roughly a quarter of planned U.S. data center capacity , just elected a governor who promised to pause data center approvals . The vote was not about whether America needs more compute. It was about who…
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