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Commercial Observer · Industrial

Warehub Founder James Holbrook On Industrial’s Flexibility Needs

Via Commercial Observer · September 17, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · September 17, 2026

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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Excerpt from Commercial Observer:
U.S. industrial real estate spent much of the pandemic defined by tenants racing to secure as much warehouse space as they could for as long as they could. Those days are long gone. The market has reset and normalized…
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