logistics

The real estate company's Asia-Pacific senior vice-president has seen logistics evolve from an opportunistic play to a vital part of portfolios.

Greenberg Traurig’s real estate shareholders Milos Markovic and David Franklin see increased competition in the sector

Driven by higher investor and tenant expectations, the ESG agenda in logistics real estate is now moving from policy to practice.

A deal has been struck but it is hard to see the impact with so much going on in the world of logistics with the pandemic.

Beyond improving global supply chains, technology innovation can impact the location, design and use of industrial assets.

Urban farming may be a niche business today, but its future growth potential is significant as food security issues increase.

Demand for online shopping, food delivery and pharmaceutical storage is driving demand for cold storage logistics. Real estate investors are taking note.

Investment volumes are growing on the back of compelling fundamentals and institutional demand. But the big hurdle is to access the sector in scale.

Such is the appetite by private real estate’s biggest organizations that smaller peers are now actively marketing aggregation strategies and are expecting bonuses for their efforts.

The sector’s future remains bright, says Savills’ director Marcus de Minkckwitz, despite a challenging year accelerating a number of trends.