Market Trend: South Florida’s Industrial Vacancy Stays at 9.0%

The South Florida Industrial market ended the second quarter 2011 with a vacancy rate of 9.0%. The vacancy rate was unchanged over the previous quarter, with net absorption totaling positive 280,252 square feet in the second quarter. Vacant sublease space increased in the quarter, end
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Seaport Real Estate Continues to Trump Overall U.S. Industrial Market in 2011

Despite ongoing economic unrest, port properties have enjoyed a stellar year. According to Jones Lang LaSalle’s third annual Port, Airport and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) report, commercial real estate in the markets surrounding the country’s seaports is leading the U.S.
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Industrial output surges as Japan quake impact eases (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. industrial output recorded its best gain in seven months in July as the auto sector bounced back from supply disruptions wrought by Japan’s devastating earthquake in March. Yahoo! News: Business News
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WRIT To Sell Industrial Portfolio, 2 Offices for $350M

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust agreed to sell its 16-building industrial portfolio and two office properties in Maryland, Washington, DC, and northern Virginia for $ 350 million. AP AG Portfolio LLC, a partnership led by AREA Property Partners Value Enhancement Fund VII LP an
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