Mark Your Calendar Kathryn Hamilton, CAE for Market Share Blog | September 2, 2026 As cold storage developers navigate a market that has shifted from rapid speculative growth toward more selective development, two approaches are emerging as practical ways to meet demand: adapting existing industrial buildings and developing highly customized facilities for users with specific operational…
Mark Your Calendar Kathryn Hamilton, CAE for Market Share Blog | September 2, 2026 For the cold storage industry, the past several years has been a lesson in just how quickly market fundamentals can change. The sector entered the pandemic with strong demand and rising valuations, only to face a series of disruptions that eventually…
Mark Your Calendar From REBIC – 9/8/26 Charlotte City Council committees are meeting today, September 8th. And we are reporting on the Housing Committee. During this session, I was joined by several members of the Canopy Realtor® Association Government Affairs Committee. Two items of discussion included updates to the City’s Affordable Housing Policy, and a proposed amendment to…
Mark Your Calendar By: Hany Guirguis, Ph.D., Manhattan University and Joshua Harris, Ph.D., Fordham University Release Date: September 2026 From CREDA Research Foundation U.S. industrial net absorption in the first half of 2026 totaled 114.3 million square feet, a quarterly average of 57.1 million square feet that closely matches the 57.9 million-square-foot average quarterly…
Mark Your Calendar Kristen Nunery for Market Share Blog | August 27, 2026 Commercial real estate developers, owners, investors and property managers are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce delays, lower costs, improve risk visibility and make better decisions. But AI cannot repair a fragmented workflow built around spreadsheets, email chains, manual reviews and unclear ownership. Effective AI implementation begins with…
Mark Your Calendar City of Charlotte Community Task Force has had two meetings and the next meeting is Thursday 8/27. More details can be found at the bottom of the FAQ page here. Register to Attend Community Input Session Complete the Data Center Survey Below are members of the Task Force: View archived blog posts…
Mark Your Calendar From REBIC – 8/25/26 Last night, the regular monthly Public Forum was held during the meeting of the Charlotte City Council. This is simply a chance to hear community voices offer their perspectives on the key issues at hand. Those key topics for discussion included further consideration of the I-77 expansion project and a proposal to institute…
Mark Your Calendar Brielle Scott for Market Share Blog | August 25, 2026 Industrial real estate has changed dramatically over the past two decades – but the leasing process behind it hasn’t kept pace. That’s the central theme James Holbrook, founder of Payson Smith Holbrook and executive chairman of Warehub, explored on the latest episode of Inside CRE with host Marc Selvitelli, CAE, CREDA’s president and…
Mark Your Calendar From REBIC – 8/18/26 On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) Board is scheduled to vote on the proposed expansion of I-77 south of Uptown, marking a critical decision for the future of transportation and mobility in our community. It is likely the final opportunity to save…
Mark Your Calendar From REBIC – 8/11/26 The data center controversy continues to make the rounds. On August 10, Statesville City Council Meeting – 56:06, the Statesville City Council held a hearing on a proposed 150-day Data Center Moratorium. City leaders chose to hold a hearing after it determined its current code is outdated and inadequate…
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