Industrial Bubble?

Where does the industrial market stop? Rents in hot markets are far beyond where they’ve ever been, and show no signs of slowing down. I guess fundamentally with vacancy and absorption, there’s not any clear writing on the wall. But there has to be a cap on rents somewhere? Underwriting 5%+ growth on rents that are well passed double digits can get kind of scary.

Are we in a bubble? What do you guys think?

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Rent is 5% of total cost to companies. Rents going up by 5% is like peanuts for them. That’s why densely populated warehouses are seeing more growth than middle America (Coastal vs Midwest). It’s also a function of land costs, LA infill is irreplaceable vs Dallas where everyone and their mother has land.

 
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We've seen some "outdoor industrial" that's slightly up the food chain from raw land. Used to store large equipment, cranes, trailers, etc. Could be converted to a warehouse, so expect that to add a little pressure to the market as well.

Aren’t these generally smaller lots in infill locations, and not big enough to develop a meaningful logistics asset? 
 

To OP - I don’t anticipate local municipalities rushing to approve more industrial warehouses in neighborhoods.. NIMBYS and all that

 

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