What Markets and Core sub markets do you think will experience rapid growth over the next 3-5 years ?

As the title describes what areas do you think will pop in the next 3-5 years both domestically and internationally. My pick is De Moines Iowa and Newark NJ. I think growth in these areas is inevitable.

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I think you're right. Which markets specifically though?

  • Northern VA has experienced some insane growth which might taper off if the federal budget gets cut.
  • North Carolina's economy has been really good and will likely remain strong. If the tech scene keeps growing there you could see a google/apple/facebook/Amazon open up a regional office there as the bay area is getting too crazy
  • IDK about Nashville but it seems to have potential
  • Atlanta's job market seems pretty good with a lot of healthcare and cpg cos in the area. If healthcare keeps growing at a strong rate it could cause a lot of increased demand for real estate.
  • Texas market is too complicated for me with its reliance on energy (which is making a comeback) that idk.
 

Interestingly and as strange as this sounds the Capital Region (Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Troy) New York is one of the leading markets in the country regarding STEM job growth. The market used to be made up of almost entirely of family owned real estate developers, but has since seen institutional money flock in over the last 18 months. I know it's out there, but we're looking at a couple deals currently in the market and think there is pretty substantial cushion for growth.

 

I'm still bullish on Denver over the next 3-5 years. While it has received a lot of attention over the past few years I think there is still a lot of room for future growth. I also think major cities in the southern half of the country will continue to do well. Texas (Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth), Charlotte, and Raleigh are all target markets for me.

 

Oil recovery applies to Houston areas and west-Texas. If you look at the largest employers in Dallas, an energy company doesn't even make the top 20 in terms of local employment even with Exxon Mobil HQ in Irving. Houston has 6. Dallas specialty is corporate relocation.

As for Charlotte, I am slightly bearish on them. Terrible infrastructure with the I-77 and I-485. It is extremely difficult to move east-to-west in that town.

 

"Oil recovery" Oil ain't going up to peak levels like before, it's only going to stay level. That spells a lot for American energy companies. DFW has a growing technology industry developing. Lots of defense and security (including cyber) firms coming up.

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Listen, I agree that Energy is not #1 in DFW... but ya'll haven't spent much time up here if you think the oil industry doesn't mean anything to us.

My point was yes, due to their other industries (Consumer / Industrial, Defense, Technology, etc.) they have been the fastest growing place in the US, and add to that a small boost with the oil market recovery it should still be fastest growing.

 
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Well DFW has been the fastest growing area in the US for the last 3 - 4 years... with an oil recovery don't see that slowing down.

Definitely agree with you, although I will say that Dallas is a strange city. Granted I was only there for 5 days over ULI, but it had weird feel to it, almost as if it didn't have any feel or culture or identity whatsoever.

Ridiculously good brisket though.

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Almost as if it didn't have any feel or culture or identity whatsoever.

Well A) Delicous Brisket is part of the culture and B) I otherwise totally disagree. Between the plastic millionaires, and the rabid Cowboy fans, the negative aspects of the culture are so in your face as to be totally noticeable. The more prominent aspects of the culture; christian values, strong families, entrepreneurship, boots at work and gun range on the weekend (among others), may take more than 5 days to figure out.

 

I'm more involved in multifamily on the west coast, so that tilts my perspective a good bit, but I'd put my money on seeing more growth in secondary markets surrounding the core markets in CA. There is so much pressure on multifamily rents in the core markets that its pushing people outward to places like Riverside or out of the state altogether into cheaper cities such as Phoenix (and further). Some back office type jobs are following suit and leaving the state for cheaper locations. I would expect to continue to see year over year growth in these "cheaper" markets in the western region in the 3-5 year range at least. Places like Phoenix have little to no supply constraints (except construction financing currently) so the rent growth isn't as spectacular but it seems supported by middle / high wage jobs moving into the state so I think its quite sustainable in the near term.

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The demand and limited supply are pushing a good number of people (and jobs) out of LA and other SoCal markets if you look at migration numbers. Not saying markets like LA will collapse anytime soon for the same reason you give but I think "better" deals can be found in nearby markets/sub-markets with better migration patterns and job growth. If you are a core buyer/builder and have the funds, sure all the CA markets are great but your not going to find many under-priced opportunities.

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People have been saying Newark is the next Brooklyn for the past 15 years.

Maybe office will pick up there if it hasn't already with firms seeing a cheaper option than being in NYC. Industrial as well. Multifamily however is still utter shit and anything outside Downtown/Ironbound is still a complete war zone.

 

I'm very bullish on NJ multifamily even though I avoid warzones. I'm down to acquire land near transit hubs in warzones and hope it gentrifies in 10 years. You can live 20 to 30 min away from Manhattan in NJ and the price point is completely different than Brooklyn or Queens. New Yorkers already spend 65% of their net income on rent, so I think chasing affordability in the surrounding areas will be the trend of the next decade. Pending NYC rents don't see a massive correction.

 

Philadelphia multifamily still has some room to run in my opinion. Tons of capital flowing in from NY/North Jersey and DC because they can actually get a decent yield relative to what they're seeing back home.

 

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